WORK is underway to redevelop the Tunnel Road Track Loop in Pomonal, a project developed by Ararat Rural City Council and the Pomonal Progress Association to enhance visitor connections into the Grampians National Park.<\/p>\n
Connecting some of the region\u2019s most spectacular peaks and trails, the Pomonal Linkage Strategy aims to enhance the existing Tunnel Loop Track by creating a dedicated walking trail from Pomonal township into the national park.<\/p>\n
$200,000 has been provided by the Victorian Government as part of the National Disaster Recover Funding Arrangements targeting assistance for communities at risk of disaster.<\/p>\n
This has enabled Council to deliver a number of works as part of the first stage of the Pomonal Tunnel Road project, including an ecological assessment, surveying, landscape design and preliminary works.<\/p>\n
Ararat Rural Council CEO Tim Harrison said the upgrades will improve and modify the surface of a much-loved walking trail in Pomonal, generating tourism benefits and opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new Pomonal Tunnel Loop will give visitors and residents a premium walking experience that links the township with Robins Road path and the Tunnel Road track before extending to the Grampians Peak Trail. It provides a perfect opportunity for people to get out and enjoy nature at its best,\u201d Dr Harrison said.<\/p>\n
Once the final stage is complete, the upgraded walking loop will reconnect the historic bridal track from Pomonal to Lake Bellfield, leading to the top of Mount William and further connect onto Halls Gap or the Borough Huts, which links to the Grampians Peak Trail.<\/p>\n
The linkage will take advantage of increased visitation associated with the Grampians Peak Trail and lead to improved economic opportunities for local businesses.<\/p>\n
Following community consultation, council is delivering additional resurfacing works this week on a 1.5-kilometre section of Robins Road in Pomonal.<\/p>\n
This includes reinstating the 1.5 metre width of the road and laying granite sand by council\u2019s parks and gardens crew.<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting from the Pomonal General Store, council\u2019s parks and gardens crew are reconstructing a section of the Robins Road walking path to provide an all-weather surface for foot and bicycle traffic flow,\u201d Dr Harrison said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese early works are a vital step forward for the project, including improving accessibility and the visual appeal of the track,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Council has involved the local community and groups in the project, including Pomonal Progress Association, East Grampians Tourism Association and Jallukar Landcare and Project Platypus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WORK is underway to redevelop the Tunnel Road Track Loop in Pomonal, a project developed by Ararat Rural City Council and the Pomonal Progress Association to enhance visitor connections into the Grampians National Park.
\nConnecting some of the region\u2019s most spectacular peaks and trails, the Pomonal Linkage Strategy aims to enhance the existing Tunnel Loop Track by creating a dedicated walking trail from Pomonal township into the national park.
\n$200,000 has been provided by the Victorian Government as part of the National Disaster Recover Funding Arrangements targeting assistance for communities at risk of disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[31],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220720_142646.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdqUu4-lb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}