Plans for improved tourism accommodation in the Pilbara have been unsuccessful, and the local mayor is up in arms over federal ministers being forced to stay in a workers' camp.
Despite considerable wealth in the Pilbara, plans for improved tourism accommodation have been unsuccessful.What's next?
Karratha is home to more than 24,000 people, many of whom work in the lucrative mining and resources sector. But the impacts of COVID blew out construction costs far beyond the city's estimated spend, and once again the project has stalled. "You add the cost of the land to the cost of a build, and often the cost to deliver that is more than what … the property is worth at completion."An inquiry into fly-in fly-out workforce practices in regional Australia found the tourism industry competed directly with the resources industry for housing and labour, sapping any potential diversification and local economic growth.
The basic accommodation is tailored to resource-sector workers, mostly those who fly in and out of the region. Council policy dictates workers' camps can be approved for no longer than 10 years and any proposed extension must show evidence of demand.Earlier this year, the city was asked to consider a $120 million hotel proposal in the suburb of Nickol.But several pointed to similarities in the design of The Landing Resort in Port Hedland, which is owned by the same company.
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