Shire of Roebourne Local Planning Strategy

Shire of Roebourne Local Planning StrategyTechnical Report A1: Economic Development StrategyBetter and more facilities for caravan and camping segment. There is an opportunity toexamine the possible re-use or re-orientation of existing TWA camps or, at least, the variousshort stay accommodation facilities which are in and around the major centres in the Shire;Expansion of adventure tourism – fishing and diving – in the Dampier Archipelago andMontebello Islands. This would be based out of Dampier and Samson;Industrial tourism; andBurrup rock art.There are several requirements to facilitate and enable this:Immediate requirements: An overall coordinated Shire tourism strategy – this could expand to a regional strategy forthe Pilbara with the involvement of the PDC and RDA Pilbara; Skills development; Promotion; Link with other areas (e.g. Broome, Exmouth) for packages; and Accommodation.Longer term expansion of infrastructure capability: Dampier marina – base for adventure tours ; and International airport – direct links to Asian capitals.A measure of success for the tourism industry in the Shire would be for it to be able to regularly houseindustry and academic conferences, including international conferences, of some size. If it could do thisit wold demonstrate that it has the requisite accommodation, facilities and transport connections to alsoappeal to a wider tourist market. This is an objective of a Shire tourist strategy.An expansion of Karratha airport to include regular international services – particularly from businesscentres in China, Singapore or India is a good medium term objective. The good interstate connectionsfrom Karratha means that such a route need not have Karratha as a primary destination, but possibly astopover on the way to or from Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.7.3 Administration, producer services, consumer servicesThe analysis in section 2 shows that the Shire houses a large proportion of the regions services andadministration, including: Public administration & safety; Construction services; Professional, scientific & technical services; Retail trade; Rental, hiring & real estate services; Financial & insurance services; Manufacturing and manufacturing services; Transport, postal & warehousing; Information media & telecommunications; Education & training; Wholesale trade; Health care & social assistance; and59