Recently Closed Consultations

King Street Coastal Parkland works commence from 15 June 2020 and include:

• Demolition of the existing ablution block
• Construction of a new, more practical public ablution
• Landscaping and civil works

The parkland upgrade is expected to be completed in August 2020.

Any safety, noise or dust concerns can be directed to Landmark Products Pty Ltd on 0413 512 127.

General queries can be directed to the City’s Major Projects team on (08) 9781 0498 or by email to major.projects@busselton.wa.gov.au

More information is on our webpage:

www.busselton.wa.gov.au/Developing-Busselton/Priority-Projects/King-Street-Coastal-Parkland-Upgrade

Last month we invited feedback on City communications and engagement. We were keen to gauge community satisfaction levels, find out what you’re interested in hearing more about and how you would like to participate in future consultation initiatives.

We received 284 responses to our survey. Overall you told us that we’re providing you with interesting and balanced information in a timely manner. It was a B score card for City communication and engagement – pretty good, but with room for improvement!

If you would like to review past Development Applications and Planning Strategy and Policy Proposals, please click here. Please note that only publicly available applications are viewable.

The City recently sought feedback from local residents on the issue of sediments built-up in Toby Inlet. As part of the survey, 5 areas were identified as of concern to the community, with the highest impacts being listed as poor visual amenity, reduced water flow and reduced on-water recreational access. This information, alongside thorough desktop and field assessments will be used by the City to undertake a study of the sediments in Toby Inlet, which will provide more detailed information informing future decisions regarding management and/or removal of sediments from the inlet. This project is funded through the Revitalising Geographe Waterways 2 program.

Dunsborough Townscape

Consultation with local businesses and residents regarding the next stage of the Dunsborough Town Centre development (Stage 6) didn’t reveal a clear community preference for any one of the three options presented. Given this fact and the need to ensure future works tie in with ongoing Activity Centre Planning for the Dunsborough CBD, Council has decided to put these works on hold to undertake further consultation.

The City recently undertook community consultation regarding the concept plans for the revitalisation of Mitchell Park in the Busselton City Centre. A great range of feedback was received and City staff will now review and where possible use this when undertaking the detailed planning and costings. It is anticipated that revitalisation work will commence in the 2020/21 FY, and depending on budget, may be staged across a couple of years.

The City’s Reconciliation Action Plan was adopted by Council on 9 October 2019 after a long journey of consultation with the local Aboriginal community. The feedback after the initial draft lead to some changes and the City staff are on board to implement this significant document. We would like to sincerely thank the community for their ideas and aspirations for the The City, we are taking small steps on this long journey and working on projects with the Undalup Association and Aboriginal community members. A presentation was made to the South West Boodjarah Working Party on 13 November 2019. The RAP has been submitted to Reconciliation Australia for endorsement and a launch is anticipated in February 2020.

Status:

The City has received overwhelmingly positive support from residents for the proposed upgrade following a recent mail out. Suggestions from residents and members of the City of Busselton Disability Access and Inclusion Plan Reference Group will be considered by the design team.

The Lower Vasse River and Toby Inlet Waterway Management Plans (WMP) are key projects of the Revitalising Geographe Waterways (RGW) Program, to improve water quality and ecosystem health for these waterways. The City of Busselton has been developing these WMPs in collaboration with the community and other stakeholders that have a role in future implementation of the WMPs. The consultation process has been central to developing the draft vision, objectives and management strategies. Review of existing resources and outcomes from additional investigations have also informed the WMPs.

The Waterway Management Plans for the Lower Vasse River and Toby Inlet were adopted by Council on 22 May 2019 as guides to future planning. Actions of the Waterway Management Plans will be implemented as resources and funding permit.

UPDATE 14 May 2019:

Strategic Community Plan 2017 - Minor Review

The City wishes to thanks all who were involved in our recent review of the Strategic Community Plan 2017. The feedback we received from the community played a key part in the review process.

The amended Strategic Community Plan 2017 (Review 2019) can be found via the link below.

https://www.busselton.wa.gov.au/Council/Corporate-Documents/Strategic-and-Corporate-Planning