In 2018/2019 a Master Plan for the Mt St Mary’s Lane Entrance Area(PDF, 7MB) was developed by the Friends of Bald Hill Reserve in collaboration with Council, aiming to provide a welcoming and accessible entry to the reserve while preserving and enhancing its environmental values.
Funding was initially received through Council’s ‘Places for People’ Grant in 2017-18.
In October 2024 the master plan entrance was completed.
This included an accessible entrance with a primary pathway and elevated boardwalks to connect to the network of walking trails. The manual installation of the concrete boardwalks reduced compaction to environmentally vulnerable areas, whilst protecting the habitat of the Brown Toadlet, a rare and threatened frog species located in the area.