Marinas in Western Australia

Extract from Hansard
[COUNCIL — Tuesday, 22 March 2011]
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Hon Lynn MacLaren; Hon Simon O'Brien

MARINAS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA — MANAGING BODY

Hon Lynn MacLaren to the Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport

(1) Please identify the managing body for the following marinas and whether it is a local Government
authority —

(a) Mandurah;

(b) Yunderup;

(c) Busselton (Geographe Bay);

(d) Coogee;

(e) Henderson;

(f) Hillarys;

(g) Geraldton; and

(h) Exmouth?

(2) For each of the following marinas, what monies have been expended by the Department of Transport
for maintenance of channels, breakwaters, signage, lights, buoys and sea rescue?

(a) Mandurah;

(b) Yunderup;

(c) Busselton (Geographe Bay);

(d) Coogee;

(e) Henderson;

(f) Hillarys;

(g) Geraldton; and

(h) Exmouth?

(3) Is the Minister aware of the difficulties Councils are having in obtaining tenders for dredging work at
Marinas, for instance unavailability of contractors and exceptionally high costs?

(4) If yes to (3), please provide details of those difficulties?

Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied:

The Department of Transport advises:

(1) (a) City of Mandurah (local government authority).

(b) No marina.

(c) Port Geographe Marina Pty Ltd.

(d) The marina is still under construction

(e) Department of Transport, water area and northern recreational boating precinct;
Landcorp/Department of Commerce, Australian Marine Complex and land in southern
precinct.

(f)-(h) Department of Transport.

(2) (a) Nil

(b) Not applicable, as there is no Marina at Yunderup.

(c) The Department of Transport coordinated entrance channel dredging in early 2010. This work
was as a result of a default in this obligation by the developer. Costs of approximately
$400 000 were incurred. The majority of this cost has been recovered from a developer owned
bank guarantee. The developer is also obliged to install the navigation marking to the
department's requirements.

(d) Nil

(e) $11 000 for breakwaters in 2009-10.

(f) $22 000 for breakwaters and $107 000 for lights in 2009-10.

(g) $94 000 for breakwaters and $2 000 for lights in 2009-10.

(h) $6 000 for breakwaters, $1 000 for lights and $3 000 for buoys in 2009-10.

(3) No. The department manages the dredging program for government owned marinas and recreational
channels. Should local government need assistance or advice on these matters, the department is well
placed to provide this support.

(4) Not applicable.