An estimated 300 people from as far afield as Sydney and the Central Coast ignored the 38 degree forecast and gathered in the Macquarie Marshes last Saturday 21 October to witness the official opening of the Burrima Boardwalk.
Situated 49 kilometres from Carinda and 128 kilometres from Warren, ‘Burrima’ is a 257 hectare privately owned property near the edge of the Northern Nature Reserve. The property is managed by the Macquarie Wetlands Association which oversaw the planning, funding and construction of a two-kilometre elevated walkway in 2020.
Saturday’s event was the official opening of a structure and facility that is now firmly embedded in the region’s tourism network and also an acknowledgment of all who played a part in its inception and development…