One of Queensland’s leading fishing companies has submitted plans for a 51-berth Brisbane River marina; plans it says will unlock the city’s marine tourism potential.
If approved and built, Colmslie Wharves at Raptis’s riverside fish markets, about 6 kilometres east of the CBD, could accommodate vessels up to 35 metres long and offer on-water fuelling, wastewater facilities, car parks and staff amenities.
The project, to which the former Labor state government awarded $4 million as part of its Growing Future Tourism fund, would not be a boarding site for tourists. Rather, tourism operators would anchor their vessels there when not in use.
The proposed Colmslie Wharves marina.
At the time, then-tourism minister Michael Healy said the marina would be completed by this month, but it missed that mark with the development application only submitted to Brisbane City Council last week.
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The project is now expected to be completed next year.
Raptis Investments chief executive Tim Beirne said the Brisbane marine tourism industry was underperforming, with fewer than 10 per cent of overnight visitors taking in a river, bay or island experience.
He said Colmslie Wharves was forecast to inject more than $100 million a year into the local economy.
“Colmslie Wharves will support and grow aquatic tourism by giving current operators the security of long-term berthing while also encouraging new entrants to the industry,” Beirne said.
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