Recently Closed Consultations

The State Government has put in place restrictions to stop shark fishing from the Busselton Jetty and all nearshore waters (within 800m from shore) along the Busselton foreshore (between the Vasse Diversion Drain and the Georgette Street boat ramp) will come into effect from 1 October.

Recreational line fishing from the Busselton Jetty, without the use of wire trace, is not impacted and people will still be able fish for popular angling species like herring and squid.

Through a community consultation survey that ran in March 2024, over 1,700 responses were received, 65% supported the prohibition in this location, 25% were against, with 10% indifferent. The feedback was provided to the Minister for Fisheries who then approved the wire trace restrictions to the area.

Fisheries are responsible for enforcement of compliance, however the City will implement signage in appropriate locations on the foreshore which will include QR codes for community to report any identified concerns. Ranger staff will also provide community with information sheets which they will actively distribute to recreational users of this. Further information on shark recreational fishing can be found here.

yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/shark-fishing-off-busselton-jetty

Based on feedback from the community and stakeholders in the disability advocacy and support sector, Lou Weston play space at the corner of Dorset and King Street, West Busselton has been upgraded with inclusivity in mind. The play space is now fully fenced and features sensory play equipment for children with sensory needs. It provides a fresh, comfortable and safe environment for play.

Several other playgrounds recieved some love this month with new or improved equipment, infrastructure or new shade structures ready for next summer. The other play spaces with new shade structures include: Newport Geographe, Vasse Dawson Central Area and Vasse Kaloorup Oval, and upgraded play spaces include: Jarrahwood nature play and meeting space, Heron Place and Vasse Kaloorup Oval.

The City’s consultation on its procurement systems and processes closed in late May with a total of 9 submissions received. The survey of suppliers identified no major concerns with the City’s current procurement practices. City officers will continue to develop procurement systems and processes to increase opportunities for local suppliers and deliver value for money for the City of Busselton.

You can find the project page for the Procurement Survey here - yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/city-of-busselton-procurement-survey

At an Ordinary Council Meeting in May 2024, Busselton Council voted to endorse the adoption of the 2024-2025 Bushfire Risk Reduction Notice, subject to amending point 5 of the Managed Fuel Area definition within the Notice.

Further details on the adoption of the notice will be outlined in the Council minutes, which when published can be found here.

City officers will now develop and roll out a range of engagement and education activities to articulate the requirements of the adopted Notice, to ensure community understanding and compliance.

The City of Busselton is currently reviewing the Local Heritage Survey (formerly Municipal Heritage Inventory) and has engaged an external heritage consultant. Thank you for those that submitted a property or tree application. These submissions will be reviewed against criteria by the external heritage consultant, alongside all current properties on the survey. Based on assessment some properties may increase or decrease in 'significance' at the end of the review.

Further updates will be provided once the review is complete.

The first round of consultation for the Dunsborough Town Centre Design Guidelines has concluded, thank you to everyone who provided comments. The results will be analysed and a character audit prepared, before round 2 of consultation will take place in the form of workshops in the coming months. Further updates will be provided in due course and information can be found on the project page.

Pavilion Location Confirmed

Following lengthy and detailed consultation with multiple sporting clubs, the Dunsborough Lakes Sporting Precinct is set to receive a new multi-sport pavilion for the enjoyment of all users. Initially earmarked as part of the plan for the new Precinct, this pavilion will be built to serve the Dunsborough sporting community for years to come. Several options were considered and assessed as part of the process, but with the support of the majority of clubs using the precinct, Council confirmed its commitment to the preferred location at their meeting on 20 March 2024.

The City thanks all clubs and community members who have worked together over several years to progress this new precinct’s development. The Dunsborough Lakes Sporting Precinct Pavilion will mark the completion of the first priority project within the City’s 10 year Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy 2020-2030 which was adopted by Council in May 2020.

A copy of the minutes of the Council meeting can be found here.

In late 2022 - early 2023, the City of Busselton conducted consultation on concept designs for a new war memorial at Rotary Park. Results of this consultation were presented at the March 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting.

The new Busselton War Memorial was officially opened on 22 April 2024, in the Rotary Park of Remembrance.

You can read more about this project here - Busselton War Memorial | Your Say Busselton

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.