

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cambridge Gulf Sand Proposal – Community Meeting - Hosted by Boskalis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+08:00)
- **Event Description**: There will be community information sessions held by Boskalis in Kununurra on the 13th of April and Wyndham on the 15th of April. 

Kununurra - Kimberley Grande (Argyle Room)
Wyndham - Council Chambers

These meetings are an opportunity for the public to hear more about the proposed sand dredging operation in the Cambridge Gulf, ask questions, and better understand what’s being proposed.

The proposal involves the removal of up to 70 million cubic meters of sand, silt and sediment from the Gulf over a 15 year period, with material to be loaded directly onto the main vessel and transported straight overseas.

For many in the community, this raises important questions, in particularly around:

• Potential impacts on local fishing grounds
• the Ord River system and surrounding mangroves
• Marine life, including species such as flatback turtles, snubfin dolphins, fingermark and black jewfish
• the overall economic value to the region

It has also raised questions around how much community engagement has occurred to date, with many locals only becoming aware of the proposal recently. However main stakeholders have been aware since late 2022.

There are also questions around local jobs and economic benefit, particularly given the material is exported overseas and the region already faces challenges filling existing roles.

It is also important to note that the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has determined that this proposal does not require a full environmental assessment.

This decision is currently under appeal and is now being considered by the Office of the Appeals Convenor, which will make recommendations to the Minister for Environment.

For many in the community, this raises further questions about whether the proposal has been assessed with enough detail given its scale.

There are still uncertainties around how this system will respond long-term and how marine life uses the area, especially given the limited observation and data currently available.

This isn’t about telling people what to think, it’s about making sure the right questions are being asked and that the community has a chance to be informed and involved.

You don’t need to speak, or ask questions,  just being there matters.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kununurra/cambridge-gulf-sand-proposal-community-meeting-hosted-by-boskalis/200029860644742
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029860644742?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kununurra-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kununurra
- **state**: WA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Kimberley Grande Resort
- **lat**: -15.782577288449
- **long**: 128.73655378819
- **full address**: Kimberley Grande Resort, 20 Victoria Hwy,Kununurra,WA,Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ord River & Cambridge Gulf Protection Group (https://allevents.in/org/ord-river-and-cambridge-gulf-protection-group/27620267)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+08:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Kimberley Grande Resort, 20 Victoria Hwy,Kununurra,WA,Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ord River & Cambridge Gulf Protection Group
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Cambridge Gulf Sand Proposal – Community Meeting - Hosted by Boskalis ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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