Current and announced projects
We own and maintain over 507 pieces of marine infrastructure valued at about $194 million. These include assets such as state boat harbours, boat ramps, jetties, pontoons, floating walkways, channels, and breakwaters/rock groynes.
The Boating Infrastructure Program within the Maritime Infrastructure Investment Program funds:
- public recreational boating facilities for launching and retrieving recreational trailer boats
- maintaining depths in state boat harbours and selected high–use channels to ensure access to the busiest recreational boating facilities
- pontoons and jetties for deeper–draught vessels such as yachts and powerboats, for pick–up and set–down of passengers and supplies, and limited commercial use.
| Location/facility | State electorate | Scope of works | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville Region | |||
| Ross River (Townsville) dredging | Mundingburra | Channel dredging to access both the Townsville Recreational Boating Park and the Railway Estate boat ramps | |
| Cairns Region | |||
| Bloomfield River repair boat ramp and pontoon following cyclone damage | Cook | Bloomfield River repair boat ramp and pontoon | |
| Trinity Park, Cairns—new training wall or groyne | Barron River | Maritime Safety Queensland grant contribution to Cairns Regional Council for training wall or groyne on north side of Half Moon Creek entrance | |
| Kurrimine Beach—upgrade boat ramp Concept layout |
Hill | Upgrade boat ramp and construct fixed sloping walkway | |
| Rocky Point (Weipa)–upgrade boat ramp | Cook | Upgrade boat launching facility | |
| Killaloe Damp Road (Port Douglas) | Cook | Dredge material ponds management | |
| Ashford Avenue (Port Douglas) | Cook | Resurface boat ramp | |
| Port Douglas entrance and harbour dredging | Cook | Maintenance dredging of entrance and public channels within Dickson Inlet | |
| Rosehill dinghy harbour (Thursday Island/Waibene) maintenance dredging | Cook | Minor dredge maintenance works to improve access to existing dinghy harbour and boat ramp. | |
| Gladstone Region | |||
| Poona boat ramp upgrade and channel dredging Concept layout |
Maryborough | Upgrade/widen boat ramp, fit an access walkway, re dredge a former access channel | |
| Urangan Harbour dredging | Hervey Bay | Entrance and harbour dredging | |
| Walkers Point (Woodgate) boat ramp upgrade January 2025 media statement Concept layout |
Bundaberg | Upgrade boat ramp, install floating walkway, construct current limiting breakwater | |
| Beelbi Creek (Toogoom) – new floating walkway | Maryborough | Install floating walkway (and widen ramp to support walkway) | |
| Rosslyn Bay, boat ramp | Keppel | Resurface boat ramp | |
| Granville Road (Maaroom), boat ramp | Maryborough | Resurface boat ramp | |
| Brisbane Region | |||
| Wellington Point jetty | Oodgeroo | Jetty repairs | |
| Wallaby Road (southern Redland Bay) | Redlands | New two-lane boat ramp with central floating walkway | |
| Wahine Drive (Russell Island) | Redlands | Install floating walkway (and widen ramp to support walkway) | |
In assessing and prioritising projects for inclusion into the program, we will consider the following:
- community consultation web–based (delivered by us)
- the latest state–wide demand forecasting study incorporating:
- demographic forecasts
- boating catchment vessel registration analysis
- community and agency consultation
- maximising benefits for the boating public
- state–wide equity considerations within the scope of available funding
- submissions from councils and port authorities
- agreement from land–side partners (councils and port authorities) who are willing to commit resources/funding, based on their budget priorities
- site suitability including:
- land availability
- detailed engineering feasibility
- detailed environmental feasibility and constraints (for example, marine parks, fish habitat areas, and other protected areas).
For more information on recreational boating infrastructure email [email protected].