Port Hedland Voluntary Buy-Back Scheme
You can voluntarily sell your Port Hedland residential property.
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Overview
Hedland Maritime Initiative (HMI) is the special purpose vehicle established to administer the Western Australian Government’s Port Hedland Voluntary Buy-Back Scheme (PHVBS).
Hedland Maritime Initiative is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pilbara Ports Authority, a Government Trading Enterprise.
The vision is to:
- provide owners of residential eligible property within Port Hedland’s West End area with the opportunity to voluntarily sell their property if they have concerns around the potential impact of the introduction of Port Hedland West End Improvement Scheme 1 on their property values for a government-guaranteed market price; and
- support the planning and redevelopment of the acquired properties to support the revitalisation of the area into a vibrant precinct that minimises potential conflicts with existing land uses.
Team
Karlene Bylund
Managing Director
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Chris Vale
Manager
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Desiree Grossmith
Project Manager
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Alan Rance
Property Management Superintendent
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Samantha Young
Customer Officer
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Natalie Baker
Procurement Officer
Hedland Maritime Initiative
Nadean Williams
Property Officer
Hedland Maritime Initiative
West End History snapshot
We salute our maritime past; our future is informed by our rich history. Port Hedland has a long history as a maritime trading destination and is home to the World’s largest bulk export port.
1800s
Condon was the first Port in the region servicing pastoral stations until a second port for the Pilbara was developed at Port Hedland
1870s
Port Hedland was home to over 70 pearling luggers and their crews
1890s
The Port Hedland townsite was surveyed and gazetted in October 1896. Port Hedland celebrates 125 years as a gazetted Town with a Heritage Festival in 2021!
1896
Port Hedland’s first jetty was constructed, chiefly to export tin ore to Singapore and stock to the south of WA
1898
Port Hedland was an island and a 4.5 mile long causeway was made to connect the island of Port Hedland to the mainland
1900
First gold bullion is exported
1901
Port Hedland’s new second jetty was built, the first and second jetties were joined in 1910
1903
Dalgety House was built. It’s a museum today and home base for the Port Hedland Historical Society
1904
The Esplanade Hotel was built
1911
Spinifex express rail line from Marble Bar to Port Hedland was completed
1912
Baths were constructed at the end of Wedge Street for ‘women bathers’
1975
Cyclone Joan caused devastation and the hospital in the West End was flattened; repairs cost more than $2 million
