A favourite swimming hole on a pebbly bank in the Hunter River at Muswellbrook will soon be turned into an "inland beach" for locals and visitors.
Muswellbrook Shire Council held a community information session in June last year to update locals on plans to transform the spot, which is out of the way and difficult to access, into a social hub with parking facilities, improved amenities, ramps and a stairway down to the water.
Works, which were expected to be completed in the next few weeks, will include a volleyball court, walking tracks and a picnic area.
"The project is designed to provide direct access to the Hunter River, clear and remove exotic weed species, undertake landscaping and construct a driveway, car park, BBQ, toilets and other amenities," the council said in June.
The non-patrolled "Hunter Beach" would be monitored and closed during flood events, the council has said.
