western australia

dolphin discovery centre

Another covid victim

@JudyEv (340216)

Rockingham, Australia

February 29, 2024 6:24pm CST

Not a person this time but a tourist attraction and research facility. I’m sure no-one would deny that covid has been responsible for a number of businesses finding themselves in financial difficulties. A new one which was featured in our local news is the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre, which has now put itself into administration. The Centre is situated on an inlet and the wild dolphins come and go as they please. They used to have times when you could feed the dolphins but I think that practice has stopped. We visited there some years ago and the interpretative centre was very impressive. It's to be hoped the Centre can survive this latest hurdle. The photo was taken in Busselton at one of our house-sit places.

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@snowy22315 (180812)

• United States

1 Mar

Oh boy! Not good. I hope it can survive.

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@snowy22315 (180812)

• United States

2 Mar

@JudyEv It would be.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

It would be a great shame if it had to close altogether. They have some really educational displays there.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Mar

It's sad the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre fell victim to COVID. I hope it can make a comeback from the financial difficulty it finds itself in.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Mar

@JudyEv I hope they do.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

Maybe the new administrators will have some innovative ideas.

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@shaggin (72141)

• United States

1 Mar

It is very sad how many places went under during Covid. It was so hard for a lot of places to recover financially.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

I still feel strange when I see photos from that time and the malls and streets are absolutely empty.

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@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

1 Mar

I hope they survive.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

Hopefully with better management, they might be able to continue.

@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

1 Mar

I am sorry, many places have closed here after Covid and we are losing also many stores. People got the habit to buy online.

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

2 Mar

@JudyEv There are a lot of things that I order online now. It is so much more comfortable that going out and check the stores.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

I think that is very true. It's easy to buy almost anything you want online.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

1 Mar

So many places were affected by covid. It is sad.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

I know one big restaurant in a seaside town started doing home delivery during covid. Businesses needed to think outside the box if they wanted to survive.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

3 Mar

@JudyEv that is so true. A lot of places didnt survive.

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@rebelann (112875)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Mar

I wish I could get a photo of something that kool but I'm way too far away from any body of water.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

The house we were living in had its own little jetty and we saw the dolphins several times.

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@RebeccasFarm (89873)

• Arvada, Colorado

1 Mar

What a sad thing Judy..I love dolphins too.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

We were so excited to see the first dolphins in our part of the canal complex. We saw them a few times during our stay there.

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@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

1 Mar

It would be sad if the Centre were to permanently close. Dolphins have always been a favorite of mine since way back in my childhood days of watching the show Flipper on television.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

Hopefully they'll survive with better management. There are universities and research units involved as well so they'll be pushing for it to continue.

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@wolfgirl569 (106361)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Mar

That's sad

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

I haven't visited there for some years but I did enjoy the time and thought the whole thing was very well done.

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@Dena91 (16634)

• United States

1 Mar

I hope that in time these places will come back stronger than ever.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

It is very educational as well as being enjoyable. Hopefully they'll find a way to keep it open.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (19488)

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1 Mar

I will always wish the centre to survive the hurdle

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

Maybe with better management, they'll be able to keep the centre open. I hope so too.

@LindaOHio (178877)

• United States

1 Mar

Love the photo. Sorry to hear about the Discovery Centre.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

It will a loss to the state if the place has to close.

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@Beestring (14562)

• Hong Kong

1 Mar

Hope the Centre can survive. We also have a number of stores closed due to poor business during Covid.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

Yes, a lot of businesses weren't able to weather the covid disaster.

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@jstory07 (139742)

• Roseburg, Oregon

1 Mar

It would be nice to see dolphins. We went whale watching last summer and that was niceg.

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@JudyEv (340216)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar

I've been out whale watching once or twice. I couldn't get over how huge they were.