In the Community
Loving Where We Live
Community Support
Sea West is a local, family-owned business, and we are proud of the places we call home. In Mandurah and at Rottnest Island, we support the charities, schools, research and community groups that help our waterways and our community thrive, and we donate to many local charities throughout the year.
Here are some of the ways we give back throughout the year.
Sustainability
On our seafood cruises we serve wild-caught seafood with the MSC blue tick or responsibly farmed aquaculture. Every vessel also has Containers for Change bins, and we donate the proceeds to the community projects we support.
Local Education
We run free Mandurah Marine World Education sessions for local schools, kindergartens and childcare centres, where our mascot Dolly Dolphin teaches children about our waterways, marine life and caring for the environment.
Christmas Wishing Well
During Christmas Lights season, a floating Wishing Well sits in the canals and our guests add gold coin donations as they cruise past. Run with the Rotary Club of Mandurah, it has raised more than $325,000 for local charities since 2008.
Dolphin Rescue
We support the Mandurah Volunteer Dolphin Rescue Group, part of Estuary Guardians, with crew, vessels and resources, collect guest donations for Estuary Guardians and help produce the Mandurah Fin Book. Our Commercial Operations Manager, Nat Goddard, recently coordinated the rescue of dolphin sisters Spirit and Jingles near Little Yunderup Island, and narrates the story in the video.
Dolphin Research
Mandurah Cruises has committed $50,000 to the Mandurah Dolphin Research Project led by Dr Krista Nicholson, and shares its daily dolphin sightings with the team. Mandurah is home to about 90 wild dolphins, the largest resident dolphin population in WA.
Shorebird Count
Each year we donate a vessel, fuel, a skipper and our Environmental Leader to the official count of migratory shorebirds in the Peel-Yalgorup System, a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Camp Quality
On the opening night of every Christmas Lights season, we donate our vessels to Camp Quality, with up to 150 seats across three vessels for children and families living with cancer. Santa and his elf come along too.
Coastal Clean‑ups
We support Coastal Waste Warriors’ monthly clean-ups around Mandurah with raffle prizes, and our Environmental Leader and crew regularly volunteer. We are also part of the Clean Waterways working group run by Estuary Guardians.
Pride and Inclusion
Each year we sponsor the Pride in Peel cruise in Mandurah for IDAHOBIT, with a live DJ, drag performances and Mandurah’s bridge lit in rainbow colours. We have also proudly supported PrideFEST WA.
Wonders of the Wetlands
Each year we support the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council with a Wonders of the Wetlands cruise, helping locals discover the birdlife and wetlands of the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
Story Dogs
Mandurah Cruises proudly sponsors Monty through Story Dogs, a literacy program where children read one-on-one to trained dogs and volunteers, building their reading skills and confidence.
The RICK Project
We support The RICK Project, which helps keep our kids safer along our beautiful coast. In October 2026 we hosted its fundraising cruise on the Mandurah waterways, with Mandurah Surf Life Saving Club.
Junior Football
We proudly sponsor the Halls Head Junior Football Club, cheering on the next generation of local players.
headspace Mandurah
We were proud to be a community partner for headspace Day 2026, supporting the Young Creatives Youth Market on the Mandurah foreshore and celebrating the young people in our community.
Caring for Our Waterways
MANDURAH AND ROTTNEST ISLAND