Blowholes Reserve Management

At the 22 October 2024 Ordinary Meeting of Council, the Council made the difficult decision to divest itself of the management orders over the Blowholes Reserve. This is due to the complex challenges and intractability of issues and the inability to implement the Blowholes Reserve Management Plan.

The Shire will cease all municipal services at the reserve, including camping and caravan management, toilet facilities, dump points, and rubbish collection effective 30 November 2024.

The Shire supports the Shire President and Chief Executive Officer in ongoing efforts to lobby the State Government to negotiate a viable path forward for the management of the Blowholes Reserve with a commitment to fulfilling the original intent of the Blowholes Reserve Management Plan 2014-2036 which sought to ‘manage the reserve in a more strategic, coordinated, equitable and sustainable manner’ while acknowledging that government recreational reserves are established for the benefit of the public and community purposes.

The Shire will work with the community and visitors to ensure that the transition is communicated adequately.