An engineers' report obtained under Freedom of Information shows the jetty chosen to host Bunbury's long-awaited public fishing platform had been recommended for decommissioning just months prior.
A report reveals WA authorities knew a Bunbury jetty was infested with wood borer and extensively damaged when they opened it to the public.West Australian authorities knew a jetty had suffered "extensive damage" and had no viable long-term future prior to spending almost half a million dollars on refurbishing it as an election promise.
Member for Bunbury Don Punch told the ABC earlier this year that "nobody could foresee that those piles were in the state that they were in at the time". Despite the report's findings, authorities pushed ahead and opened the jetty to the public, declaring the former McGowan government's promise to the city complete.When the jetty location was announced in 2020, the state government said it had been selected as the most suitable option after extensive consultation with local council and community groups.
Southern Ports told the ABC this week that it understood the fishing platform, which has since been transferred to the Department of Transport, was not included in the department's long-term development plans for the area. Local fisher Marcus Meanwell said he was hopeful about the commitment but felt a lot of time and money had been wasted so far.
City of Bunbury mayor Jaysen Miguel said he could not comment on the report as he had not read it, but acknowledged the city's lack of a public jetty had long been a source of frustration for the community.Election promise jetty opened at a cost of $457,000 faces permanent closure just four years laterRecreational FishingUN Security Council backs US proposal for Israel-Gaza ceasefireThis man told his wife he was printing pornography.
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