Field Trips

Four tours will be conducted to visit local examples of coastal, port and estuarine engineering issues on Thursday 29 September from 1230 – 1700.

Date:
Thursday 29 September 2011
Time:
1230 – 1700
Departs:
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Returns:
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre/Barrack Street Jetty

The four tour options will be:

Field Trip 1 – Northern Beaches

The coastline between Fremantle Harbour and Hillarys Marina provides recreational facilities to over half a million citizens of Perth. Managing the interests of recreational boat owners, beachgoers (swimming, snorkelling, diving and fishing), sports clubs, developers and the environment is a challenging task. The management task is shared between the State Government and seven Local Government Authorities.

The environment along this coastline varies from sandy beaches to rocky coast, with a range of perched beaches and structures. A range of management responses along these beaches have been required due to the inconsistent coastal response to development, and modification to hydrodynamic forcing and sediment supply.

This tour highlights the diverse coastal environments,along with the coastal infrastructure and beach renourishment projects that allow the coastline to be protected and enjoyed. This tour will begin at Hillarys Boat Harbour and head south, stopping at Waterman's, North Beach and the recently redeveloped Scarborough Beach.

Features:

  • Hillarys Boat Harbour.
  • Waterman's Beach (groynes).
  • North Beach (perched beach).
  • Scarborough Beach.

Field Trip 2 – Australian Marine Complex/Port Coogee Development

The Australian Marine Complex (AMC) is a world-class centre for excellence for manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, maintenance and technology servicing the marine, defence, oil and gas, and resource industry. Located in Western Australia, 23 kilometres south of Perth, the AMC has been developed to enhance the opportunities created by the clustering of industries and is home to the largest marine industry in Australia. The AMC has established international credentials for the repair, maintenance and construction of naval and commercial vessels, as well as infrastructure for the fabrication and assembly of offshore oil and gas modules.

Australind's Port Coogee is a world-class marina and residential estate offering a premium coastal lifestyle.Located just minutes from Fremantle and 18 kilometres south of the Perth CBD, the $2 billion development is one of Australia?s biggest coastal renewal projects covering more than 85 hectares. The development will comprise a 300-pen marina, shops, restaurants, a boutique hotel, boardwalks, a waterside amphitheatre, beaches, fishing platforms and jetties.

Features:

  • Australian Marine Complex
  • Port Coogee

Field Trip 3 – Fremantle Port Cruise

The Fremantle Inner Harbour provides modern deepwater facilities for handling container trade, breakbulk vessels, livestock exports and motor vehicle imports. It also accommodates cruise ships and visiting naval vessels.

The Inner Harbour, designed by Irish-born engineer, C.Y.O'Connor and opened on 4 May 1897, is located at the mouth of the Swan River adjacent to the historic city of Fremantle. The Outer Harbour, 20 kilometres further south on the shores of Cockburn Sound was opened on 11 January 1955. Its deepwater bulk port facilities were developed to service the Kwinana industrial area, which expanded rapidly in the 1960s and '70s.

This trip will look at the facilities and discuss the operations of the Fremantle Port.

Features:

  • Tour of Fremantle Port facilities and projects.

Field Trip 4 – Swan River Cruise

The main river of the Perth Metropolitan Area is the Swan and Canning River System. Established in 1989, the Swan River Trust is a State government agency charged with protecting and managing the Swan and Canning river systems. In the role as caretaker of one of Perth's most famed natural treasures, the Swan River Trust works with community, industry, local government and other State government agencies. As an area with a high public focus and recreation on and off the water, many projects have been undertaken to maintain and improve the amenity and the quality of the Swan River.

This field trip will focus on recent foreshore stabilisation works and water quality improvement projects undertaken on the Swan and Canning Rivers.

Features:

River Cruise from Barrack St focussing on

  • River wall stabilisation (near Old Swan Brewery).
  • River bank protection strategies.
  • Water quality improvement measures.
  • Managing the balance between recreation and environment.

Please be advised that field trips three and four involve travel by boat - please consider this if you are susceptible to seasickness.