Anchorage Island Harbour Management

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Project update 14 May 2024

This project closed for community feedback on 15 January 2024. At the Council meeting on 21 March 2024 Council resolved to:

  1. Adopt the Anchorage Harbour Management Plan (September 2023);
  2. Reserve funds raised from vessel berths fees for asset maintenance in the area;
  3. Include the following annual vessel berth licence fees for vessel berths in the Anchorage Harbour in the Council budget:
  • Pontoon Berth (Island) $ 535
  • Swing Mooring $2,126
  • Pontoon Berth (Revetment) $1,607
  • Pontoon Berth (Rotunda) $1,607
  • Fixed Berth (Jetties Boardwalk) $3,215

View the Council Report for the adoption of fees.

View the Council Resolution for the adoption of fees.

View an example license with its terms and conditions.


On exhibition - Proposed fees for vessel berths

Council will commence charging an annual licence fee for all vessel berths in Anchorage Island Harbour in January 2024.

There are four types of berth facilities present in the Anchorage Island Harbour:

  • Private pontoon with private access – Mariners Drive east, (shown red in the image)
  • Private ponton with public access – the Rotunda Boardwalk and eastern rock revetment (shown green in the image)
  • Moorings (shown yellow in the image)
  • Jetty boardwalk (blue in image)

Income from berth licence fees, coupled with a Council budget allocation to cover the public use of the site, will allow Anchorage Island Harbour to operate with financial equity and sustainability.

View Anchorage Island Harbour proposed fees for vessel berths.


On exhibition - Draft Harbour Management Plan

Council is responsible for the management of Anchorage Island Harbour and the maintenance of public facilities found within it. This draft management plan has been prepared to provide clear information regarding responsibility for issues within the harbour and how they will be managed. The objectives of the management plan are to:

  • Maintain the existing public facilities that allow safe use and enjoyment of the harbour area
  • Implement a vessel berth fee collection system
  • Implement a system of vessel berth licensing
  • Manage risk and support emergency response
  • Protect harbour amenity and environmental values

View the draft Harbour Management Plan.


Have your say

We would like to thank those who attended a recent Community Conversation and contributed feedback on the proposed fees for vessel berths.

Formal submissions are now open for both the proposed fees for vessel berths and the draft Harbour Management Plan. Feedback can be provided until 4pm, Monday 15 January 2024 in one of the following ways:

  • Online: Make a submission using the form below
  • Email: tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Anchorage Island Harbour
  • Mail: Make a submission in writing to The General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Project update 14 May 2024

This project closed for community feedback on 15 January 2024. At the Council meeting on 21 March 2024 Council resolved to:

  1. Adopt the Anchorage Harbour Management Plan (September 2023);
  2. Reserve funds raised from vessel berths fees for asset maintenance in the area;
  3. Include the following annual vessel berth licence fees for vessel berths in the Anchorage Harbour in the Council budget:
  • Pontoon Berth (Island) $ 535
  • Swing Mooring $2,126
  • Pontoon Berth (Revetment) $1,607
  • Pontoon Berth (Rotunda) $1,607
  • Fixed Berth (Jetties Boardwalk) $3,215

View the Council Report for the adoption of fees.

View the Council Resolution for the adoption of fees.

View an example license with its terms and conditions.


On exhibition - Proposed fees for vessel berths

Council will commence charging an annual licence fee for all vessel berths in Anchorage Island Harbour in January 2024.

There are four types of berth facilities present in the Anchorage Island Harbour:

  • Private pontoon with private access – Mariners Drive east, (shown red in the image)
  • Private ponton with public access – the Rotunda Boardwalk and eastern rock revetment (shown green in the image)
  • Moorings (shown yellow in the image)
  • Jetty boardwalk (blue in image)

Income from berth licence fees, coupled with a Council budget allocation to cover the public use of the site, will allow Anchorage Island Harbour to operate with financial equity and sustainability.

View Anchorage Island Harbour proposed fees for vessel berths.


On exhibition - Draft Harbour Management Plan

Council is responsible for the management of Anchorage Island Harbour and the maintenance of public facilities found within it. This draft management plan has been prepared to provide clear information regarding responsibility for issues within the harbour and how they will be managed. The objectives of the management plan are to:

  • Maintain the existing public facilities that allow safe use and enjoyment of the harbour area
  • Implement a vessel berth fee collection system
  • Implement a system of vessel berth licensing
  • Manage risk and support emergency response
  • Protect harbour amenity and environmental values

View the draft Harbour Management Plan.


Have your say

We would like to thank those who attended a recent Community Conversation and contributed feedback on the proposed fees for vessel berths.

Formal submissions are now open for both the proposed fees for vessel berths and the draft Harbour Management Plan. Feedback can be provided until 4pm, Monday 15 January 2024 in one of the following ways:

  • Online: Make a submission using the form below
  • Email: tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Anchorage Island Harbour
  • Mail: Make a submission in writing to The General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Page last updated: 23 May 2024, 04:55 PM