Mack McCormack

The Swan River provides a unique opportunity for WA’s tourism industry, but operators say efforts to expand their businesses have been stymied by red tape and bureaucracy.

Seaplane tours operating from the Swan River are a step closer to reality after the Swan River Trust approved a 12-month trial by Catalina Airlines.

After two years battling bureaucracy, there’s light at the end of the tunnel for Catalina Adventures.

SPECIAL REPORT: Unprecedented levels of private and public spending have WA on the cusp of becoming a tourism hotspot, but the state’s reputation as Australia’s quarry remains as a challenge.

A new tourism venture has taken flight, with sightseers now able to make day trips down south via seaplanes that take off and land on the Swan River, as a second operator continues a long-running battle to gain regulatory approval for a similar service.