COMMUNITY
Our waterways, our future – 2020 wrap-up
What a year 2020 has been. Whilst COVID-19 has certainly thrown us some curve balls, we’ve been inspired by the willingness of people to work together and help each other out. We hope that continues in 2021 so that the Gold Coast, and the wider community, bounces back...
Our waterways, our future – share your views
We're refreshing our Gold Coast Waterways Strategy and we'd like to hear your views on what the future of the waterways looks like over the next ten years. To help us plan ahead, we're inviting you to fill out this short survey. It'll only take a couple of minutes and...
2019-2020 Annual Report
In 2019-2020 the Gold Coast Waterways Authority has delivered on key infrastructure, waterways management and research objectives which have been part of our longer-term planning, unlocking more opportunities for local businesses, recreational users and visitors to...
Meet the Board
The Board is committed to setting priorities locally. Meet The Board sessions are held regularly throughout the Gold Coast to provide community members with the opportunity to provide their input on planning for the waterways now and into the future. According to the...
Name Our RangerBot Competition!
We have a new team member joining us in July and we’re inviting all Gold Coast primary school students to help name our new underwater RangerBot with the winner to receive a waterways prize pack valued at almost $600. RangerBot is a novel, vision-based robotic tool...
New-style moorings to protect environment
We’ve taken the first steps towards introducing Environmentally Friendly Moorings (EFMs) into Gold Coast waters. As part of our Buoy Mooring Management Strategy , and in partnership with Healthy Land and Water (HLW,) we’ve supported the installation of 22 EFMs in the...
Consultation: New Survey Open Online
We hope everyone is taking care of themselves and their loved ones. We’re trying to do more of our business online during this time. We've put a new survey up online and would like to invite you to fill it out if possible. We’re planning for the future and would love...
Landmark light study protects blooming seagrass
Study into light sensitivity of Gold Coast seagrass meadows to guide improved management A landmark study into the light sensitivity of Gold Coast seagrass meadows has pinpointed how much light these vital sea life breeding and feeding grounds need to grow and thrive....
LATEST NEWS
Protecting our waterways and lifestyle at centre of climate adaptation partnership
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority and City of Gold Coast are partnering to plan and develop new technologies, infrastructure and environmental management practices under a new agreement aimed at tackling climate change. As a first step under the partnership, GCWA and...
Innovation gives GCWA eyes underwater
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) has been specially developed to enhance our knowledge of the Gold Coast’s underwater environments and improve waterways management. The new Rangerbot named Nyah will do a range of jobs including marine habitat surveys,...
$11 million asset lights the way for Gold Coast waterways access
Here’s a trivia question for you. What’s valued at over $11 million and helps keep Gold Coast navigation channels safer and accessible for boaties? If your answer was the Aids to Navigation (AtoN) dotted around the waterways network, you are right! On the Gold Coast...
War on Wrecks: 106 clean-ups and counting
We're continuing to make good progress through the War on Wrecks. Since the program started in July 2018 we’ve removed 106 abandoned vessels and pieces of property from our beautiful waterways. This includes fishing boats, small yachts, pontoons, tenders, runabouts...
Gold Coast puts out welcome mat for superyachts
The Gold Coast is putting out the welcome mat for superyachts with a new guide launched today by the Gold Coast Waterways Authority and the City of Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Superyacht Guide produced in partnership with the Council fills an information gap in the...
National recognition for community engagement on Spit Master Plan
We're honoured to be part of a team which has won a Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) 2020 National Award for Planning Excellence for our work on The Spit Master Plan https://www.planning.org.au/awards/awards-for-planning-excellence-2 We're sharing the Award for...
Multi-million dollar investment supports local jobs and Gold Coast waterways access
We’re investing more than $35 million in our waterways city over the next four years to upgrade facilities for boaties, maintain navigation and improve access through dredging navigation channels. The centrepiece of our Waterways Management Program 2020-2024 is a $5.5...
10-Year Strategy | Expressions of Interest Working Group
We’re working to create a shared vision for our beautiful waterways, one which truly reflects what the community wants to see. We’re talking about a blueprint to help us deliver the best possible management of the waterways into the future that is aligned to the...
PROJECT NEWS
Upgrade sparks Sand Bypass System improvements
High voltage switch gear which keeps the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System pumping is about to undergo a major upgrade. We've awarded a $1.2 million contract for the work to locally based firm, TEW Solutions. The investment is vital because the Sand Bypass System...
Work starts on major enhancement to Gold Coast waterways gateway
Preliminary works have started on a multi-million-dollar project to dredge an area near the Gold Coast Seaway entrance and in the adjacent navigation channels to improve access to the waterways network. A contract to undertake sediment sampling for the project has...
Multi-million-dollar project supports ongoing operations to keep Seaway safe and accessible
Our multi-million-dollar upgrade of the Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System jetty is complete, supporting ongoing Seaway and inland coastal waterways access for boaties and commercial operators. We've invested $3.35 million installing extra support beams underneath the...
Northern Gold Coast dredging benefits boaties
A $2.5 million dredging campaign in northern Gold Coast waterways will benefit boaties in one of the city’s fastest growing areas. Work is underway on dredging Main Channel (North and South) in the Jacobs Well area. The dredging is being done by south east Queensland...
Spit Master Plan projects injecting $5 million into local economy
We’re excited to be bringing the community’s vision for The Spit to life. Work starts next week on the Moondarewa Spit foreshore improvements and the Seaway Promenade and will be finished in time for the Christmas holidays. The construction tender has been awarded to...
West Crab Island channel dredging supports our waterways city’s marine industries
GCWA is pushing ahead with dredging works on the Gold Coast, ensuring vital transport links remain open for our waterways city’s marine industries. “Dredging is starting in the West Crab Island Channel in the section from the Ephraim Island bridge down to the...
Works underway to improve access to Sand Bypass System jetty
We’re making some more improvements to the Sand Bypass System jetty with a new access ramp being included in works underway at The Spit. The ramp’s been designed to meet current accessibility codes and standards and should be open to the public by December 2020. The...
Powerful upgrade to give Sand Bypass System a new lease of life
The Gold Coast’s Sand Bypass System is about to receive a new lease of life with work underway on upgrading its high voltage switch gear. We’ll invest about $1.9 million in upgrade works over the next 12 months. The upgrade is expected to generate about 20 direct and...