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One of the Central Coast\u2019s favourite lookouts, Crackneck Lookout, has reopened just in time for peak whale<\/a> migration season following a spectacular upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upgraded Crackneck Lookout now includes brand new viewing areas and wheelchair-friendly pathways to make the precinct more accessible for all visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also features an expanded visitor precinct with a landscaped picnic area with timber and sandstone seating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crackneck Lookout is one of the top spots on the Central Coast to whale watch (Image: John Spencer \/ DPE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The car park has also been upgraded to improve safety and provide accessible parking, with 55 parking spaces created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upgrades now see a formalised minibus parking bay and several wheelchair friendly parking spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Works were completed by local Aboriginal-owned company Goanna Services (Image: John Spencer \/ DPE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Central Coast<\/a> Area Manager Steve Atkins said the upgrades have revitalised the stunning Central Coast location, creating a more accessible and user-friendly visitor precinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCrackneck Lookout in Wyrrabalong National Park is very popular with the local community and is one of the best locations to observe whales on the Central Coast,\u201d said Mr Atkins.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVisitors to Central Coast national parks contribute more than $1 billion to our local economy each year and help generate over 2,520 jobs for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see this national park project completed so that locals and visitors to the Central Coast can enjoy the site\u2019s unique vantage point as the annual humpback whale migration continues,\u201d said Mr Atkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upgrade was carefully planned by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) team, considering both conservation and improving visitor infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a public consultation in September 2021, the concept design was adjusted to reduce environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works were completed by local Aboriginal-owned company Goanna Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Images:\u00a0Supplied \/ John Spencer \/ DPE <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Bek Lougher<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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