Rottnest Island Lodge construction by Place Development to start next year after green light

A $40 million redevelopment of the Rottnest Island Lodge has been given approval, but there are conditions to ensure the site's significant Indigenous history is acknowledged.

The popular holiday island, off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia, is known by the Whadjuk Noongar people as Wadjemup.

The approval is conditional on an Aboriginal cultural heritage plan for the site and using Whadjuk Noongar language to name the new 102-room hotel, while the Whadjuk people will also provide advice and monitor the project.

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