The $1.4 billion Wilman Wadandi Highway will divert thousands of cars around Bunbury, but some businesses see that as an opportunity for revival.

With big-ticket items such as the AFL coming to Bunbury in 2025, Mr Miguel said the city would look at what other major projects it could introduce.

“We’ve spoken about a potential ocean pool, an art gallery, upgrades to Bicentennial Square, and a new hotel in the CBD,” he said.

These are pretty small minded and/or transient projects. A city and population size like Bunbury should be thinking how to compete with Perth for actual industry share, not competing with Busselton or Margs for tourists.

Critical Minerals logistics and refining could be an area Bunbury is competitive, seeing as theres apparently reasonable quantity of Lithium down that way.

Maybe even set a course to get into battery manufacturing becoming a lithium battery specialist zone.

  • Gorgritch_Umie_KillaOPM
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    1 day ago

    Hmm… i suppose i see what you mean.

    I just think the Southwest has a hell of a lot more to offer as well as tourism. It’d be a shame to see Bunbury’s leaders limit their vision around tourism alone.