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Cockburn Sound and Garden Island are under threat from a major development proposal. As SCS recently reported, The Department of Defence has recently submitted plans for significant infrastructure works at Garden Island in Cockburn Sound to meet the requirements of the AUKUS agreement. These works have the potential to drastically impact this sensitive marine environment. […]

The WA government has greenlit Westport’s business case for a $7 billion container port in Cockburn Sound, to eventually replace Fremantle’s port. Adding $275 million to progress the project, government spending now exceeds half a billion dollars—while investment in the Sound’s environment remains minimal, marked by vague assurances and empty promises. Although the full business

Access to Cockburn Sound from Challengers Beach will be closed starting next Monday as geophysical surveying begins for the Kwinana Outer Harbour project, according to Sound Telegraph. Shack owners in the vicinity were notified last week about the temporary closure. The Sound will remain off-limits to divers and swimmers during daylight hours for two to

On 16th October Commonwealth political heavyweights, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Resources and the Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery joined the Western Australian Premier and the Western Australian Minister for Defence Industry to sign a Cooperation Agreement establishing a New Defence Precinct at Henderson. The Prime Minister described the agreement

While much attention around Cockburn Sound centres on the proposed new container port, several other developments require close monitoring. Among these are upgrades to HMAS Stirling on Garden Island, aimed at hosting nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) from 2027 and developing an Australian fleet of SSNs by the early 2030s. Last month, the Department of Defence applied

The community’s decade-long dedication and support for restoring a sustainable crab population was instrumental to improving the overall health of the marine environment. The reopening of the crab fishery on December 1st marks an exciting return of a crucial fishery on the doorstep of the Perth metropolitan area. However, as the community celebrates this great

Questions continue to be raised in the West Australian media and community about the environmental impact of Westport on Cockburn Sound and the need for a new port in the first place after far lower container ship traffic increases into Fremantle than predicted. A recent report in the West Australian revealed that there may be

Cockburn Sound’s safe and accessible waters aren’t just a breeding ground for a wide variety of marine life and fish, they also produce priceless lifelong memories for families recreating in the Sound. In this video, Recfishwest Operations Officer Levi De Boni reflects on his rich memories of growing up fishing with his dad in Cockburn

Science research program report highlights Cockburn Sound’s huge recreational value The huge recreational value of Cockburn Sound has been highlighted by a survey revealing people engage in 32 different recreational activities in the Sound with 75 per cent of the survey respondents being a member of one of the local recreational clubs. Save Cockburn Sound

Westport threat for Cockburn Sound – the questions they need to answer Save Cockburn Sound looks at some of the potential serious consequences for Cockburn Sound resulting from the Government’s Westport development and asks the questions that need to be answered.   The map below shows the plans for the new container port in Kwinana