Transport for NSW is inviting interested members of the community to information sessions about the proposed reinstatement of ferry wharves at La Perouse and Kurnell.
Feedback received on the initial designs for the two wharves and associated infrastructure would help inform the final design, to be released later this year.
Four sessions will be held on site to give an opportunity for the community to review the initial designs, pose any questions and provide feedback to the project team.
This feedback will be considered by the project team and used to inform the final design and the Environmental Impact Statement which will be placed on public exhibition later this year.
The proposal includes infrastructure to support the operation of each wharf, reconfigured car parking and drop off zones, landscaping, wharf furniture, utilities and lighting.
Last year, Transport for NSW received positive feedback, including from the local Aboriginal community, other stakeholders and potential ferry service operators, which has all informed the current conceptual designs on display.
The project is part of a joint NSW and Australian government commitment, which received an additional $16 million boost in NSW maritime stimulus funding in late 2020 to bring the total funding commitment, including for construction, to $34 million.
A ferry service operated between Kurnell and La Perouse from the 1890s until 1974, when severe storms damaged the wharves.
Reinstating these wharves will enable the return of a ferry service, support tourism including local whale watching charters, and provide safe access for recreational vessels.
The face-to-face sessions will be held at La Perouse on Wednesday 24 February between 5pm and 7pm and Saturday 27 February between 10am and 12 noon on the lawns in front of the La Perouse Museum.
The Kurnell sessions will take place on Wednesday 17 February between 5pm and 7pm and Saturday 20 February between 10am and 12 noon in the park near where the monument track meets Captain Cook Drive.
Construction of the wharves is expected to take about two years once all planning approvals are in place.
Community feedback can be provided via the project ‘Your Say’ page https://yoursay.transport.nsw.gov.au/kamay-ferry-wharves. For more information visit https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/kamay-ferry-wharves/index.html
💜 I’m thrilled to announce, in the lead up to International Women’s Day, that Wanda Surf Life Saving Club President Fiona Sutton is the 2025 Cronulla Woman of the Year.
Fiona is a remarkable leader who has quietly made a difference to life in the Sutherland Shire over many years.
She’s been an active volunteer and leader at Wanda.
A driving force in Wanda’s ‘nippers’ that introduces children aged 5 to 14 to surf lifesaving, one of Fiona’s proudest achievements as Chair of the club’s Junior Activities Group is the successful introduction of the inclusive and accessible ‘Red Fins’ program.
Once a nipper herself, Fiona holds 13 surf lifesaving awards and a Bronze Medallion in Public Safety and Aquatic Rescue.
Fiona is also an active member of Wanda’s surf patrols.
Fiona runs her own successful business ‘The Music Bus’.
She’s been described by the Wanda club as an inspirational leader, much loved mum, and friend to all in in the club family and beyond.
Fiona’s enthusiastic and friendly way is appreciated by many in the Shire. ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations! 💕
A true leader and an inspirational woman.
Congratulations to Fiona. We are so fortunate to have you as a volunteer. Welcome to the club.
Congratulations Fiona well deserved
Congratulations!
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred Update:
NSW SES is advising residents in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers to prepare for damaging and destructive winds, large powerful surf, coastal erosion and heavy rainfall with Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to cross the coast from Friday.
Moderate to major flooding is possible.
Stay informed by downloading the Hazards Near Me App via the SES NSW website, which will include the latest warnings and information for impacted communities.
Follow SES NSW on social media at NSW SES or visit its website at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
Listen to your local ABC radio station which can be found at reception.abc.net.au
Check latest weather and warnings at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/
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Congratulations to the 2025 Cronulla Senior of the Year! I announced the award to Kirrawee’s Robert ‘Rocko’ Bryant at a local morning tea today for finalists and their supporters, celebrating the vital contribution that seniors, especially volunteers, make to our community.
Having represented Australia in water polo at multiple World Cups, World Championships and the 1980 Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Robert has been supporting Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club for more than half a century.
He’s facilitated the development of the Sutherland Shire Junior Water Polo Association for over 30 years.
He’s held senior committee positions, been a coach and mentor for both the Cronulla Club and the Shire juniors and can be found at Sutherland Leisure Centre most days and evenings assisting teams, coaches and specifically new parent coaches.
Robert also actively assists with the junior association’s “Polobility” competition, a modified game of water polo designed for inclusion of young people with a diverse range of disabilities.
The other outstanding finalists (all volunteers) are:
Greg Allum AM, Cronulla, Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club, Wanda Surf Life Saving Club
Lynette (‘Lyn’) Bates, Woolooware, Rotary Club of Cronulla and Oyster Bay Probus
Andrew (‘Andy’) Britton, Burraneer, Surfing Sutherland Shire.
Robert and Nerida Broady, Caringbah, Caringbah Baptist Church.
Helen Forsyth, Cronulla, Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter.
Robert (Bob) King, Cronulla, Elouera SLSC.
Noel Parkinson, Cronulla South, Marine Rescue NSW.
Cronulla’s Ernest ‘Solly’ Stephens OAM, Cronulla, Wanda Surf Life Saving Club.
Lyn Turnbull, Caringbah South, Caringbah Baptist Church.
Steve Willett, Caringbah South, Lilli Pilli Football Club. ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Steve Willett. Amazing efforts supporting the community. A big cheer to all the finalists. A great line up.
Outstanding Mark. A great group f dedicated local members of our community!
Thank you Mark Speakman for your initiative with these awards. I have been fortunate to have known Bob Bryant for over 50 years. He is a most worthy winner. Congratulations Rocko and to all the other nominees. 👏👏👏
Congratulations to Steve and all the amazing finalists. Our community applaud you.
All very deserved nominees. Congratulations Rocko on an amazing career as a player and coach. You have helped so many kids realise their dreams in waterpolo.
Congratulations
Well done, and your rewards are not only in a trophy, but with the memory of the many lives that you saved and encouraged.
Congratulations 🙌
It’s pure and simple—if Labor doesn’t invest in new metro lines, that’s it. I’m voting Liberal because they will.
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Teal is not my colour of choice at the moment! 🤪
But the Cronulla Memory Walk & Jog fundraiser for Dementia Australia is a great cause - over 400,000 Australians live with dementia, 1.7 million people are involved in their care and dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia.👏
Donate at donate.dementia.org.au/donate 💳 ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to everyone walking.
Good Afternoon, 😀 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT Day! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PhotoS, #GreAt_LeAdeR
We need more Metro lines
Great to see the new matching wharves at Kurnell and La Perouse opening this week - complementing the new public art, new visitor centre, new whale watching platform and upgraded walkways in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, plus the 67km Great Southern Walk from Kurnell to the Illawarra escarpment, all planned and funded, and most built, under the NSW and federal Liberals.
The wharves are great public infrastructure, but to achieve their potential and what they were especially built for, we need the government to provide or subsidise a local and tourist ferry service - like it does with just about every other public transport service in NSW. ... See MoreSee Less
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The NSW Liberals are calling on the Minns Labor Government to provide free vaccines to all NSW residents this flu season.
2024 was the worst flu season on record. The former Coalition Government provided free vaccines in 2022, a program cut by the Minns Labor Government.
With a monster flu season approaching, we need a vaccination blitz across NSW. In a cost of living crisis, free vaccines mean fewer hospital visits, easing the pressure on stretched emergency departments, fewer sick days and more lives saved. ... See MoreSee Less
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Why don’t you call for mandates? You lot are good at that!
Maybe you and your government should be telling the Nurses and midwives what your pay increase your government is going to offer them ??