The controversial Smiths Beach tourism development in Yallingup, which has been dogged by scandal in its 10-year history, is set to enter the spotlight again with new plans to be released today.
Shire of Busselton planners will release a report on yet-to-be revealed modified plans for the Smiths Beach project, after rejecting previous proposals. 
Councillors will debate the plan next Monday.
The new plan will be released just days before developer Canal Rocks and the Shire of Busselton go before the State Administrative Tribunal on June 11 for a 12-day hearing into the multi-million dollar development.
Canal Rocks wants to build 272 tourist units, 104 homes, two 50-bed hotels, a 60-bed backpacker lodge and about 50 camping sites on 21ha at the southern end of Smiths Beach.
Busselton shire rejected a modified proposal to the plan last December.
The Environmental Protection Authority rejected the project in April and said it would affect views of the coastline.
But EPA chairman Paul Vogel said a smaller development might be acceptable.
Canal Rocks would not comment on the new proposal.
The developer has never commented on the EPA’s rejection of its plan.
Source : www.thewest.com.au
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Finally after a decade of trying to get plans to develop on the banks of the Moore River, they have been given the go ahead to build 2000 new
homes.
Planning Minister John Day told parliament Cabinet had approved a smaller development that is allowing a population of up to 6000 people.
Original plans have been cut by 60 per cent which would have allowed a population of around 15000 people.
Marcus Plunkett the developer has said ” this will ensure that the shire of Gingin will have a major residential and tourism development which will bring much needed infrastructure to the area.”
This development will still need to put forward plans for approval, a revised plan is expected to be released for public comment.
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