The town of Urunga is now home to a new ecological tourist attraction, and while images have been circulating throughout social media, I think there can never be enough – this is a remarkable turnaround. From chemical wasteland to significant wetland.
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Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey said the rejuvenated wetlands are part of a bigger transformation for the shire’s seaboard town, which is bypassed as part of the Pacific Highway duplication project.
“Works to mitigate erosion and renew dilapidated boathouses on the nearby Kalang River foreshore will also take place over the year,” Ms Pavey said.
“This is a particularly exciting time for tourism and the local economy in Urunga, we have all these elements coming together.
“We now as a community have to come together and work out the best way to showcase this part of the world.”