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 Jurien Bay Jetty is Complete!

The new Jetty was officially opened by Hon. Brendon Grylls on the 30th April 2011.

The community is very happy to have its heart back!

Shire of Dandaragan's Building the Turquoise Coast Regional City Plan

The Chamber congratulates the Dandaragan Shire Council on it's planning approval for the Ardross Resort. The building of this resort will service a need for higher-end accommodation in Jurien Bay and attract a new market to the area.

We look forward to seeing a successful pre-sale stage and building of the resort to commence.

Ardross Beachridge Resort

Planning Approval has been granted for the following resort development at B eachridge by Ardross Estates. For sales enquiries, contact Ardross: www.ardross.com

- Residential Units x 68 with 92 keys (20 permanent
and 72 short stay – variety of turn key two bedroom,
two + one bedroom & 3 bedroom units)
- Swimming Pool x 1; Wading Pool x 1
- Café/Bar and Function Room x 1
- Tennis Court x 1
- Reception/Office and back house facility x 1
- Public, guest and staff parking areas positioned
through out the development
- Maintenance facilities ( laundry, linen and general
storage)
- Caretakers/Managers unit x 1
External Design/Materials and Height
- Design based on contemporary (box shape) coastal
architecture
- External material finishes include polished or
textured concrete and weather board products with
colourbond iron roofs to compliment and withstand
the local coastal environment.
- Height is up to three storeys with roof terrace –
predominantly two storeys for majority of
development

The Chamber welcomes the proposal for what is certainly the largest resort development between Perth and Broome. We see this as the kind of development which will lead to a hospital and senior high school for Jurien Bay, and lead to the infrastructure which will make Jurien bay truly deserving of its place as the regional centre.

We urge the existing businesses of Jurien to see the potential for expanding into new premises within the complex and/or taking advantage of new markets which the resort will bring. Existing residents of Jurien are invited to consider the new business opportunities which may arise for them.

Planning approval has been granted for the centre of town/jetty area:

- Building A – tavern, restaurant, function facility,
short stay and permanent residences
- Building B – retail shops, day spa, amenities,
short stay and permanent residences
- Building C – retail shops, offices, health club,
short stay and permanent residences
- Building D – retail shops, short stay and
permanent residences
- Building E – reception, sales, short stay
residences
- Building F – permanent (terrace style) residences
- Building G – retail shops, permanent residences
- Building H – hotel (includes bar, restaurant,
rooftop pool and gym)
Foreshore Reserve

- Commercial development consists of retail shops
x 27, offices x 5, restaurants x 3, bars x2, function
centre x 1, health club x 1, and reception areas x
2;
- Residential consists of short stay units x 56
[variation of 1-4 bedroom]; hotel rooms x 94;
permanent res. units x 127.
- Swimming pools x 2
- Outdoor cinema (300 persons).
- Staging across 5 years
- Development to accord with BCA requirements.
Height - Building A – 11 Storeys
- Building B – 7 Storeys
- Building C – 4 Storeys
- Building D – 4 Storeys
- Building E – 4 Storeys
- Building F – 2 Storeys
- Building G – 5 Storeys
- Building H – 7 Storeys
- Highest point above street level is 38.7 metres.

MICRO-BREWERY GRANTED APPROVAL

At the Council Meeting held 17 February 2011 Council granted approval for a Micro-
Brewery on Lot 178 Seahorse Retreat, Jurien Bay.
The Micro-Brewery will incorporate a restaurant, function / bar and alfresco area. The
design of the brewery is architecturally drawn to take the form of a ‘shark’ based on a
single storey structure with tiled concrete flooring and steel framed walls and roof. The
building area is 370m2 internally and 195m2 external. A further 155m2 of undercover area
is provided.
The maximum number of patrons is to be 289 persons in accordance with the Building
Code of Australia, with an additional 10 staff for a total of 299 people.
It is proposed the Micro-Brewery will operate six days per week with those days being
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10.00am to 10.00pm and Friday, Saturday,
Sunday 10.00am to 12.00pm.

The Great White Brewery intends to be operational by Easter 2012.

RSL Care WA Retirement Village.

Information from the Moora Advocate:

Construction is well and truly underway on RSL Care WA's 98 unit retirement village.

RSL Care WA’s special projects manager Ken Hamilton said RSL Care WA was committed to being the state’s leader in high-quality retirement village living.

“We seek to achieve this in a range of residential and community settings, of which Jurien Bay Village is one,” he said.

Building started on May 2 for 98 low maintenance units, incorporating nine different floor layouts.

“This coastal community caters for a broad spectrum of retirement village living, from all walks of life and in our villages we seek to achieve a genuine sense of community – retirement will never be boring here,” Mr Hamilton said.

The site for this development is one kilometre from the marina, within walking distance to the town and shopping precinct, opposite the golf course, tennis courts, bowling green and is also close to the medical centre.

Convenience for residents is a priority and thus they need never leave the Village as it will have attractions built in, with onsite resources including a community centre, gymnasium, a well-appointed work shop, swimming pool, library, hair dressing salon and a restaurant quality dining area in which one can enjoy a glass of wine or a coffee.

Of the 98 units being constructed, 70 per cent of the units will include three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage, with the remaining 30 per cent of units, being two-bedroom, two-bathroom and a single garage.

All units will be provided with airconditioning to the main bedroom and the lounge living area.

An emergency call system which is monitored 24 hours a day will be available to all units and the monitoring company will inform the village or a nominated person who will respond in an emergency.

Despite popular belief, RSL Care WA provides care to both veterans and the wider community - caring for aged and disabled ex-service personnel, war widows and the aged and disabled in the general community.

Construction by BGC will take about three years to complete.

An onsite sales office is open, and Ken Hamilton is on site for several days each week.

Three new FADs or Fish Aggregating Devices are now in the waters off Jurien Bay.

For more details, or for a fishing charter to get you there, contact Whitey at Seasport Tackle Jurien Bay: 08 9652 1242 or email whi...@bigpond.com

From The Sunday Times 19/12/10:

Readers of this column will recall that last June I discussed plans to launch new FADs (fish aggregating devices) off the Jurien Bay coast to enhance recreational fishing around the popular holiday town.
The exciting news is the new FADs are now in the water, having been launched just before the end of the demersal ban, and should offer some exciting fishing over summer and beyond as they become established.
Local charter and tackle shop operator Craig White used his boat, Valkoista, to launch the three FADs ­– called Seasports, PGFC and Red FM.
Craig, or Whitey as most people know him, came up with the idea and the Shire of Dandaragan took it on board, approving the suggestion and agreeing to allocate funds from the Royalties for Regions program and its own coffers for the FADs.
Despite a bit of wind and swell on the big day, Craig said this week the launch went without a hitch and they were back at port six hours after setting out for deployment.
He had assistance from representatives from the Department of Fisheries and also the Perth Game Fishing Club, which has its own FADs off the metro coast.
Craig expects the FADs to start to attract numbers of fish almost straight away.
“The Perth ones had fish arrive on them within three days,” he said.
“Dolphinfish could appear immediately and then within a few weeks I wouldn’t be surprised if tuna come around them.
“It looks like a very exciting development for fishing around Jurien.”
Craig said there was pelagic action noted while they were deploying the FADs, a good sign for what lies ahead.
“The water temperature was around 21 degrees, and birds were working baitschools and tuna within the vicinity of the FADs,” he noted.
He is hopeful billfish may turn up around the FADs as well, having seen them off Jurien before without catching any.
The three FADs are roughly 6.5 nautical miles apart, which equates to about an hour’s trolling, and will stay in the water until around July next year.
All three are in around 200m of water and just over 20 nautical miles from the Jurien Marina.
The full coordinates and details are listed below and it should be noted that mooring on the FADs is not permitted.
Jurien has long been a favoured destination for boat anglers, with great offshore angling for demersals like dhufish, pink snapper and baldchin groper, as well as pelagics such as spanish mackerel and tuna.
With the new FADs in and Indian Ocean Drive now open and cutting a chunk of time off the drive, Jurien is likely to become even more of a favourite for anglers looking for quality fishing not far from Perth.
If you don’t have your own boat, simply give Craig a call at Seasport Charters on 9652 1242 to book a day out on one of his Jurien charters.
Or if you are looking for advice on fishing the FADs, drop in on Craig at Seasport Tackle on Roberts Street in the centre of town.

Charted co-ordinates:
Seasports:             30° 26.28 S 114° 37.66 E (212m deep 23.2NM WSW from Jurien Marina)
PGFC:                   30° 20.182 S  114° 36.14 E (230m deep, 23.1NM  W from Jurien Marina)
RED FM:                30° 13.177 S 114° 33.91 E (208m deep, 25.4NM WNW from Jurien Bay) Marina