FAQ

Opening hours are 7am to 8pm and the number of ‘Business type after hours events’ will be set at no more than 24 each year; no weddings, 21st or 18th birthday parties will be permissible.

The Café will seat 120 patrons.

This has been considered by the City carefully. The agreed operating hours and function restrictions in regard to the number and types of functions allowed, will help mitigate noise and the likelihood of anti-social behaviour. The Café has mainly day trading hours - it will not be a late night venue.

This development start date is unknown and will largely depend on the parliamentary process and associated time frames.  Once a sublease is finalised between the City and the Developer a Development Application will need to submitted and processed.  Pending the outcomes of these processes, it is anticipated that the building construction period will be up to 12 months.

There are currently 15 informal car parking bays in the immediate vicinity. Revitalisation of this foreshore area includes provision of additional car parking bays including disabled parking. However, we envisage many Café patrons will access the facility on foot or bicycle, hence the improvement of the existing dual use pathway system.

In order to facilitate the Café development the existing bike path will be realigned. The new alignment will keep cyclists way from vehicles and improve public safety.  A new bike rack will be provided further encouraging cycling as a preferred mode of transport.

The development will include new toilets and showers open to members of the public. The old ablution block, which has not been upgraded in many years, will be incorporated into the Café build to be converted into storage space for alfresco equipment.

The City and the Developer have undertaken a Coastal Hazard Mitigation Study for the area. Information contained in the study has been provided to the Department of Lands, Planning and Heritage. The City will work closely with the developer to monitor this matter for the term of the lease.

Environmental considerations have been included in the design elements of the proposed Café. All required approvals will need to be in place prior to construction.

At its Council Meeting on 27 June 2018, Council endorsed the draft concept designs of the Dunsborough Foreshore Café as a guide for further design development, This report is contained in the project library.

The Council Minutes from May 2018 and June reports 2018, which relate to the proposed development, are also contained in the project page library.