Central Coast Ferries Explained

Foundation:	1991
Location City:	Empire Bay
Location Country:	Australia
Area Served:	Brisbane Water
Industry:	Shipping
Services:	Ferry operator
Parent:	Conway family
Homepage:	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

Notes and References

1. Book: Andrews, Graeme. Ferries of Sydney. 3rd. 1994. Sydney University Press. Sydney. 0424002027. 194.
2. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/working-on-the-central-coasts-beautiful-waterways-is-a-dream-come-true-for-tim-conway/news-story/e00a3dea53bd70fa427ea2490164e2a4 Working on the Central Coast's beautiful waterways is a dream come true for Tim Conway
3. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/king-tide-highlights-need-for-woy-woy-public-wharf-rebuild/news-story/ee9f2c6942d9fe1ce642d7818c540914 King tide highlights needs for Woy Woy Public Wharf rebuild
4. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/private-ferry-and-fast-ferry-services/empb/04Emp-B Woy Woy to Empire Bay timetable
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070812051155/http://www.centralcoastferries.com.au/cockatoo_ferry.html Woy Woy - Ettalong timetable
6. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/new-ferry-service-set-to-run-from-gosford-to-patonga-from-next-week/news-story/84f7d17af22cee02340751cf702b602c New ferry service to run from Gosford to Patonga from next week
7. http://centralcoastferries.com.au/2014/05/22/gosford-to-patonga-ferry/ Gosford to Patonga Ferry
8. http://centralcoastferries.com.au/our-fleet-2/ Our Fleet