Recommendation
90. Drive increased international and domestic visitation prior to the release of a 10+ year tourism strategy by investing in the 4 jewels in the crown of WA’s tourism offering, including:
- preparing destination management plans that expand on existing clusters of attractions and enabling infrastructure; consider long-term supply, demand and capacity goals; and detail a program of new or upgraded infrastructure, amenities and attractions for the:
- Perth region (including Rottnest Island)
- South West region
- Ningaloo Coast (including Exmouth)
- Kimberley region (including Broome)
- investing in the infrastructure program detailed in the destination management plans for the 4 jewels, subject to business cases
- consistent with Recommendation 36d in the Planning and coordination chapter, capturing the wider impacts of investment decisions on tourism-related infrastructure.
WA Government response
The WA Government responded to Foundation for a stronger tomorrow in February 2023. Recommendation 90 is fully supported. For further information please refer to the response document.
Current Implementation Progress
For current implementation status, please refer to the implementation progress report.