Resident Mick Crosby has called for more to be done to get the jetty in Australind back open to the public.
The jetty, which is located off Old Coast Road before the Australind townsite, has been closed to the public since February 2021 with no indication of when it will re-open.
A department of water and environmental regulation spokesperson told the Mail that an assessment of the jetty showed "significant structural issues that would require extensive remedial works for the jetty to be safe for the public".
Mr Crosby said he was frustrated at the lack of communication from the responsible agencies of the jetty.
"It's not just me, other people are upset and wanting it opened," he said.
Mr Crosby said about 14 months ago a bad storm coupled with an extremely high tide washed gravel away from some parts of the walkway and formed large holes.
"Over the next 12 months these holes either collapsed in on themselves (to an extent virtually repairing themselves) requiring only a small amount of extra work to get the structure back to its pre-storm condition," he said.
"It's not in that bad of a condition."
In early February this year the first barrier was erected to stop people using the Jetty, with a sign saying it was dangerous to use the jetty and a number to contact the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
"When I called that number the person I spoke to had no idea what I was talking about and promised to find out what was happening and get back to me which never happened," Mr Crosby said.
Shire of Harvey president Paul Gillett said the shire was keen for the jetty to be re-opened to the public as soon as possible.
"However, it is the responsibility of the state government," he said.
Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns said part of the reason for the closure was due to a member of the public suffering an injury on the jetty in late 2020.
She and the department said it was working on obtaining cost estimates for a range of options with a decision to be made "in due course".
Mr Crosby said when opened, the jetty was used all year round by residents and visitors.
"Since the barriers have been put up people have still been using the jetty, either climbing over them or pulling them down," he said.
"For about a week there was no barrier there and people thought the jetty was open again, but it turned out that someone from the public had removed it and it has now been replaced with a more substantial one topped with barbed wire.
"I think this shows the frustration people are feeling."