Central Coast Ferries

Central Coast Ferries

Industry	Shipping
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Empire Bay , Australia
Area served	Brisbane Water
Services	Ferry operator
Parent	Conway family
Website	www.centralcoastferries.com.au

Central Coast Ferries is an Australian ferry operator on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

History

Central Coast Ferries was established in 1991 by the Conway family as a ferry operator on Brisbane Water.^[1][2]

Services

Central Coast Ferries operates a service from Woy Woy to Empire Bay via Saratoga and Davistown under contract to Transport for New South Wales.^[3][4] It previously ran a service from Woy Woy to Ettalong Beach that commenced in 2006.^[5] In May 2016, a monthly service was introduced from Gosford to Patonga.^[6][7]

Fleet

As at March 2018, Central Coast Ferries operated three vessels:^[8]

• MV Codock II (built 1945), purchased 2006, built for Royal Australian Navy, purchased by Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney 1947
• MV Saratoga (built 2003)
• MV Sorrento (built 2003), purchased from Belmont Christian College, Lake Macquarie 2015

References

1. Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney (3rd ed.). Sydney: Sydney University Press. p. 194. ISBN 0424002027.
2. Working on the Central Coast's beautiful waterways is a dream come true for Tim Conway Central Coast Advocate 13 December 2016
3. King tide highlights needs for Woy Woy Public Wharf rebuild Central Coast Advocate 8 December 2017
4. Woy Woy to Empire Bay timetable Archived 1 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
5. Woy Woy - Ettalong timetable Central Coast Ferries
6. New ferry service to run from Gosford to Patonga from next week Archived 25 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Advocate 19 May 2016
7. Gosford to Patonga Ferry Archived 10 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Ferries
8. Our Fleet Archived 22 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Ferries