Council's parkland pathway plans to cut through 'much loved' natural foreshore

Port Stephens council is moving ahead with plans to upgrade its shared pathway network connecting Nelson Bay with the Tomaree Headland, but one stretch along the Shoal Bay Foreshore is becoming a point of contention.

Funded by the NSW government under the Get NSW Active Program, the council plans to deliver a shared use path connecting Halifax to Harwood Avenue in Nelson Bay.

The path will cross through a flat grassed area between residential buildings and the sand dunes. Photo: Google Maps