Crowdy Head Boat Harbour Upgrade

The Crowdy Head Boat Harbour has reached an exciting milestone with a contractor now appointed and work is set to start on Monday 8 September 2025. 

What’s happening?

• We will start work onsite from Monday 8 September 2025, weather permitting and will take about 12 months.
• Our work hours will be between 7am and 6pm from Mondays to Fridays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. We do not work on Sundays or public holidays.
• When work starts, there will be access restrictions in some areas of the harbour. This is for your safety and our workers safety. 

What to expect

• During our work there will be areas of the harbour that will no longer be accessible. This is for your safety and the safety of our workers.
• Traffic control may also be needed for larger deliveries. Please follow the signage and directions of workers in the area.
• The boat ramp will remain open during the work so the community can continue to enjoy the water. 

We recognise this will cause some inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we complete this work. 

For more information on the start of work and changes in the areas please see our more detailed August community update (PDF, 2.27 MB). 

If you use the harbour, we encourage you to join our mailing list for updates and information on any upcoming changes. To subscribe, please fill out this form or call 1800 973 343.

We invite you to come and chat with us about the upcoming Crowdy Head Boat Harbour upgrade and meet the project team at the following locations:

• Tuesday 8 April 2025 from 1pm to 6pm at the Crowdy Head Surf Club
• Wednesday 9 April 2025 from 1pm to 6pm at the Harrington Function Centre.

With tenders now closed, we will soon select a contractor to deliver the construction work with a vision for work to start mid 2025.

We hope to see you at one of our information sessions next week.

View larger version of flyer (PDF, 391.61 KB)

Transport for NSW is now seeking tenders for the construction of the project.

For more information, please read the January 2025 community update (PDF, 760.87 KB) and associated FAQs (PDF, 168.52 KB).

We are planning to hold project information sessions in February 2025 and will soon share more details about the date and time of these information sessions.

If you would like to receive regular updates and the latest news on the project straight to your inbox, we encourage you to join our mailing list.

_{The latest plan for the Crowdy Head project}

In June 2022, Transport for NSW invited the community and stakeholders to have their say on the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the Crowdy Head Boat Harbour Upgrade.

We’d like to thank the community for the feedback we received during the public display period.

In response to submissions received, Transport has made the following changes to the design:

• increased dredging area to take into consideration the area near the boat ramp
• a design for a replacement fishing platform has been developed and we are exploring additional funding options to enable this to be incorporated
• updated structural details following detailed engineering study.

You can read a summary of the feedback we received and our responses in the Submissions Report (PDF, 4.68 MB).

Planning approval received and next steps

Planning approval has been received and Transport will take the next steps to progress this project;

• seek final approvals and licencing for the work
• review scope options within the approved budget or potentially seek further funding
• seek tenders for a Principal Contractor to construct the work

For older news please visit our news archive.

The objective of the project is to improve safety and accessibility for users of the harbour by upgrading the main harbour jetty (Jetty 1) and removing the decommissioned jetty (Jetty 2).

The proposal and REF considered the following:

• Removal of the concrete Jetty 1 structure and replacement with a new floating pontoon structure
• The new Jetty 1 will provide 19 vessel berths serviced with individual water and electricity supply. The concept design accommodates various vessel sizes and includes one temporary or short-term berth to be used for overnight stays or distressed vessels
• Removal of the already decommissioned Jetty 2
• Dredging of the harbour to improve navigation and clearance depth for vessels.

Crowdy Head Boat Harbour project design.

Transport will take the next steps to progress this project;

• Award contact for the construction of the project
• Start construction
• Finish construction.

• FAQ - Crowdy Head Boat Harbour Upgrade (PDF, 168.52 KB)

• August 2025 community update (PDF, 2.27 MB)
• March 2025 community information session flyer (PDF, 391.61 KB)
• January 2025 community update (PDF, 760.87 KB)
• February 2024 community update (PDF, 934.11 KB)
• June 2023 community update (PDF, 160.75 KB)
• June 2022 community update (PDF, 729.14 KB)
• December 2021 community update (PDF, 281.51 KB)
• September 2021 project notification (PDF, 551.75 KB)

• Addendum Review of Enviornmental Factors (REF) Crowdy Head Boat Harbour Upgrade - March 2025 (PDF, 2.51 MB)
• Review of Environmental Factors (PDF, 65.75 MB)
• Crowdy Head Boat Harbour Upgrade Submissions Report (PDF, 4.68 MB)