The Esperance Bay Yacht Club has been successful seeking funding to support its endeavours to redevelop the Esperance Bay Marina. The Marina Committee is now working towards building the new marina that will suit the environment it will be located in, our members needs and the broader community. The Business Plan showed a floating marina design will greatly improve the services available to the marina users, while also providing an additional boat pens. Copies of these documents are available for your review:
- EBYC Esperance Bay Marina Redevelopment Business Plan
- Proposed Floating Marina Layout – a plan view and conceptual imagery of the proposed marina.
- The final plan at the start of 2022
The recreational boating industry in Esperance has been held back in recent years as both the Esperance Bay Marina and the Department of Transport’s Recreational pens at Bandy Creek have been at full capacity for years, with both having waiting lists.
The marina is within Port Aurthority leased ocean. The EBYC built the rock wall, the jetty, and pens 40 years ago with volunteer labour. The rock wall is sound, but the pens are in dire need of replacement and the ability to house more locally owned vessels, private and commercial.
The club appointed MP Rogers, a marine engineer ,to design and manage the construction of the new floating pen marina. This has been substantially funded by donations from members until the Federal grant was approved. The Club still needs to spend significant funds to provide the balance of the funds.
The balance is being funded by a self supporting loan of the Esperance Bay Yacht Club. Public access to the breakwater for fishing, recreation and tourism will continue. There will be a pen for cruise ship tender access, that will also be available to emergency services.
Economic modelling studies predict nearly $5 million will be injected into the local economy with the creation of seven new positions during the construction phase. Post construction, this project will stimulate approximately $21.75 million into the local economy over the 50 year life span of the marina.
The social benefits include support and promotion of the boating and fishing community, the tourism industry, and improved access for emergency services. More people will have access to the ocean amenity and our stunning Recherche Archipelago.
The EBYC Marina Committee see this infrastructure project as creating an important intergenerational asset for the broader Esperance Goldfields Community.
Support for this venture increased as the community benefits were recognised.
Letters of support in full are here, and here.
If you’d like to support this project you can donate directly or via the Australian Sports Foundation here.
