News & Alerts

• Cook Government provides $4 million for Surf Life Saving WA helicopter patrols in 2023/24
• Weekend patrols have begun, switching to daily from school holidays
• Surf Life Savers on beaches and in the air provide vital frontline safety services

• The Cook Government delivering on commitment to expand comprehensive shark hazard mitigation strategy to the Swan Canning Estuary
• The project includes investing $300,000 to build the $320,000 Bicton Baths beach enclosure
• Bibra Lake business Global Marine Enclosures awarded contract

With the Easter break and school holidays upon us, this is a fun-filled time of the year for fishing-keen families to enjoy a south coast or South-West getaway and chase western Australian salmon​ during their annual migration along our State’s coast.

• Automated shark monitoring receivers to be investigated for use in the Swan Canning Estuary
• Combined research efforts to focus on bull shark movements

• BEN signs play a vital role when WA beachgoers need emergency assistance
• Unique codes allow emergency services to pinpoint where help is needed 
• BEN signs are mapped on the SharkSmart website and SharkSmart WA app 

• McGowan Government shark mitigation efforts embraced by Western Australians
• SmarkSmart WA app hits 100,000 downloads milestone
• Almost 8000 rebates claimed for personal shark deterrent devices

• $1 million to boost mobile coverage across the State's popular remote surf beaches
• 18 popular surf beaches to get improved and expanded mobile connectivity

• Upgraded shark detection receivers and new shark warning towers in place from Sorrento to Ocean Reef
• McGowan Government delivers $5.1m for shark mitigation strategies in 2022/23
• Metropolitan and South-West helicopter beach patrols to operate daily, in time for school holidays

Spring is here and weekend helicopter patrols will be lifting off tomorrow to watch over the Perth metro coastline and Rottnest as well as beaches in WA’s South West.

It is also time for everyone to turn on their Sea Sense and keep safe over the warmer months when enjoying the water.

• Installation of BEN signs in the City of Stirling completing their rollout along Perth's coast
• 1,482 BEN signs between the Mid-West and Esperance
• Over $500,000 in McGowan Government grants provided to WA councils and shires for their installation