News and media
Department notices
Our Mandurah Service Centre is closed Friday, 11 September 2026
08 Sep 2026
Exmouth Boat Harbour repair works
01 Jan 0001
Tide gauge stations updated vertical reference datum
21 Jan 2026
Our name has changed
30 Sep 2025
False claims about curfews for drivers over 60 spread online
08 Sep 2025
Department news
Eye catching safety trailer design turning heads
10 Sep 2026
Our newly reskinned Maritime Safety education trailer recently hit the road.
Featuring a striking, brand-new design, the trailer reinforces key messaging from DTMI’s current boating safety campaign telling skippers to Check weather or not you should on the water.
The ways we collect and use data constantly evolves in our ever-complex world
10 Sep 2026
Transport Insights is all about finding then communicating insights to enable decision-making that supports the travel needs of the community.
Register your WA Bike Month event with us!
07 Sep 2026
October is rolling in soon, which means the countdown to WA Bike Month is on.
Wind warning for skippers
04 Sep 2026
Wind has been highlighted as factor in a third of serious boating incidents in WA. Our safety campaign ‘Weather or not’ has a focus on wind conditions, aiming combat this concerning statistic.
Beat the arvo rush! Selected centres open from 7.15am
04 Sep 2026
Are you up early? We are too! When you need to visit a DTMI centre, beat the afternoon rush by heading into one of our extended trading hours centres first thing.
Parachute flares no longer compliant
01 Sep 2026
A three-year phase out of parachute flares is complete with the items no longer recognised as safety compliant on WA waterways.
Media
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