Women will pave the way on the weekend, donning high-vis and gumboots as they lay concrete for a shared footpath.
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An all-female concrete pouring team will take to the Bawley Point Community Connect shared pathway project on Saturday in an effort to complete a 60-metre section.
More than 30 female volunteers of all ages will come together from 7am for the Mother’s Day weekend concrete pour, which includes a fundraising sausage sizzle.
The pour is part of a community initiative to pave a 4.2 kilometre pathway between the townships of Bawley Point and Kioloa.
"Not only did we want to create a strong sense of the sisterhood in Bawley and Kioloa, and prove that women could pour a pathway just as good as any bloke, we also wanted to raise some awareness and funds for this awesome community initiative,” organiser Luci Somers said.
"We're hoping the rest of the community will see a bunch of strong women volunteering for a community concrete pour and decide to put their hand up for the next round."
To date, volunteers have constructed four kilometres of pathway, with three kilometres left to pave.
Concrete, materials and tools have been purchased with funds raised by the local community and the Kioloa Bawley Point Sport & Recreation Club Inc., a grant from the Veolia Mulwaree Trust and a significant contribution from Shoalhaven City Council.
The women-only concrete pour kicks off on Murramarang Road between Sandmines car park and Brush Island Farm at 7am, with a second truck arriving at 9.30am on Saturday, May 12.
Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley will get her hands dirty from 7am. All are welcome.