10/11/2023
I had time to do some research today. Looking at Welcome to Perth page, one of the partners in the proposed Glamping/function centre/event space business there is only one mention of Clayton’s Beach anywhere on his page and not one thing about Quinns as a destination. There are a couple of more recent posts about attractions in Yanchep, so that by his own admission would be a better location for a glamping area. The new train station at Yanchep is probably going to be closer to a venue up there than any kind of public transport in Quinn’s, particularly as the buses in Quinns reduce to about one an hour after dark. When I start to look at how you get people to and from a venue, all the stats from Tourism WA (9% of tourists stay at hotel/motel/accommodation, 44% stay with friends and family and the remainder rent self contained apartments and the average spend per day is $201/day) it’s very apparent not much detailed planning has gone into this idea from either side, despite the fact that City of Wanneroo has spent over $900k of rate payers money on this venture so far. More money needs to be spent before this proposal is finalised and at $50k for 21 years it is unlikely the cost to the rate payers will be covered. So please explain to me how the City of Wanneroo is making money out of this venture??? It is also apparent the proponent doesn’t appear to be able to make money out of this venture unless the event space is heavily utilised locking the local community out of the facilities while events are on. The original feasibility for this proposal cited a need for accommodation. Nothing about this proposal now is in line with the original planning.
Noting the senior partner has had a number of companies liquidated with creditors losing money, and the city has been pushing the benefit of providing local jobs, do you really feel confident those same people won’t become creditors who are owed money in the future?
I implore the City of Wanneroo to reevaluate this whole idea and the current location, it could be an awesome business idea and Quinns is a great location, but the two are not a match. Please retain Quinns as a family and community destination and use the alternative Yanchep location (or somewhere else) for the glamping/event space.
