The state government announced it will back a strategy to boost the look and feel of Nelson Bay’s town centre on Wednesday with $70,000 in seed funding.
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Just how the beautification work is to take place will be determined under a public domain strategy that was also announced as part of Nelson Bay Next.
Taylor Martin MLC announced the funding through the 2017/2018 Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure grant program.
Port Stephens Council has already said it will match the $70,000 grant.
“This funding from the NSW Government Department of Industry will be invaluable in stimulating the visitor economy in and around Nelson Bay,” mayor Ryan Palmer said.
“It will help us drive demand, improve quality and increase tourism expenditure in our beautiful town. The public domain works are just part of what will fall in line with the Nelson Bay Next campaign.”
Cr Palmer said the Bay deserved a big boost through its new brand Nelson Bay Next and the public domain strategy.
“Nelson Bay Next is a positive, upbeat, optimistic and dynamic campaign, and it’s a way for us all to focus on the exciting future of our town and to drive positive change together. I can’t wait to see how the people of Nelson Bay get behind this new campaign,” he said.
“We know that as a council, we need to get better at communicating what’s happening in the Bay – particularly the outcomes of the Nelson Bay strategy – and Nelson Bay Next is also a great way to do just that.”
You can read more about the mayor’s vision in his opinion piece.
The draft Progressing the Nelson Bay Town Centre and Foreshore Strategy: A revised Implementation and Delivery Program is also on public exhibition from today, closing April 4, 2018.
The community is encouraged to get involved in the process and submit feedback in writing, by email, or by visiting: http://haveyoursay.portstephens.nsw.gov.au
