Danjera Dam Recreational Area Construction Project
Danjera Dam Recreation Area at Yalwal is a popular recreation area, located around 30km west of Nowra. Danjera Dam is an isolated location surrounded by native bushland and access is via a single dirt road. The dam’s waters cover an old gold mining town called Yalwal.
- Project StatusIn Progress
- Where
Danjera Dam, Yalwal 2540
- Last reviewed
08 September 2023
The latest
17 August 2023
• Procurement activities are progressing well
• Construction Contract to be awarded this month (August 2023)
• Construction of Stage 1 activities to be completed by March 2024
About the project
Shoalhaven City Council is improving the recreational use of Danjera Dam.
Project will be executed in stages, with Stage 1 to be completed by March 2024.
Overall Project Highlights:
- Overall Detailed Design Completion – 2022
Stage 1 Works
The general scope of works includes, but is not limited to the following items:
- Provide a one-way perimeter road approximately 4m wide;
- Provide landscaping, installation of 3 steel 4 x 6m picnic shelters, furniture, seating;
- Widening of access roads;
- Creation of new car/trailer parking areas, including associated bollards (or treated log barrier), raised pavement markers, turfgrid (or approved equivalent);
- Improvement of existing boat launching access road, including grooved concrete pavement;
- Provision of all nominated signage, line markings and pavement delineation treatments.
Please note: Works highlighted within the red lines are excluded from Stage 1 works.

If you have any questions about the above works, please contact Project Manager Abrar Ahmed via email on abrar.ahmed@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or phone on 0437 646 764.