The project will run from the Glen Innes and Tingha roads corner up to the Inverell Bowling Club and has been financed by the state government.

“It’s part of the council’s overall plan to link up some key areas to encourage people to get active, both cycling and also walking,” Mr Marshall said.

“Also to create a very important link for a lot of people who are visiting town in the caravan park, to come up to the bowlo and get a meal or take in a function that’s up there.”

Mr Marshall said council originally was after only half the money.

“We’ve been getting a fair bit of funding for Inverell lately. Council makes my job very easy with the quality of the applications they put in, and there is a strategy behind this. 

“Council’s been working right around town around the Macintyre River with a lot of these footpaths and cycleways to get people active.”

Cr Harmon said council always applies for government funding if it fits council’s overall strategy. 

“Great to have government funding because this actually frees up other funding that we would have put into this, to channel to another area,” Cr Harmon said.

He said he thought Inverell Shire Council had always had a reasonable amount of attention from the local Member.

“I think its part of the fact that council has a working relationship with the local member. When Labor were in we had state government funding coming in as well. I think its being able to work with the government of the time to make sure funds are channelled.”

Secretary of Inverell Easts Bowling Club, Scott Langley said the pathway is something the club has been after for some time.

“The access is a bit unsteady for the elderly who are staying in the caravan park, so it’s fantastic,” he said.

“We have mainly older and middle-aged members and visitors. It’ll be good for business and good for the town.”