Location
Australia / Asia Pacific
Project record
Yorkeys Knob boating facility
Queensland opened the Yorkeys Knob boating facility north of Cairns on 7 September 2023. Hall Contracting delivered a six-lane boat ramp, three floating walkways, two rock breakwaters, a dredged harbour basin and access channel, reclamation, queuing beaches and landside facilities. The official project total was AUD 22.4 million, while Queensland's TMR contract disclosure reports AUD 18,739,439 against Hall contract CN-15409.
Segment
Recreational harbour, breakwaters, dredging and boat-launch infrastructure
Status
The AUD 22.4 million facility opened in September 2023 after Hall Contracting delivered the ramp, floating walkways, two breakwaters, dredged basin, access channel and reclamation works / Confirmed
Last checked
4 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Recreational harbour, breakwaters, dredging and boat-launch infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
Subject index
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads / Maritime Safety Queensland and Cairns Regional Council
- Delivery parties
- Hall Contracting Pty Ltd - principal construction contractor under CN-15409, Marine, rock-supply, walkway and landside subcontractors - not named in the cited owner records
- Contract route
- Queensland TMR's open-procurement contract disclosure identifies CN-15409, Hall Contracting Pty Ltd and AUD 18,739,439. The State and Cairns Regional Council jointly funded the AUD 22.4 million facility, with Council contributing AUD 3.5 million. None of the cited sources provides the final account, variation schedule or subcontractor register.
- Execution window
- On-site work began in February 2022 and the facility opened in early September 2023. Hall reported completing dredging and reclamation during the build before moving to the ramp and breakwater workfronts. The completion release records more than 55,000 work-hours and over 40 supported jobs.
- Works package
- The completed marine scope comprises a six-lane concrete boat ramp, three floating walkways, two rock-armour breakwaters, a dredged basin and access channel, reclamation and queuing beaches. Hall reported dredging about 20,000 m3 from Half Moon Bay and reusing the material to form the platform. Landside works added an access road, footpath, amenities, protective fencing, 135 car-trailer bays and 63 car spaces.
- Marine interfaces
- The two breakwaters shelter the launch basin from wave action and prevailing weather, while the dredged basin and access channel provide the navigable route between the ramp and Half Moon Bay. Delivery linked dredging, beneficial reuse, reclamation settlement, rock-armour placement, ramp levels, floating-walkway connections and water-quality monitoring inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- This completed scheme provides an integrated small-harbour delivery benchmark rather than a current construction lead. Comparable opportunities sit across design, dredging and reuse, armour-rock logistics, breakwaters, ramps, floating access, water-quality controls and lifecycle maintenance. The ownership split matters: Maritime Safety Queensland owns the in-water assets, while Cairns Regional Council manages the facility.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogQueensland opened the completed boating facility
The State confirmed the six-lane ramp, three floating walkways, two breakwaters, dredged basin and access channel were complete and available to users.
SourceTMR site records confirmed Hall on the workfront
A dated TMR compliance record identified Hall Contracting and the Yorkeys Knob Boat Ramp Project during early site activity, independently anchoring the contractor's mobilisation.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Maintenance-dredging trigger and surveyed access-channel depths
- Breakwater settlement, armour displacement and storm performance
- Floating-walkway condition and accessibility
- Ramp surface, toe protection and launch-lane availability
- Final contract value and disclosed variations
- Water-quality and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park compliance
- MSQ and Council maintenance responsibilities and budgets
- Named subcontractors and material suppliers for benchmarking
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 5
- Contract disclosure CN-15409 for Yorkeys Knob Boating Facility Construction Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2022-23 disclosure resource reviewed 4 August 2026
- Yorkeys Knob setting a high standard for boating infrastructure Queensland Government, 7 September 2023
- Yorkeys Knob boating infrastructure Hall Contracting, Current project page reviewed 4 August 2026
- FNQ boating facility marks key milestone Hall Contracting, Current article reviewed 4 August 2026
- Yorkeys Knob Boat Ramp Project compliance record Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, 3 March 2022