About the Broome Boating Facility

The development of a new boating facility in Broome has long been considered as essential to address critical safety and access difficulties particularly associated with boat launching and retrieval and passenger transfer between vessels and shore. Large tides, strong currents, wind and waves can at times create hazardous conditions at the existing exposed beaches and boat ramps where conditions can change very quickly.

The concept designs propose

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• The development of a boating facility at Entrance Point.
• The inclusion of four ramp lanes and up to two-finger jetties.
• Sheltering arms adjacent to the ramp and a detached offshore breakwater to screen larger waves.
• A boat ramp toe at approximately +0.5m chart datum which will provide close to all tide access for small draft vessels.
• No capital dredging is anticipated as part of the construction works.
• Trailer parking onsite is approximately 160 bays meeting Australian Standards for a Regional launching facility.
• A dedicated access road is proposed to the facility from Kavite Road providing separation from the commercial Port operations and improving access to the western coast at Entrance Point enabling the creation of a recreational precinct.