Colmslie Wharves marina in Morningside

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Colmslie Wharves location and waterway

Colmslie Wharves is listed by YouSail in Morningside, QLD, in the Brisbane River region, on Brisbane River. This helps you place it on a shortlist, but it does not confirm a suitable berth or a safe approach for your vessel.

Use the Moreton Bay marina guide for local waterway context, or compare all marinas in Queensland. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Colmslie Wharves

Brisbane River commercial marina development at Morningside planned for 50 commercial berths, on-water fuel, pump-out and crew amenities.

Colmslie Wharves is a purpose-built commercial-vessel marina under construction/planned for mid-2026. It should be presented as a commercial berth facility, not a recreational marina, with 12-50 m berths, fuelling, wastewater/pump-out and operational amenities.

This is the factual YouSail directory layer used as the primary reference for the Find Marinas review above.

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Colmslie Wharves berth dimensions and facilities

YouSail classification?The category published on the source profile; confirm what services are operating today.

government/transport wharf-marina

Water body

Brisbane River

YouSail region

Brisbane River

Berth types?A source-level summary, not confirmation that a particular berth type is currently available.

commercial berths

Wet berths?A marina-wide figure where supplied; it does not indicate vacancies.

50

Maximum vessel length?A marina-wide limit where supplied, not the dimensions of an available berth.

50 m

Pump-out

Recorded as present

Showers

Recorded as present

Security

Recorded as available

A marina-wide maximum is not an available-berth offer. Unlisted facts are unknown, not absent. Values and services can change.

Y O U S A I L / PUBLIC PROFILE

Facilities recorded for Colmslie Wharves

YouSail’s public profile lists the following items. Some may be rules or arrangements rather than services; ask the operator what applies today.

• 50 commercial berths
• 12m to 50m berth sizes
• on-water fuel
• pump-out/wastewater
• waste management
• car parking
• crew amenities

These are YouSail-sourced notes, not a live availability feed or a Find Marinas endorsement.

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The marina is planned around 51 berths dedicated to commercial vessels, with berth sizes running from 12m up to 35m; later project reporting describes the layout accommodating vessels to 50m, so prospective operators should confirm final berth dimensions with Raptis. Every berth is intended as a permanent home base rather than casual visitor mooring, and leasing is handled directly by the developer, with early commitments taken from local cruise and charter businesses displaced from the inner city. On-water services are part of the design: fuel connection points allow refuelling at berth, sewage pump-out and general waste facilities are built in, and the project makes much of its environmental management, arguing that proper fuelling and wastewater infrastructure plus an end to unauthorised mooring will reduce pollution and riverbed damage on this reach. Crew and operational needs are covered by staff amenities including toilets and showers, on-site car parking for vessel crews and provisioning vehicles, and easy road access for restocking, with most provisioning expected on weekends and outside business hours to suit the industrial setting. There is no shipyard, travel lift or chandlery on site; for haul-out and refit work operators will use Brisbane River facilities such as Rivergate at Murarrie. The site is freehold industrial land with industry zoning that already supports marine uses, and its co-location with the Raptis seafood complex gives it a working-waterfront character rather than a resort-marina one. The developers also argue the facility will modernise the local commercial fleet, since operators have deferred vessel investment for years while berthing tenure was uncertain.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Brisbane River

Colmslie sits on the south bank of the Brisbane River in the city's inner east, in a reach shared with tugs, barges and the steady commercial traffic of the Port of Brisbane downstream. Vessels berth in deep water alongside and enjoy straightforward navigation: the Gateway Bridges and the river mouth lie roughly a dozen kilometres downriver, putting Moreton Bay, the bay islands and their anchorages within easy day-trip range, while the city reaches, South Bank and the inner-city pick-up and drop-off pontoons are a short run upstream. The brown snake, as locals call the river, runs murky and tidal here, with a range of around two metres and a noticeable ebb after rain, and shipping movements rather than weather are the main traffic consideration. Shore-side, this is an industrial precinct, which operators regard as an advantage after years of friction with residents at Dockside: there are no apartments overlooking the berths, and the nearest recreation space is Colmslie Recreation Reserve just along the river. Crew change and provisioning logistics are simple, with the Port of Brisbane, airport and motorway network close by, and the Bulimba and Morningside dining strips a short drive for crew meals. For interstate operators eyeing Brisbane before the 2032 Games, Colmslie's selling point is certainty of tenure on a river that has not offered it to commercial vessels for years. Commercial operators already based in Brisbane, from river cruise boats to charter catamarans, are expected to be the first tenants, with interstate entrants forecast to follow once the berths commission.

Use current charts, forecasts, warnings and the operator’s latest arrival instructions before navigating.

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Colmslie Wharves gallery

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BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Colmslie Wharves before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Colmslie Wharves?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Brisbane River?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (commercial berths) is available for my stay?
4. Which fuel grades are available, when is the fuel berth open, and can my vessel access it?
5. Is pump-out operating on my dates, and what access or vessel limits apply?
6. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Colmslie Wharves

Directory details are for discovery. For a passage, use current official charts, weather, warnings and Notices to Mariners for the exact waterway. Confirm the marina’s latest entry procedure directly; advice here can be wrong.