2009-2010 Maritime Grants

In December 2009, the Minister for Ports and Waterways announced $5.26 million in State Government grants to support 65 boating infrastructure projects across NSW. These grants included more than $2.90 million for 56 projects in regional NSW and $2.36 million for 9 Sydney Harbour boat ramp projects.

In January 2010, the Premier announced more than $181,000 in funding for 6 water-based projects in Sydney Harbour under the Sharing Sydney Harbour Access Program.

North Coast Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Ballina Shire Council

New Pontoon at Wardell Wharf - Bridge Drive, Wardell (Richmond River)

Completed - October 2011

$69,194

($34,597)

Clarence Valley Council

Clarence River Wharves Development Plan

January 2010

$82,787

($20,000)

Clarence Valley Council

Construction of New Boat Ramp & Carpark at Woombah, Clarence River

Completed - October 2011

$333,000

($166,500)

Clarence Valley Council

New Pontoon at Harwood, Clarence River

Completed - December 2011

$275,965

($137,983)

Coffs Harbour City Council

Pontoon Replacement & Boat Harbour Concept Planning - Coffs Harbour Boat Ramp

May 2012

$82,715

($49,119)

Greater Taree City Council

Coopernook Foreshore Reserve Pontoon, Manning River

Completed - January 2012

$148,700

($74,350)

Greater Taree City Council

Manning Valley Boating Infrastructure Plan

June 2012

$100,000

($30,000)

Kempsey Shire Council

Marine Infrastructure Assessment - Macleay River Estuary

September 2010

$205,000

($30,000)

Lismore City Council New Boat Ramp & Wharf Replacement - Dungurruba, Richmond River

$80,000

($40,000)

NSW Department of Lands

Public Wharf, Toilets & Vehicular Access Track - Lower Farquhar Inlet

April 2011

$107,500

($25,000)

Tweed Shire Council

Boat Ramp Upgrade - Fingal Head & Condong, Tweed

Completed - April 2010

$39,783

($19,891)

Hunter/Inland Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Australian Volunteer Coastguard

Pontoon installation at Lemon Tree Passage, Port Stephens

Completed - January 2010

$10,460

($5,230)

Dubbo Shire Council

Macquarie River Pontoon Installation

Completed - May 2011

$66,915

($33,413)

Great Lakes Council

Tea Gardens Public Wharf No.1 - New Pontoon

Completed - October 2010

$167,039

($83,520)

Great Lakes Council

Tea Gardens Public Wharf No.2 Upgrade

Completed - June 2010

$59,471

($20,000)

Inverell Shire Council

Extension of Boat Ramp at Pindari Dam

Completed - May 2010

$46,282

($23,141)

Lake Macquarie City Council

Blacksmiths Boat Harbour Pontoon - Lake Macquarie Entrance

Completed - June 2011

$170,000

($85,000)

Lake Macquarie City Council

Dobell Park Boat Ramp Upgrade, Wangi Wangi

Completed - September 2010

$206,086

($100,000)

Narrabri Shire Council

Narrabri Lake Jetty Installation

Completed - August 2011

$33,988

($16,994)

Port Stephens Council

Karuah Regional Boat Ramp Upgrade (Additional Funding)

Completed - July 2011

$470,484

($194,000)

Port Stephens Council Little Beach Boat Ramp Wave Attenuator and Sand Diverter

$118,000

($59,000)

Port Stephens Council

Shoal Bay Boat Ramp Redevelopment

Completed - December 2011

$43,700

($22,500)

Port Stephens Council

Soldiers Point Boat Ramp Pontoons (Additional Funding)

Completed - June 2009

$145,000

($72,500)

Upper Hunter Shire Council

Lake Glenbawn Boat Ramp - Carpark and Access Upgrade

Completed - June 2011

$141,072

($68,495)

Wangi Wangi District Workers Club

Repairs to Wangi Wangi District Workers Club & Public Jetty

Completed - June 2010

$80,000

($40,000)

Wyong Shire Council

Picnic Point Boat Ramp, The Entrance (Additional Funding)

Completed - December 2009

$100,000

($50,000)

Hawkesbury/Broken Bay Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Cameron Brae P/L

Berowra Waters Marina Sewage Pump Out Facility

Completed - February 2010

$161,761

($36,940)

D'Albora Marinas

Akuna Bay Marina Pump Out Upgrade - Hawkesbury River

Completed - February 2010

$36,680

($18,340)

Gosford City Council

Green Point Dinghy Storage, Brisbane Water

Completed - February 2011

$29,760

($13,527)

Gosford City Council

Koolewong Dinghy Storage, Brisbane Water

Completed - February 2011

$19,894

($9,947)

Gosford City Council

Woy Woy Town Centre Wharf - User Study & Design

Completed - August 2011

$44,980

($22,490)

Hawkesbury City Council

Windsor Public Wharf Replacement

Completed - May 2012

$726,000

($200,000)

Hornsby Shire Council

Wisemans Ferry Public Wharf Embankment Repair

Completed - September 2010

$32,127

($16,063)

Pittwater Council

Sand Point Boat Ramp Study, Palm Beach

Completed - May 2012

$21,548

($10,774)

Pittwater Council

Woorak Reserve Car/trailer Park Upgrade (Stage 1), Palm Beach

Completed - May 2012

$565,000

($177,500)

Pittwater Council

Careel Bay Foreshore - Master Plan & Boat Tie Up (Stage 1)

Completed - June 2011

$16,516

($8,258)

Pittwater Council

Dinghy Storage at Sandy Beach Reserve - Pittwater

Completed - March 2011

$7,168

($3,584)

Pittwater Council

Kayak Storage at Paradise Beach, Pittwater

Completed - December 2010

$5,041

($2,521)

Pittwater Council

Pontoon and Gangway Installation with Disabled Access at Tennis Wharf, Scotland Island

Completed - May 2011

$169,080

($84,750)

Sutherland/Port Hacking Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Rockdale City Council

Kyeemagh Boat Ramp Reserve Refurbishment (Stage 3), Cooks River

Completed - June 2010

$257,145

($55,000)

Sutherland Shire Council

Yowie Bay Boat Ramp Upgrade and New Pontoon (Additional Funding)

Completed - September 2011

$569,233

($210,368)

Sutherland Shire Council

Water Street Boat Ramp Upgrade, Burraneer Bay

Completed - February 2010

$30,000

($15,000)

South Coast Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Bega Valley Shire Council

Merimbula Town Wharf Reconstruction

Completed - December 2010

$803,000

($100,000)

Eurobodalla Shire Council

Mosquito Bay Ramp Upgrade - Lilli Pilli

Completed - December 2010

$106,430

($53,215)

Lake Illawarra Authority

Deakin Reserve Jetty Pontoon - Burroo Bay, Oak Flats (Lake Illawarra)

Completed - September 2011

$161,351

($55,273)

Shellharbour City Council

Ski Way Park Jetty, Oak Flats (Lake Illawarra)

Completed - September 2011

$83,833

($41,966)

Shoalhaven City Council

Ulladulla Harbour Pontoon

Completed - April 2011

$200,822

($100,000)

Murray/Inland Region

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Berrigan Shire Council

Boat Ramp Erosion Control, Tocumwal

Completed - June 2013

$34,875

($17,438)

Carrathool Shire Council

New Boat Ramp - Carrathool Bridge, Murrumbidgee River

Grant cancelled

$61,000

($30,5000)

Corowa Shire Council

Boat ramp installation, carpark and access upgrade, riverbank erosion control at Ball Park Reserve, Corowa Lagoon on the Murray River

Completed - June 2011

$354,250

$129,000

Corowa Shire Council

Mulwala Boat Ramp Upgrade

Completed - October 2009

$50,000

($25,000)

Deniliquin Shire Council

McLeans Beach Boat Ramp & Facilities Upgrade - Edwards River, Deniliquin (Additional Funding)

Completed - November 2009

$70,658

($35,329)

Deniliquin Shire Council

Upgrade of Lawson Syphon Reserve Boat Ramp, Deniliquin

Completed - May 2011

$10,138

($5,069)

Deniliquin Shire Council

Upgrade of Twin Rivers Boat Ramp, Riverina Highway, Deniliquin

Completed - May 2011

$24,640

($12,320)

Griffith City Council

Lake Wyangan Boat Ramp Access Road upgrade

Completed - June 2011

$12,286

($5,968)

Narrandera Shire Council

Lake Talbot Boat Ramp Reconstruction, Narrandera

Completed - October 2010

$30,798

($15,000)

Wentworth Angling Club

Fort Courage Pontoons & Boat Ramp Upgrade - Murray River, Wentworth

Completed - May 2013

$118,000

($59,000)

Sydney Harbour Boat Ramps

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
City of Canada Bay Council

Bayview Park Boat Ramp Upgrade and New Pontoon, Concord

Completed - October 2011

$279,000

($279,000)

City of Canada Bay Council

Taplin Park Boat Ramp Parking Upgrade and Pontoon, Drummoyne

Completed - October 2010

$768,493

($768,493)

Hunters Hill Council

Margaret Street Boat Ramp Upgrade and New Pontoon, Woolwich

Completed - October 2012

$384,000

($384,000)

Lane Cove Council

Burns Bay Boat Ramp Upgrade (Carpark & Dinghy Storage), Riverview

Completed - December 2010

$176,147

($176,147)

North Sydney Council

Tunks Park Boat Ramp Pontoon, Cammeray

Completed - April 2010

$54,420

($54,420)

NPWS (DECCW)

Davidson Park Boat Ramp Facilities Improvement, Killarney Heights

Completed - December 2012

$409,397

($409,397)

Maritime/Woollahra Council

Lyne Park Boating Access Options Study

Completed - March 2010

$25,200

($25,200)

Parramatta City Council

Wharf Road Boat Facilities Improvement (Exit Road), Ermington

Completed - August 2010

$298,575

($298,575)

Woollahra Council

Davidson Park Boat Ramp Facilities Improvement, Killarney Heights

Completed - September 2012

$680,000

($57,451)

SSHAP - Announced in January 2010

Applicant Project Name Total Est. Cost (BBP Grant)
Balmain Sailing Club

Access Project Balmain Sailing Club

Grant Cancelled

$309,500

($95,000)

City of Canada Bay Council

Thompson Street Wharf Feasibility Study

Completed - June 2013

$30,000

($15,000)

City of Ryde Council

Balun Reserve Beach Access Improvements

Grant Cancelled

$119,449

($12,810)

Hunters Hill Council

Dinghy Racks at Murray Prior Reserve, Hunters Hill

Completed - October 2010

$29,384

($14,694)

Leichhardt Council

Leichhardt Park - Forshore Access Steps and Dinghy Storage Facility

Completed - June 2011

$35,609

($17,805)

Middle Harbour Amateur Sailing Club

MHASC Car Park Refurbishment, The Spit

Completed - October 2010

$20,000

($7,000)

NPWS (DECCW)

Bantry Bay Jetty Repairs

Completed - April 2010

$48,626

($24,300)

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