Prendiville Group Development Proposals

Prendiville Group is the proponent for the development package.  

The concept plans for the proposed development include self-contained, single storey accommodation for up to 122 Prendiville Group essential employees. This includes 15 x 2 and 3-bedroom management houses, and 57 x 1-bedroom residential units. The development also includes a communal facility.  

A key initiative of the Rottnest Island Management Plan 2023-28 (RIMP) is to facilitate new accommodation and hospitality developments. Private sector development of worker accommodation will support this. Due to the size of Prendiville Group’s businesses, incorporating Samphire Rottnest, Hotel Rottnest and Isola Bar e Cibo, Prendiville Group is required to construct its own worker accommodation. Development of new worker accommodation will reduce the amount of accommodation used by island businesses, giving more Western Australians affordable accommodation options.  

Prendiville Group worker accommodation will be available to Prendiville Group employees.  

The proposed site for accommodation is on Parker Point Road, south of Thomson Bay.  

The proposed expansion area is located at the rear of the existing Samphire Rottnest site, along Parker Point Road.  

The proposal is to build 28 new 1 and 2-bedroom guest accommodation suites with direct access to the wellness facilities and private pool. The proposed wellness centre will be open to all island visitors and includes a day spa, practitioner rooms, relaxation lounge, bathhouse and fitness studio. An additional pool will be constructed and the existing main reception building extended.

The proposed extension is for land currently used for staff housing, with four buildings to be demolished within the existing Samphire Rottnest lease site.  

Prendiville Group intends to relocate the gas bullet from its current location within the Samphire Rottnest site, to the opposite side of Parker Point Road. The relocation will be subject to further investigation of the proposed site, as well as relevant approvals including determination of a Development Application and issue of relevant Dangerous Goods Site Licence by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS). 

Isola Bar e Cibo’s existing footprint will be extended to the south, towards Hotel Rottnest. The extension is planned to include a retail space, new outdoor dining area with additional seating, new central entry point for all services, a second bar space and upgrades to essential back-of-house facilities with improved systems for deliveries and waste management. 

The playground to the north of the restaurant will not be impacted. 

Works for the proposed developments are expected to commence in 2025, subject to necessary approvals. 

The three proposed development footprints have been surveyed and no Aboriginal cultural heritage sites or material has been found. 

The proposal requires assessment and determination, with Rottnest Island Authority as the decision-making authority. RIA’s assessment will consider matters such as amenity, servicing, access, environment and bushfire management, and will also take into account advice received from the Heritage Council of Western Australia and submissions received on the development proposal during the consultation period. 

The proposal requires assessment and determination of a Development Application, with Rottnest Island Authority (RIA) as the decision-making authority. Proposals will be referred to the Heritage Council of Western Australia (HCWA) for its consideration and advice, pursuant to the requirements of the Heritage Act 2018. 

The Prendiville Group worker accommodation site has received a clearing permit from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) subject to conditions.