Recently Closed Consultations

Voting has now closed on the You Choose program. Thank you to everyone in the community who voted for the projects they wished to receive a share of the $100,000.

The data will be collated and reviewed, before being presented to Council.

Consultation has now closed on the e-scooter trial carried out by Neuron. A draft report will be prepared for Council review in the coming months.

Since the last update, much has been happening behind the scenes on the Busselton War Memorial project. Earthworks have commenced in Rotary Park. The contractor is preparing the sand pads for the footpaths, cenotaph, sentinels and podium. The Cenotaph artwork has been sand blasted into the granite and is being sculpted. Australian Defence Force, Army, Navy and Air Force military insignias have been sandblasted onto the sentinels and Park of Remembrance entry sentinel has been sand blasted.

Concrete works to commence within 2 weeks.

Pictured is the Australian Defence Force insignia sand blasted onto a sentinel which is one of four surrounding the War Memorial plinth.

This play space provided an opportunity to incorporate sensory play spaces for children with sensory needs. The City created a preliminary design with this in mind which was reviewed by stakeholders who work in the disability advocacy and support space. The play space is expected to be completed by July 2024.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their family information for the Old Busselton Cemetery project. We received an overwhelming amount of information, with over 150 names submitted, and your input has helped us identify 35 names that are not currently on the cemetery’s name tablets.

Our Cultural Development Officer will now undertake extensive research to verify the names submitted. Further updates on this project will be provided in the New Year via the project page

If you missed out on making a submission, email jacquie.happ@busselton.wa.gov.au

The Dunsborough Sport and Recreation Community Services Planning project was born out of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy 2020-2023.

This project will investigate and identify opportunities to increase spaces to train and play all major sports, consider the future of community spaces such as the library, and result in masterplans for the following sites:

• The Dunsborough Playing Fields and the Naturaliste Community Centre (NCC)
• The Dunsborough Districts Country Club (DDCC)
• The Dunsborough Lakes Sporting Precinct

Consultation has closed for this project, but the project is ongoing. Further project updates will be shared via the project page.

Across May 2023, the City Economic Development team surveyed local businesses to help infor the City's understanding of how best to enhance Busselton's Night Time Economy (business activity between 6pm - 6am).

This survey and the associated ‘Growing our Night Time Economy’ paper are part of a bigger piece of work; creating a Place Making Strategy for the City of Busselton. This project is in its beginning phases, and so, further updates regarding this survey will not be available until the strategy is further progressed. We encourage you however, to keep an eye out on the Night Time Economy project page which will remain ‘live’.

In early 2023, the City consulted on a review of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy (SRFS) 2020 - 2030; 1,411 participants provided feedback.

The SRFS review is reliant on the outcomes of the Dunsborough Sport, Recreation and Community Services Planning and Investigation as well as planning for the Geographe Leisure Centre. Both of these investigations are ongoing.

You can visit the project page here - yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/srfsreview

The 'Safe Active Streets Program' in an initiative of the Department of Transport to design friendlier streets, with increased opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to walk and cycle.

The objective of creating a safe active street is to increase community participation in walking and cycling, by providing an inviting space along which to access the City centre, in a low road speed (30km/h) environment.

Between January - February 2023, the City sought feedback from residents and businesses owners on a proposal for Harris Rd. You can find more information here >> yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/safeactivestreet

The Busselton War Memorial is located in Victoria Square, a park bound by Albert and Pries Ave, Peel Tce and Causeway Rd.

Since 2016, the City has been working with the Busselton RSL to relocate or build a new memorial in Rotary Park.

At the November Ordinary Council meeting, concept designs for a new war memorial at Rotary Park were presented. Council determined that further community engagement on the designs is to take place. Consultation took place between December 2022 - late January 2023.

You can find more information here >> yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/busselton-war-memorial