{"id":145319,"date":"2024-10-30T19:42:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=145319"},"modified":"2024-10-30T19:42:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:42:55","slug":"former-rail-line-between-wynyard-and-burnie-transformed-into-stunning-coastal-pathway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=145319","title":{"rendered":"Former rail line between Wynyard and Burnie transformed into stunning coastal pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new shared pathway for cyclists and walkers has transformed a former rail line along Tasmania\u2019s north-west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting Wynyard and Burnie, the $15.72 million project has replaced the once-industrial rail line with a 13.2km ocean-side path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tasmanian Government contributed $13.86 million, while Waratah-Wynyard and Burnie councils provided the remaining $1.86 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 250 locals, including organised groups of cyclists who rode together from both Burnie and Wynyard, gathered at Anzac Park in Somerset for the official opening ceremony on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The official opening ceremony took place on Thursday. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Waratah-Wynyard Mayor Mary Duniam said she hopes the Coastal Pathway will expand further west in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an investment that aligns deeply with our environmental, community and health and well-being goals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pathway replaced a former rail line along Tasmania\u2019s north-west coast. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Burnie City Council Mayor Teeny Brumby encouraged people to get active and connect with nature through the new path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe benefits of being outdoors, engaging in physical activity and building those personal connections are invaluable to the wellbeing of our region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local resident Keith Price, who has advocated for the project for over two decades, led the contingent of cyclists who rode to the opening from Burnie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s safe to ride there can be no excuses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burnie City Council Mayor Teeny Brumby and Waratah-Wynyard Mayor Mary Duniam. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet your bikes out and go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Tasmanian Government contributed $13.86 million, while Waratah-Wynyard and Burnie councils provided the remaining $1.86 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":145320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,47,7468],"tags":[12273,14211,942,11748],"class_list":["post-145319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-rail-news","category-rail-trail","tag-abandoned-rails","tag-burnie","tag-tasmania","tag-wynyard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t