10/12/2025
GREAT NEWS FOR BQPA AND BEXHILL!
After 5 years of advocacy and fundraising and with the ongoing support of so many stakeholders- but most notably Janelle Saffin - Member for Lismore -we have secured funding to progress the next step of our vision to develop Bexhill quarry into a regional parkland for the enjoyment of visitors local and abroad.
2026 is shaping up to be a great year!
Stay tuned for our next steps - a risk workshop to get to the bottom of what is possible at the quarry.
BEXHILL QUARRY PARKLANDS A STEP CLOSER
I’VE secured a $10,000 State grant for the post-mining land use risk assessment of the old Bexhill Bricks Quarry to investigate whether it can be transformed into a family-friendly native parklands.
I strongly support the Bexhill Quarry Parklands Association Limited’s recreational tourism project, one which had the potential to directly link with a future stage of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.
Association President Des Harris and his committee have generated a lot of interest and support for their concept of an attraction featuring a sheltered picnic area, interpretive centre, native bush walking trails, safe swimming area and carparking.
This grant will allow the Association to hire Newcastle-based consultants Integrated Environmental Management Australia (IEMA) to run a workshop of stakeholders, provide an opportunity for community input, and develop an action plan for addressing and closing out risks.
The Association had raised $2,000 through meat raffles at the Eltham Hotel and a further $2,000 from the Greater Bank, but the $10,000 grant will bring the Bexhill Quarry Parklands one step closer to becoming a reality.
Mr Harris said: “We are grateful to Janelle Saffin for believing in our project and for successfully lobbying for this critical grant funding.”
