Locke Estate Background
The Locke Estate is a 37.5ha parcel of Crown Land located on the coast of Geographe Bay approximately 10kms west of Busselton. The Locke Estate consists of 16 adjoining campsites on one parcel of land known as the Locke Estate.
The Estate was transferred to the State of WA in the 1920s. Being an 'A Class' reserve it is highly protected Crown land with the reserve forever remaining dedicated to the purpose declared, until otherwise amended by an Act of Parliament. A Class reserves typically include areas of high conservation and community value, such as, national parks, conservation parks and nature reserves.
The State of WA issued the City of Busselton with a Management Order over the Locke Estate for the purpose of "Recreational Campsites and Group Holiday Accommodation". The Management Order also provides the City with 'power to lease' for terms not exceeding 21 years, subject to the consent of the Minister for Lands.
Currently 16 campsites are leased by various 'not for profit' organisations for benevolent purposes and are due to expire in 2032.
The sites are currently leased as follows:
Site 1: The Scouts Association of Australia – Western Australian Branch Incorporated
Site 2: Seventh-day Adventist Church (Western Australian Conference) Ltd
Site 3: Grace Christian School Ltd
Site 4: The Bunbury Diocesan Trustees
Site 5: The Baptist Union of Western Australia Incorporated
Site 6: The Baptist Union of Western Australia Incorporated
Site 7: South West Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation
Site 8: The Bunbury Catholic Diocesan Youth and Recreation Incorporated
Site 9: Busselton Gospel Chapel Inc.
Site 10: Abundant Life Centre Busselton Inc trading as Horizon Church
Site 11: SU Australia Ministries Limited
Site 12: The Kyle Andrews Foundation Incorporated and Workpower Inc
Site 13: Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust WA
Site 14: Australian Medical Procedures Research Foundation Limited
Site 15: The Legacy Club of Western Australia Incorporated
Site 16: The Legacy Club of Western Australia Incorporated
Related Information
Locke Estate Plan
Connell Wagner Report for Public Comment 2008