THE second stage of work to improve facilities at Lake Oberon for fishermen, canoeists and kayakers is about to begin.
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The improvements to the lake access at The Reef – funded by a $70,500 grant from the NSW Road and Maritime Services – will begin with a 20 metre concrete launch ramp, to be followed by the installation of a septic toilet and a covered shelter and barbecue facilities.
A pontoon will also be built. Oberon Council general manager Alan Cairney said it is planned that the bulk of the work will be completed by the beginning of the fishing season on the October long weekend – about 10 weeks away.
The work will be carried out by council in conjunction with volunteers from the community committee which has been pushing the project.
The committee includes landholders, Oberon RSL Fishing Club, Oberon Plateau Tourist Association, and Oberon branch of the Central Acclimatisation Society, whose members stock the district’s rivers with trout fry and fingerlings supplied by NSW Fisheries.
Any others who want to assist should contact Peter Byrom on 6336 2054.
Work on the first stage, now completed, included improved landscaping and road access, construction of a parking area and the complete re-fencing of the access area and construction of two metal stiles to give anglers access to the lake shore.
This latter work was funded by a $9000 grant from NSW Fisheries to the Oberon branch of CAS, whose members carried out the work.
The grant also paid for a brochure which is already in circulation and will soon be delivered to tourism bureaus and fishing shops.
Mr Byrom said the CAS volunteers had done an excellent job on the improvements, and the fisheries grant had been greatly appreciated.
He thanked all the volunteers and made special mention of the contribution of Brian Causer for his work on constructing the stiles and fencing, and Alistair McBurnie, the DPI fisheries development officer at Wagga Wagga, who has taken a keen interest in the overall project from its beginning and played a leading role in securing the Fisheries grant, and oversaw the design work on the brochure.
Mr Byrom also thanked Oberon Quarries and Saul’s Grading Services for donating gravel and road base and equipment to improve access to the lake shore for visitors.
