Administration of Wetlands

Sydney Harbour

The bed of Sydney Harbour and its tributaries is publicly owned land vested in NSW Maritime. The agency’s jurisdiction extends from a line drawn between North and South Head westward to Charles Street, Parramatta including Middle Harbour, the Lane Cove River and Duck River. This body of wetland includes areas of reclamation and covers approximately 317 kilometres of harbour foreshore with an area of 5,255 hectares.

For more information regarding non-commercial wetland leases in the various areas of the harbour, please contact the following Property and Development Officers as shown on the map below:

	East of the Harbour Bridge: North Harbour, Middle Harbour and northern shore of Sydney Harbour Barry Wright, tel (02) 9364 2419 or Deborah Baunach on (02) 9364 2009.
	South Head to Pyrmont: southern shore of Sydney Harbour: Mark Hudson, tel (02) 9364 2423.
	West of the Harbour Bridge: Lane Cove River and northern shore of Parramatta River Joan Lawson, tel (02) 9364 2422.
	Camerons Cove to Parramatta River Wier including the Southern foreshore of Parramatta and the bays and tributaries, excepting Homebush Bay: southern shore of Parramatta River Gary Noble, tel (02) 9364 2022.
	Rozelle, Blackwattle Bays and Homebush Bay lands George Gaweda, tel (02) 9364 2428.

 

For commercial leases in Sydney Harbour, please contact Simon Lawton, tel (02) 9364 2351.

Botany Bay

NSW Maritime owns the foreshores of Botany Bay and the gateway to the Georges River, from the eastern side of the Captain Cook Bridge along the foreshore of Brighton Le Sands to the mouth of the Cook River and along Silver Beach and Taren Point. For further information on wetland leases, please contact Simon Lawton, (02) 9364 2351.

Newcastle Harbour

NSW Maritime has ownership of the bed of Newcastle Harbour from the entrance breakwaters to the Stockton Bridge on the Hunter River North Arm to the Tourle Street Bridge on the Hunter River South Arm.

For more information regarding wetland leases, please contact
Simon Lawton, (02) 9364 2351.

Port Kembla

NSW Maritime has ownership and control of the bed of Port Kembla. The moorings and berths at the boat harbour is administered by NSW Maritime’s Wollongong Regional Office. The Wollongong regional office number is (02) 4227 3644. For property related issues on all other sites in Port Kembla harbour, please contact Simon Lawton, (02) 9364 2351.