Thank you to Yanchep residents, business owners and other stakeholders who nominated for the Lagoon Future Community Advisory Group.

This group will play an important role in informing and directing the City and planning authorities on the future development and design of the Lagoon Foreshore.

This Plan will follow the Masterplan Vision, which was co-created by the City of Wanneroo and the Community as part of the Yanchep Lagoon Masterplan project in 2019.

Development consultants UDLA will lead the engagement with members participating in 3 x 3 hours workshops over three months between August and October.

The first meeting was held on Thursday, 29 August 2024 and the second workshop is planned for Wednesday, 18 September 2024. See full details below.

The development of the Preliminary Foreshore Master Plan (PFMP) is the next step in the planning and design process and follows a recommendation made by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) to implement a primary ‘statutory’ control document, to regulate development and manage the Foreshore Reserve to retain its unique characteristic.

The City is now seeking Expressions of Interest from fifteen (15) members of the community to join the Lagoon Future Community Advisory Group, which will be made up of local representatives, residents and business owners.

Members will participate in a series of three face-to-face workshops taking place between August and October 2024. Consultants UDLA will facilitate separate community and stakeholder workshops to inform the development of the PFMP.

The purpose of the engagement is to:

• Recap on outcomes of previous engagement and confirm vision and design principles
• Identify opportunities & constraints for concept design
• Gain participant’s insights to inform direction for the project
• Review possible development scenarios and identify strengths & weaknesses of each scenario
• Evaluate the draft concept prepared and agree on a preferred direction.

See Yanchep Lagoon Master Plan prepared in 2019.

The purpose of the Lagoon Future Community Advisory Group is to provide advice and input into the development of the Yanchep Lagoon Preliminary Foreshore Management Plan.

The role of the group, membership, meeting procedures and rules of participation are outlined in the Terms of Reference - see Related Documents section.

People wishing to join the group and participate in the workshops must meet the following criteria:

• Be aged 16 years or older.
• Be a resident of Yanchep, business owners operating in the Yanchep area, potential user of the Yanchep Lagoon.
• Be available on Thursday, 29 August and Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 1.30pm to 4pm. (and a third workshop planned for October with the date to be confirmed).
• Express their interest online within the Expressions of Interest (EOI) period.

Consideration will be given to your:

• knowledge of local issues
• knowledge of Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal heritage, or cultural diversity,
• relevant industry knowledge or expertise, including tourism or hospitality development, management and operations.

We invite people of varying cultural and professional backgrounds, abilities and genders to participate, including community members and stakeholders involved in the Yanchep Lagoon Masterplan development.

If you would like to be involved but have special needs or requirements, please describe your circumstances in your EOI application so we can evaluate ways to enable your attendance if selected.

If you would like to be kept up-to-date on this project, click on the + Follow button at the top of the page.

You will then receive an email at key stages of the project.

If you have any questions, check out the FAQ section. If you still have any queries, go to the “Ask further questions” section and add your question, then we’ll answer it, add it into the FAQ and include this information in the community and stakeholder workshops.

Note: on-line questions will be public. If you wish to contact us directly, click on the communityengagement@wanneroo.wa.gov.au email in the “Contact Us” section.