GCWA is developing the Waterways Place Strategy to facilitate future planning, investment decision-making and management activity for our Gold Coast waterways. To have your say, please complete the Waterways Place Strategy Survey before 28 April.
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority is improving access and connections to the waterways by dredging the North Channel and South Channel navigation channels adjacent to the Seaway. Approximately 70,000 cubic metres of sand will be removed from the channel and beneficially reused.
As part of The Spit Master Plan implementation, we are upgrading the boat ramps, existing pontoon and adding a floating walkway. Parking, pathways, landscaping and public amenities will also be improved.
Gold Coast Waterways Authority has completed another major project to ensure safe access on the Gold Coast waterways.
We are developing the next Waterways Management Program 2024-2028 and Spit Works Program (Community Infrastructure) 2024-2028 to guide our projects and operations for the next four years.
Community and key stakeholder engagement was undertaken in 2023 to gather feedback on the Top of The Spit Precinct Plan.
The Seaway Promenade and Moondarewa Spit redevelopment project has been honoured with the City of Gold Coast Urban Design Award for Public Projects at their annual awards evening on 9 November 2023. The Revitalisation project was a key outcome of The Spit Master Plan Implementation undertaken by the Queensland Government and delivered by Gold Coast […]
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) is approaching the end of our tenth year of guiding the responsible and sustainable management of Gold Coast Waterways. The GCWA was established in December 2012 by the Queensland Government through the Gold Coast Waterways Authority Act 2012. With the responsibility for a waterways network that stretches from Jumpinpin […]
The full potential of one of Queensland’s most stunning coastal parklands is set to be unlocked with the reveal of a detailed precinct plan for The Top of The Spit, Main Beach.
At the start of 2023, we asked you your thoughts about The Top of The Spit at Main Beach. We did this to craft a detailed precinct plan for The Top of the Spit that reflects the community’s vision in line with The Spit Master Plan.
Any damaged or missing aids to navigation such as beacons, buoys, markers or signs, should be reported as soon as possible on
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Who’s Who in the Blue explains who is responsible for managing, protecting and regulating Queensland’s waterways, particularly on the Gold Coast.
It clarifies agency roles across safety, environmental protection, pollution response, compliance and infrastructure, helping avoid confusion and duplication.
Overall, it’s a quick reference guide that supports coordination, accountability and effective waterway stewardship.
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians, the Yugambeh peoples of South East Queensland, including the Kombumerri, Mununjali, Wangerriburra, Bullongin and other clans, and their Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise their unique and ongoing spiritual and cultural connection with the land and waters of the Gold Coast area.