Shire secures $1.66m CoastWA grant for northern end of Cable Beach

Published on 12 July 2024

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Vital coastal protection works at the northern end of Cable Beach are set to go ahead, with Broome coming out top in the latest round of State Government CoastWA grants.

The $1.66 million grant was provided under the Hotspot Coastal Adaptation and Protection program (H-CAP), which provides grants to assist in designing and implementing coastal adaptation works across WA.

The Shire's allocation will fund the construction of a low-crested rock revetment to protect the northern end of the foreshore in front of the amphitheatre and on both sides of the existing vehicle access ramp.

The work will be done as part of the Walmanyjun Cable Beach Foreshore Redevelopment (WCBFR).

The revetment will also protect the area between two existing rocky outcrops, and 105m of foreshore and adjoining infrastructure, including the vehicle access ramp, amphitheatre, Broome Camp School, Cable Beach Club Resort, and critical outlets for Millington Road and Cable Beach West Road drainage areas.

The $1.66 million H-CAP grant follows the $26.3 million in federal funding for Stage 2 of the WCBFR.

This is in addition to the $12 million in grant funding already received for Stage 1, which included $11 million in Federal Government grants, a $1 million Lotterywest contribution), and the $5 million Lotterywest grant for a waterpark to be constructed during Stage 3.

📷 The aftermath of Cyclone Rosita: The area around the vehicle access ramp, amphitheatre and headland has never recovered.