• Increased tourism for existing cafes, restaurants, shops and businesses
    • Increased tourism seeking accommodation in the Rockingham area
    • Café/restaurant (managed by a current local restaurant?)
    • Café cycle/walk paths (Rockingham Beach cafes and restaurants, through Palm Beach, Peron Park Café and Pengos at Mersey Point on to Safety Bay and Port Kennedy).
    • Tourist information centre and shop.
    • Bicycle hire.
    • Kayak hire
    • Surfcat hire
    • Dive/snorkeling training, tours and hire (operated by local dive shops)
    • Guided coastal park walks
    • Historic battery tours
    • Bus tours from Perth (meals, souvenirs, accommodation)
    • Concerts (such as at King’s Park and Supreme Court Gardens)
    • Outdoor movies (either commercial or charity)
  • Shoalwater ferry toursNB: Penguin Island alone draws 130,000 visitors per annum and $75 million to the Rockingham area. A world class coastal park will attract more people wanting to stay longer and spend more. By comparison, a park like King’s Park is WA’s number one visited site with 6 million visitors per annum.

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