Economic Development

Economic development across the City of Busselton is about sustainably attracting and growing business and industry, creating and retaining meaningful jobs and making our community a better place to live.

The Economic and Business Development unit exists to identify, support and promote existing businesses and new industry opportunities to ensure sustainable, strategic and long-term economic growth.

Our vision is about diversity, sustainability, jobs and investment, and the vibrancy and liveability of economic growth.

By sustainably using our natural resources, supporting our community with exceptional lifestyle infrastructure and services and enabling diverse business, employment and investment opportunities, we strive toward delivering a place "Where Environment, Lifestyle and Opportunity Meet!"

The City actively encourage business, community and all levels of Government to continue collaborating and knowledge sharing on regional issues to ensure we can best deliver economic development outcomes for the region.

The City of Busselton’s economic development team is responsible for assisting with the development and growth of the City’s local economy, promoting tourism, supporting local businesses and encouraging new business activities.

Business Development, Events and Marketing Program

The Economic Development and Marketing Grants Program supports and facilitates programs, services and projects delivered by stakeholder groups that contribute to economic and business development within the City of Busselton.

You can view further information about the Economic Development and Marketing Grants Program here - Economic Development and Marketing Grants Program

Grant Funding is available under two streams:

• Annual Grants: One (1) Grant Round per year for grants over $2000 to a maximum of $30,000 per application
• Quick Response Grants: Open all year (until funds are fully expended) - Grants up to $2,000 are available

Economic Development Advisory Group and Stakeholder Group

Council established an Economic Development Advisory Group to steer the implementation plan and facilitate collaboration between Government, industry and community groups that have a role in local economic development. In addition, a broad community, business and industry Economic Development Stakeholder Group provide regular updates on issues and opportunities to guide the Advisory Group's efforts.

Economic Development Strategy 2022-27 and Implementation Plan

Adopted in June 2022, the Economic Development Strategy 2022-27 harnesses the potential of our City and positions it into the future whilst providing a framework that outlines our priorities and deliverable actions for socio-economic development over the next five years. Accompanying the Economic Development Strategy is a detailed implementation plan that acts as an agile framework for projects and programs delivered in collaboration with business and industry.

Economic Development Strategy 

Implementation Plan - Economic Development 2022-2027