At the Council Meeting held on 27 April 2021, Council resolved to:

1. Note the Community Consultation report for access to Queenscliff Headland.
2. Endorse Option 1 (Option A - straight ramp) as the most cost-effective method to deliver the connection to Queenscliff Headland.
3. Incorporate this project as part of the Manly to Palm Beach Coast Walk project
4. Write to the Member for Manly, James Griffin MP requesting assistance in securing grant funding for Option 1, to deliver access to Queenscliff Headland.

View Council Report (Item 13.4)
View Council Minutes

Funding is now being sought to allow construction to proceed. We will update this page as the project progresses.

At its meeting on 24 September 2019, Council resolved to further explore a footpath on the north side of Greycliffe Street as the preferred concept option to improve accessibility to Queenscliff Headland.

Two potential concept designs were developed, aimed at providing improved pedestrian access between upper and lower Greycliffe Street.

Community engagement was undertaken on these two options between 19 November and 20 December 2020 with almost 250 submissions received during this time. The results from engagement showed that the switch back ramp option (Option 2/B) was the more popular choice (61%) as it was considered a more accessible solution. Twenty nine percent of respondents preferred the straight ramp (Option 1/A), while 10% didnt provide an answer to that question.

Option A is a straight, two metre wide path from the bottom of the existing stairs to midway along upper Greycliffe Street. The path would vary in gradient following the existing rock cutting to help reduce impact and construction costs.

To improve pedestrian safety, a raised intersection treatment would be added at the corner of Bridge Road and lower Greycliff Street.

Option B consists of a 1.5 metre wide ramp that begins and ends at the existing stairs, with a switchback halfway up the slope. This ramp would maintain a shallower gradient and incorporate flat rest points.

To improve pedestrian safety, a raised intersection treatment would be added at the corner of Bridge Road and lower Greycliff Street.

Initial investigations indicate that this option may increase the amount of rock cutting required and is likely to take longer and cost more to construct.