Works and Service Notices

As part of the Main Jetty refurbishment project, the jetty pavement has been reconstructed and sealed with asphalt. New signage and berth markers will also be installed.

Fencing and traffic management will be in place to support normal operation of the jetty during these works.

Completion: 30 October 2026

The main bus stop will be undergoing upgrades in stages to include new shelters, lighting, accessible boarding points, pathways, and mulching.

There may be increased movement and noise in the area.

Completion: 30 June 2026

Works will involve installation of new electrical infrastructure and upgrades to campground power supply.

A power outage will be required in North Thomson to connect into the existing distribution network. Most works will occur while the campground is offline.

Completion: 24 June 2026

Bulk waste collection will be undertaken across residential areas, with bins located in North and South Thomson.

Residents will place waste outside properties for collection, and increased vehicle movements and noise may occur during placement and removal of bins.

Wadjemup was used as an Aboriginal prison and forced labour camp between 1838 and 1931. State records indicate 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys from Western Australia were imprisoned on the island. Many of these men and boys did not return to their communities and families and remain buried on the island in the Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground.

The site will become a place of reflection for all communities and will include areas of ceremonial spaces, accessible and elevated pathways, lighting, and interpretive content.

Works will also include the relocation of the access road to the Rottnest Island Golf Course.

A new pedestrian and vehicle access road to the golf course is under construction as part of the Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground Memorialisation project.

Machinery used during the works may result in increased noise in the area.

The Rottnest Island Golf Course will be under remodelling with works to holes 3, 6, 7, and 8, the removal of hole 9, and the construction of a new fence.

The golf course will remain open throughout the works.

The Lodge Wadjemup is developing new worker accommodation to support its staff and operations and to enhance service delivery.

There will be an increase in traffic movements, including trucks, along Parker Point Road. Machinery noise will be audible in the South Thomson area during work hours only.

Completion: 25 June 2026

Potholing works will be undertaken to locate and identify the existing water main along Parker Point Road as part of the Water Distribution Network design.

Works will be carried out using a vacuum truck and localised hand excavation.

Local traffic management will be in place while works are undertaken.

Completion:2029

The Rottnest Island Authority is progressing a new worker accommodation precinct to support on-island staff and contractors.

The project includes modular accommodation buildings, supporting earthworks, in-ground services and landscaping.

Most works will occur within the site boundary, with primary impacts relating to the delivery of machinery, materials and modular building units.

Completion: 28 August 2026

Installation of a sewer pump station in the area south of the railway line near Brand Way. The work is self-contained however there will be increased vehicle traffic from the barge landing.

Completion: 30 June 2027

Construction of the new Marine Logics Hub will relocate the barge operations from the Main Jetty to South Thomson Bay, replacing the existing Army Groyne.

Works will include construction of a barge ramp, laydown area and protecting seawall. Improvements will also be made to Army Jetty Road and the intersection with Parker Point Road.

There is restricted access to the area, and detours are in place. There will be an increase in traffic movement and noise in the area during works.