7News Just InRedevelopment of Mandurah's foreshore could demolish historic site
A brewery, mini-golf course, and even a chocolate factory are included in the plans proposed under a multi-million dollar redevelopment of Mandurah's foreshore. But it would mean demolishing the King Carnival site an institution that's stood for more than 50 years.
For more, Francesca De Nuccio reports.
The Mandra Foreshow, a centerpiece of Perth South, set to get a multi million dollar makeover.
We really are focused on ensuring that this site befits what the future vision for.
Mandra is, including a twenty three million dollar commercial development. Its proposed upgrades a restaurant, a micro brewery, eighteen whole mini golf course and cafe, and a chocolate factory. If approved, the new site will replace Mandra's iconic King Carnival.
It would be nice if this play stayed around. It's been a part of Mandrad's history for over fifty years now.
Over the past three years, the carnival has been hit with a series of short term contracts, something operators say makes it difficult to stay afloat.
If we had the lease along the lease, we could do upgrades of the park. Now it's just going to be a drinkhole for locals.
The site's future developers will be granted an initial twenty five year lease. It's all part of the wider precinct plan for Mandarin's western Foreshore, one that's expected to attract an extra seven hundred and fifty thousand visitors annually.
It will create two hundred jobs during the construction Phase and four hundred direct and indirect jobs in the hospitality sector upon being completed.
But rate payers say there are other elements council needs to consider.
We need these developments to keep growing, to sustain our development, but it's got to be balanced. It's always got to be balanced with the environment. The waterways are so important.
The public can provide feedback on the plans for the next eight weeks. A final master plan is expected in August. Francesca Denucche seven News
