Yes Roy, we are lucky. We are often critical of local councils, sometimes with good reason, but our council has been very helpful to our club. Our lake is, as I said, salt water, having a pipe at each end means that tidal action from the river keep the water fresh, as evidenced by the number of fish in the lake. We applied to the council for some remediation on a low retaining wall, as well as repairs to a small wooden jetty that was becoming dangerous. We were surprised on arrival at our lake one day to find that, not only had the retaining wall been repaired and strengthened, but also the jetty had been removed and replaced by a new concrete launching ramp. It was a pre-cast concrete slab, complete with a non-slip surface, and is absolutely brilliant. The cost to our club? Absolutely nothing. The land around the lake is a public park, so council bears the cost of maintenance, although our club owns a ride on mower, kept in a container in the park, and club members keep the grass mowed around the area we use. A photo of the container is shown.
Peter.