Broome Port Authority - Parliament of Western Australia

Potential Opportunities
• James Price Point
• Resources export port
• Expansion of Browse offshore exploration and development
• Growth of International cruise ship market
• Ports WA - collective knowledge
• Remedial dredging of Broome Harbour
• Carbon Tax – sea mile lower carbon
• Quarantine approved premises in Broome
• Imports directly into Broome
4.4. Environmental Management
In keeping with an Indigenous Land Use Agreement reached between the State of Western
Australia and the Yawuru RNTBC, BrPA has been liaising with the Department of Regional
Development and Lands, the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), the Yawuru
RNTBC and the Shire of Broome to surrender approximately 50 hectares of land previously
gazetted as port lands. The surrendered land will be managed as a reserve by the DEC, Broome
Shire and the Yawuru RNTBC.
As part of its development of the remaining land at Broome Port and of additional lands to the north
of the Port boundary, BrPA has also had a water management plan developed by engineers GHD.
The plan is currently with the Shire of Broome and Nyamba Buru Yawuru PBC for comment.
Management and consultants Coffey Environments reviewed the BrPA’s Environmental
Management Plan to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and encompass Port leaseholder
activities.
BrPA continues to contribute to ongoing monitoring studies of sea grass and blue green algae
(Lyngbya) within Roebuck Bay. The studies will provide baselines for future comparison studies.
Figure 5 – Team measures canopy height at Town Beach
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