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Marine insights and resources

New boating guide puts registration fees to good use

08 Oct 2025

The brand-new Busselton to Dunsborough Boating Guide was recently published to focus on key safety information for the busiest and most popular boating locations within Geographe Bay.

Boating death increase linked to weather

19 Sep 2025

Skippers failing to consider the weather before heading out on the water contributed to the significant increase in boating deaths in WA in the past ten years.

Contract awarded for patrol vessel with a difference: wheels!

08 Sep 2025

DTMI has contracted Albany based boatbuilder Westerberg Marine to design and build a new amphibious patrol vessel for use in the Kimberley region.

New Batavia boat pens showcase local manufacturing

22 Aug 2025

Geraldton’s new Batavia boat pens showcase local manufacturing, with key components supplied by an Indigenous owned business as part of the $3.3 million floating jetty and pen project.

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