IPART is calling for feedback on its review of fares for 8 private ferry services in Sydney, the Central Coast and the NSW North Coast.
Tribunal member Sharon Henrick said IPART is setting maximum fares to apply from 1 January 2026 and is interested in hearing from passengers and the wider community.
“We’d like to know whether any increase or decrease in fares would change the way people use private ferries, whether the current fares are seen as good value and how the ferry services compare to alternative transport options” she said.
The private ferry services covered by the review are:
- Brooklyn Ferry Services – Brooklyn to Dangar Island
- Central Coast Ferries – Woy Woy to Empire Bay
- Church Point Ferry Service – Scotland Island and western foreshore of Pittwater
- Clarence River Ferries – Iluka to Yamba
- Captain Cook Cruises – Circular Quay to Lane Cove
- Cronulla and National Park Ferry Service – Cronulla to Bundeena
- Palm Beach Ferries – Palm Beach to Mackerel Beach and the Basin, and
- Palm Beach to Ettalong and Wagstaffe.
Ms Henrick said that in setting maximum prices, IPART will also consult with the operator of each service and consider the efficient costs of running it.
“We will also look at how these costs should be shared between fares paid by passengers and any subsidy paid by taxpayers,” she said.
“People can download the Call for Submissions paper from our website and can give us feedback by making a submission online or completing our passenger survey.”
IPART’s Call for Submissions paper and passenger survey are available from the website. Submissions and the survey close on 18 August 2025.
Stakeholders will also have the opportunity to attend a public hearing and make submissions to a Draft Report with our Final Report and Determination to be provided to the Minister for Transport in November 2025.
View Full Media Release including table of current maximum and actual fares for private ferry operators.
Media Contact: Mark O’Brien, 0427 105 865, media@ipart.nsw.gov.au.