The City of Busselton has been named a finalist in two categories at the prestigious 2025 WA Tourism Awards for Business Excellence with the winners being announced on 8 November.

Saltwater Busselton continues to take shape as construction nears completion, with several key milestones recently reached across the venue.

At its December Council meeting, the Council considered an item of urgent business, a motion which requested consideration of using the City’s current cash reserves to fund the completion of Saltwater rather than proceeding with the previous Council decision to take out loans and increase rates to cover it. The Council resolved 6/3 to revoke and change parts of the previous decision made in November, and to enable the new funding approach to be implemented.

SALTWATER is now 78 per cent complete and the City of Busselton has been busy securing entertainment and confirming venue bookings for the opening year and beyond.