The City of Busselton is excited to announce that a permit has been approved for Neuron Mobility to operate e-scooters in Busselton on a 12 month trial.

Since 2012, the City has been growing Dunsborough’s public art collection through an acquisitive prize at Sculpture by the Bay.

Busselton production ‘Beyond the Vasse’ was one of four West Australian creative projects to share in $557, 535 in grant funding to create performances in regional WA.

Be inspired by some of our local birds and animals from one of WA’s newest artist collectives - WA Wildlife Art.

The City of Busselton Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tony Nottle as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the City of Busselton.

This bushfire season the City of Busselton will be trialling a new SMS notification system to advise community members when a Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban is being issued.

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, Aboriginal Advisory group and local community, City of Busselton Councillors have endorsed the venue name: Saltwater.

The City has identified an opportunity to deliver a flexible broader range of free online learning options for community members to assist them in both their professional and personal growth for our youth, aged and unemployed.

City of Busselton is supporting young people and communities across the City with a new youth space in Dunsborough.

Once upon a time there was a door in the Exercise Yard of the Old Busselton Courthouse. When the yard was in use, people ‘staying’ sometimes scratched their initials into it and we want to hear those stories!

The City of Busselton has released a budget “for the times” balancing economic restraint with investments that will cater to the region’s future.

Busselton’s Annual Student Exchange Program with its Sister City Sugito (Japan) may not have been possible for the last two years due to Covid and travel restrictions but the Busselton and Sugito Sister Cities Association (BASSCA) has ensured that local students still get to experience the unique Japanese Culture.

City of Busselton Mayor Grant Henley has accepted the resignation of CEO Mike Archer who will be taking on the role of CEO for Shellharbour City Council in NSW.  

The City is pleased to announce it has entered into a lease arrangement with the South West Aboriginal Medical Service as the successful proponent under an expression of interest for a campsite at Locke Estate, Siesta Park.

The City of Busselton’s partnership with Rio Tinto continues to go from strength to strength, with Rio Tinto doubling its contribution to the Youth program from $40,000 to $80,000 per annum.

The City has been awarded two Lotterywest grants - $1.8 million for the creation of community spaces within the Busselton Performing Arts and Convention Centre; and $18,000 for an augmented reality project to educate the community on the historical significance of the Ballaarat Engine.

This year the City of Busselton will host several free events during NAIDOC Week, linking to this year’s theme, Get Up. Stand Up. Show Up.

The City has recently completed the first stage of sediment removal in the Lower Vasse River with the aim to improve water quality.

In January this year, there were devastating fires that worked their way through the Meelup Regional Park and threatened homes and businesses close to Dunsborough and Eagle Bay.

The City of Busselton is hosting an Economic Forum on Friday June 17th 2022, at Pullmans Bunker Bay Resort.

National Reconciliation Week starts on 27 May and runs through to June 3 each year.

Opening on 27 April 2022, ‘Between Worlds’ will entice the viewer with Kirralea Birch’s emotive self-portraits.

The City of Busselton welcomes the Australian Government announcement of the new $7 million project to mitigate the risk of coastal flooding, typically associated with tropical cyclone storm surges to the larger regional City of Busselton.

The City of Busselton has completed construction of the $1.5m revitalisation at Busselton Foreshore East public open space marking a major milestone for the transformational development in Busselton’s unique foreshore that commenced in October last year.

This morning’s arrival of the first direct regular passenger flight from Melbourne to Busselton marked the beginning of a new era for the Busselton Margaret River Airport.

The Old Courthouse Bond Store will feature the work of 13 local plein air painters for this month’s exhibition “Under the Southern Sky.”

The City of Busselton is gearing up for the annual Signal Park Sellathon, the popular second hand goods market to be held at Signal Park on the Busselton Foreshore on Saturday, 12 March.

You Choose how you would like to allocate a funding pool of $100,000 to your favourite community projects.

While it may be the end of an era for ArtGeo Gallery as we know it, it’s a new beginning for visual arts in the region with the progression of a purpose-built, A class art gallery capable of hosting national and international touring exhibitions.

Busselton and Dunsborough Libraries will be providing free personalised sessions to help community members access their proof of vaccination certificates in preparation for the upcoming re-opening of the Western Australian borders.