2009 Reapplying to beautify the Cascade Pier area

Late in 2009 under a new Government and new Environment Minister - we submitted our proposal for the beautification of the Cascade Pier area. From March 2010 P&O Cruises would begin calling at Norfolk Island and this area has an industrial look about it not in keeping with the beauty of the rest of the Island.

As before we proposed a cattlestop to block cattle from coming to this area; which had no grazing in it whatsoever anyhow.. Our original proposal which was to have been funded by Westpac had included a stairway with a viewing platform halfway down which would link the top and bottom car parks but unless we could get some other source to fund this; the stairway would have to be omitted this time. A barrier was to be put about 2m into on the current place where people park going towards the pier on seaward side of the area. (This would not restrict parking as two cars could easily park one behind the other here and still not be on the roadway). A line of pines would be planted here at set intervals. Flax would be planted on the exposed eroding slopes and a few random trees planted in other locations.

The proposal was sent into the Government for comment or approval but we did not even get a reply this time. Again Norfolk's loss!

This is how the area remains