Westport Community Update February 2024

We’ve kicked-off a series of short webinars to discuss the big topics. Thank you to everyone who’s attended these sessions.

So far, we’ve covered a Westport overview and the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. You can view the recordings from our webinars below:

• Westport Community Webinar 1 - Westport Overview 
• Westport Community Webinar 2 - An overview of the marine EIA process

At our next community webinar on Tuesday, 5 March at 5pm we will explore Westport's Partnership with the Western Australian Marine Science Institution.

For information on joining our webinar or to catch-up on past recordings, click here. 

Our team will be at Coogee Live on 9 and 10 March, so come down and speak with us. We’re looking forward to sharing information about Westport, hearing your feedback, and answering questions.

• Saturday, 9 March 10am – 7.30pm
• Sunday, 10 March 11am – 5pm

Learn more

• "Keeping Cockburn Sound healthy, environmental issues, marine life."
• "It needs to be a world-class regenerative port."
• "Minimal impact on the environment."
• "The environmental integrity of Cockburn Sound."
• "Make sure the environment is protected and considered a priority."
• "Environmental impacts and recreational offsets."
• "Minimise impact on fisheries resources and environment."
• "Environmental impacts need to be thoughtfully and genuinely considered."
• "Make sure the sea grass is protected."

We acknowledge building new port facilities will have environmental impacts in the short term. However, we’re undertaking the most comprehensive science program in the history of Cockburn Sound.

We have a 3-year partnership with the WA Marine Science Institution. This program is developing the latest data, information and modelling on the species, complex environmental systems and community values associated with Cockburn Sound. 

The findings are shaping how we plan Westport – to minimise impacts and build the long-term resilience of Cockburn Sound. We are using WAMSI project findings to:

• Inform the design, planning, and construction of port infrastructure in a way that avoids and minimises impact on the environment to the greatest extent possible.
• Develop a targeted environmental program, including large-scale seagrass restoration and establishing new seagrass meadows, in a way that has the greatest chance of success.
• Support a rigorous environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.

To see the full list of projects and where each is up to, visit: WAMSI Project Status | Westport

Navigate is our technical, industry focused newsletter where we take a deeper dive into the planning, research, and processes behind Westport. To subscribe to Navigate visit this webpage, provide your contact details and choose to receive “technical and industry information.”

In our February edition of Navigate, our Managing Director outlines why Kwinana is the best location for WA’s new port facilities. We also look at how Westport is considering the workforce and innovation opportunities created by relocating container trade to Kwinana, discuss Westport’s Business Case, highlight ongoing community engagement activities, and focus on some of the science underway as part of the WAMSI-Westport Marine Science Program. 

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