EPA, developer defend records over contentious WA beach development
By Sam Tomlin, Stan Shaw, and Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

The City of Busselton says the watchdog has ignored its own rules after giving the Smiths Beach development the green light, but Fini Group says its work was "rigorous".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/epa-under-fire-city-of-busselton-smiths-beach/106474390

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