Early clearing permit for Ocean Reef Marina out for comment

A CLEARING permit for early works required to facilitate development of the Ocean Reef Marina is out for public comment.

The application from Development WA proposes to clear 6.35ha of bushland.

The early works include a new Hodges Drive extension and Boat Harbour Quays entry road, diversion of the coastal shared use path and the club and boat ramp access, construction of signage and a site compound for an office and facilities.

If approved, it is proposed the clearing would take place between March and July.

The proposed land for clearing was located within a Bush Forever site but following an amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) in August, most of the development area was removed from the Bush Forever site.

Now the proposed clearing area contains 0.13ha of Bush Forever land, which can be rehabilitated following construction.

As part of the MRS amendment, an offset site in Carabooda was identified, which takes into account the 6.35ha currently proposed for clearing.

Submissions can be made to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation until February 21.

Did you see the boat anchored off Ocean Reef?

KEEN-eyed residents may have recently spotted a boat sitting off the coast of Ocean Reef.

This was the 21.6m multicat Tams Annemarie, which was undertaking a geotechnical investigation of the Ocean Reef Boat Harbour and surrounding areas.

According to the Department of Transport website, the investigation included drilling “several boreholes within and in close proximity to the breakwaters” for about three weeks.

Diving operations also took place.

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