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NWAG

Newport Waters Advisory Group

Canal maintenance and how your canal levy from your rates is used by the City of Moreton Bay.

Memorandum of Understanding and the minutes from the NWAG meetings. NWAG – Newport Waterways Advisory Group – is comprised of representatives of CMB.

The following parties meet to exchange information between themselves concerning the Newport Waterways Canal Estate (the ‘Meeting’):

a. City of Moreton Bay Council (CMB), (the ‘Council’);
b. The following third parties:

  • i. Newport Waterways Property Owners Association (the ‘NWPOA’);
    ii. Stockland (the ‘Developer’);
    iii. The Body Corporate of the Stockland Development, (the ‘Body Corporate’); and
    iv. Newport Marina Owner (the ‘Marina Owner’).
    (collectively, the ‘Third Parties’)

The objective of each meeting is to provide an opportunity for:
• the Third Parties to inform the Council of maintenance and operational issues concerning the Newport Waterways funded by the canal special charge (the ‘Canal Levy’);
• the Council to inform the Third Parties of what steps it has or proposes to take to address operational management and maintenance issues concerning the Newport Waterways; and
• the Third Parties to assist the Council in the development of policies, strategies and programs for the sustainable maintenance of the Newport Waterways.

NWAG Minutes and Documents

NWAG Minutes
March 2025

NWAG Minutes
31 July 2025

NWAG Minutes
16 May 2024

Canal Dredging 2025
City of Moreton Bay

Pontoon Envelope
Guidelines

NWAG Agenda
16 Nov 2023

NWAG Minutes
16 Nov 2023

NWAG PRESENTATION
16 Nov 2023

NWAG Agenda
3 Aug 2023

NWAG Minutes
3 Aug 2023

NWAG Accounts
3 Aug 2023

50-Year Plan
3 Aug 2023

Brief History

Since the commencement of the Canals in the early 1980’s informal meetings between (then) Redcliffe City Council officers and NWPOA representatives have been held to discuss matters relating to the canals. The earliest formal minutes held on file at Council reflect from July 2000 although we are aware that informal meetings were held prior to then. These informal meetings were held every 3 – 6 months or as needed.

The more formal Newport Waterways Advisory Group was established at its first meeting on 1/6/2004. These meetings were again held generally on a 3 – 6 month basis until the last meeting under the Redcliffe City Council prior to Council amalgamations. With the creation of Moreton Bay Regional Council in March 2008, all former advisory groups under the Redcliffe City Council were discontinued. The Newport Waterways Advisory Group was re-established post amalgamation with its first meeting on 25 February 2009.

Meetings have been held every 3 months since and a report is presented to the MBRC (now CMB) Director Engineering Construction on a regular basis.

Objectives of the Newport Waterways Advisory Group

  • To provide a consultative mechanism which will allow positive cooperation between the CMB and residents of Newport Waterways in an effort to manage the maintenance of the Newport public canal system;
  • To assist the CMB in the development of policies and strategies for the sustainable maintenance of the Newport public canal system.
  • The Advisory Group is not responsible for operational matters outside of the canals.

Mission Statement

The Newport Waterways Advisory Group will make a positive contribution to assist the Council to enhance sustainable maintenance of the publicly accessible Newport Waterways canal system.

Issues that are of interest to the majority of all residents, and this may not always satisfy the interest of an individual resident.