Design process

The Green Corridor was initiated by Bland Shire Council and the local community in the late 1980s. The aim of the Green Corridor project was to provide a safe, physical and spiritual link between the two towns of West Wyalong and Wyalong. Children at the local high school were involved in the consultation and planning of the Corridor, and later in creating some of the public art featured along its route.

Funding for the Corridor was provided by Bland Shire Council and grants from the NSW Department of Health Healthy Communities Project, the then Arts and Design Council, NSW Roads and Traffic Authority and the Institute of Municipal Engineers Australia.

The Corridor was constructed by local contractors and Council staff. For most of its length it is built along the route of the towns main stormwater drain. At the Cooinda Bush Reserve adjacent to Wyalong it follows dedicated footpath areas. The Corridor was completed and officially opened in 1994.

In 2008 Bland Shire Council incorporated a fitness trail along the existing walking track as part of its town redevelopment projects. A range of fitness equipment was purchased in kit form and installed at a number of locations along the corridor. This has created a series of mini-gyms, which, taken in sequence provide warm-up and cool-down exercises, stretching, strengthening and cardio-vascular workouts.

The outdoor fitness equipment stations are located at Park Street Recreation Ground, McCann Park, Barnardo Park and Kurrajong Street Park. The fitness trail was partly funded by Council, augmented with grant funding from the Greater Southern Area Health Service under its Active Communities grants program.[i]