A major WA tourist attraction that allows visitors to interact with dolphins in the water has gone into voluntary administration.
The Dolphin Discovery Centre, based in Bunbury south of Perth, is a conservation-focused aquarium and well-known tourism attraction.
It offers dolphin tours in waters off Bunbury and is one of two places in WA licensed to hold public feedings of wild dolphins.
A volunteer oversees a tour group waiting in the water for dolphins at the centre. (ABC South West WA: Ethan French)
The centre has been impacted by a number of challenges in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, rising supply costs and staffing shortages.
In a statement, administrator RSM Australia said it would be “business as usual” at the centre aside from some changes on the hospitality side.
“It is anticipated that the restaurant offering may be reduced in the short term,” RSM partner Jerome Mohen said.
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