The Department of Transport is proposing to construct a safe and accessible boating facility at the existing boat ramp site at Entrance Point, Broome.
The proposal is located within the existing Port of Broome port limits, approximately 350 metres south-west of the previously assessed Kimberley Marine Offloading Facility.
The proposal includes construction of a boat ramp, two finger jetties, two groynes, an offshore breakwater and associated terrestrial public amenity infrastructure. Piling works associated with the construction of the marine infrastructure will be for a maximum of 50 days, in daylight hours.
The proposal footprint is 5.5 hectares, located within a registered Aboriginal site and adjacent to dinosaur footprints. The proposal footprint is surrounded on all sides by the Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park.
The proposal could impact on the environmental factors of marine fauna, coastal processes and social surroundings.
Update: This proposal was originally referred to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in 2021 and has been withdrawn due to the elapsed time and changes to the facility’s design.
DTMI is continuing to progress the Broome Boating Facility project and is preparing an updated concept for environmental approval. Working closely with the Traditional Owners and key stakeholders, DTMI is revising the initial facility concept to reduce the potential impacts identified when it was first referred. Additional heritage considerations were identified when the original concept was published by the EPA for public comment, and DTMI is taking time to fully explore the points raised.
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