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The Department of Transport (DoT) Esperance office is moving to a new location at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour from 29 July 2019.

Services will cease at the Esperance CBD location from 4.15pm from Friday 26 July 2019, and commence at the re-vamped Bandy Creek Boat Harbour office from Monday 8.15am, 29 July 2019.

Senior Regional Officer at DoT Garry Wilson said customers will be able to access the same services, at the upgraded, modern office at Bandy Creek.

“Being located at the Bandy Creek Boat Harbour will enable greater oversight of the day-to-day operations of our harbour facility.

“The upgraded office at Bandy Creek will centralise DoT’s services within Esperance, making it easier for customers requiring multiple services,” Mr Wilson said.

All Practical Driving Assessments (PDAs), apart from the moped (R-N) class, will be conducted from the Department of Transport Esperance office, located adjacent to the wharf area and eastern pens at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour.

The Shire of Esperance will continue be the agent for processing licensing transactions and moped PDAs will continue be conducted out of the Shire office on Windich Street.

Customers can also visit www.transport.wa.gov.au/dotdirect and create a DoTDirect account to access a range of services anytime, anywhere.

Media contact: media@transport.wa.gov.au

A Western Australian company has been awarded the $5.8 million contract to complete the Jetty Road causeway upgrades at Casuarina Boat Harbour, generating local jobs and opportunities for local contractors in the building and construction industry.

WA company, Densford Civil Pty Ltd successfully tendered for phase two of the upgrade which includes the reconstruction of Jetty Road, increased parking with 164 bays, the introduction of shared paths and landscaping, the construction of a multipurpose building incorporating public toilets, and improvements to utility services in the area.

The $5.8 million contract will see five South-West subcontractors, four of them Bunbury-based businesses, with a workforce of 20 engaged in the construction ahead of completion by mid-2020.

Local job opportunities flow from final Jetty Road contract

Important annual coastal maintenance work has commenced to ensure safe navigation at Mandurah Ocean Entrance and to widen Town Beach.

Department of Transport (DoT) General Manager of Coastal Infrastructure Steve Jenkins said the annual sand bypassing and replenishment project, funded by the State Government and City of Mandurah at a cost of $1.2 million, would see about 170,000 cubic metres of sand relocated.

“To ensure Mandurah Entrance Channel remains safe for navigation sand is taken from a trap at Halls Head Beach and pumped to Town Beach to ensure a wide beach for community use,” Mr Jenkins said

“The work, due for completion in October, maintains the natural eastward drift of sand and replenishes the eroding beaches to the north east of the Entrance Channel.

“When complete the local community will enjoy a wider Town Beach in time for the summer season.”

The works will be undertaken using a mobile material screening, pumping and conveying plant designed to transfer materials cost-effectively over long distances and a long reach excavator.

Beachgoers are asked to observe the warnings in place and keep well clear of the works which will occur during daylight hours from Monday to Friday.

DoT is working with local schools and sports clubs in the area to minimise inconvenience. For more information about DoT’s dredging and sand bypassing program visit our website. 
 
Media contact: media@transport.wa.gov.au