Harbours, marinas, jetties and moorings

The Department is responsible for the management of coastal facilities for small craft around the State. This includes:

• Management of facilities and sites at approximately 50 discrete locations throughout Western Australia.

• Management of a wide range of facilities varying from major metropolitan boat harbours (eg Hillarys Boat Harbour) to single regional jetties (eg Leeman) to quarries (eg Roelands) and commercial ports (eg Wyndham). 

• Administration of approximately 2,000 licences for jetties, ferries and mooring  areas.

• Administration of the Small Craft Facilities Trust Fund under which fees and charges raised at boat harbours etc. are retained for funding the cost of operating and maintaining these facilities.

This section provides detailed information on each of the harbours, marinas and other maritime facilities managed by the Department, including:

• Metropolitan boat harbours (Hillarys and Fremantle harbours)

• Regional boat harbours and maritime facilities

• Moorings (Swan and Canning River / Mangles Bay)

• Boat launching ramps

• Jetty licensing

• Live on board policy