KDCCI holds business breakfast to discuss Karratha’s ongoing housing issues

Karratha’s business community has once again gathered to discuss solutions to ease the City’s ongoing housing shortage. Filling up empty houses, building on vacant land and promoting Karratha’s liveability were some suggestions thrown around at the business breakfast held by the Karratha and Districts Chamber of Commerce and Industry last week. City of Karratha chief executive Chris Adams also gave an update on the current and future projects being undertaken by council, including the appointment of an architect for the proposed Walgu apartments and the tender awarded for the Kevin Richards Memorial Oval redevelopment. BCI Minerals was represented by their head of corporate affairs Angela Glover, who provided a timeline for the $913m Mardie salt and potash project 135km west of Karratha. Construction is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2022 with operations commencing in the third quarter of the year.