Victoria Point & Coochiemudlo
Victoria Point is the jumping-off spot for Coochiemudlo Island, "Coochie" to everyone, a small island a short hop offshore with a ferry, a jetty and a café. Just around the corner at Thornlands, Eprapah Creek leads into Redland City Marina, a working yard with a sea lift, a travelift and hardstand where you can live aboard. That makes this stretch handy for a quick haul-out on the bay side. The catch is the creek: MSQ has been moving its marks around since mid-2025 as the bottom shifts.
- 1Eprapah Creek channel (re-marked) · Beacons repositioned June 2026 (MSQ 348–349/2026).
- 2Redlands Coast Marina · Named only.
- 3Redland City Marina · 30 t sea lift, 20 t travelift, hardstand.
- 4Victoria Point, Colburn Ave ramp · 2 lanes, pontoon, toilets; VMR Victoria Point next door.
- 5Victoria Point, Masters Ave ramp · 2 lanes, pontoon, barge ramp (TMR).
- 6Coochiemudlo, Tageruba St ramp · 1 lane, pontoon, toilets (TMR).
- 7Submerged vessel buoy · Fl Y 2.5s, Sept 2026 (MSQ 499(T)/2026).
- 8Macleay Island, Dalpura Bay ramp · Half-tide ramp (TMR).
At a glance
| What it is | Mainland ramps and ferry at Victoria Point, Coochiemudlo Island offshore, and two marinas on Eprapah Creek (Thornlands) |
| Haul-out | Redland City Marina: 30-tonne sea lift, 20-tonne travelift, slipway to 30 t / 65 ft (marina website) |
| Fuel | Redland City Marina has a fuelling facility (marina website); hours not confirmed |
| Moorings | Marine park mooring areas at Victoria Point, Coochiemudlo, Point Halloran, Eprapah Creek and Dalpura Bay |
| Map age | MSQ Beacon to Beacon maps SMB-5 and SMB-6 current to 9 May 2016 |
| Last checked | 18 October 2026 |
Getting here
From Cleveland, come south inside the banks. From the Bay Islands, come up past Macleay Island. MSQ's open data has 130 aids across this stretch of the Redlands shore. MSQ's map warns that shoaling may occur, and like all the Southern Moreton Bay maps it says depth contours mostly haven't been re-surveyed since the 2011 and 2013 floods. The 2017 soundings give a median of under 2 m on the Victoria Point side.
Eprapah Creek (into Redland City Marina) has been re-marked repeatedly:
- ⚠ June–July 2025: beacons were renumbered and new ones laid. A buoy marked an underwater obstruction at the entrance off Point Halloran.
- ⚠ May 2026: the No. 8 port beacon was temporarily withdrawn.
- ⚠ June 2026: the green No. 7 off Point Halloran was moved, and then MSQ repositioned both the port and starboard beacons in the creek "to accommodate changes in the seabed".
Use the latest notice and the marina's own advice for the entrance, not an old chart. Redland City Marina publishes an Eprapah Creek entrance tide table.
Other notices:
- ⚠ September 2026: a yellow buoy (Fl Y 2.5s) marks a submerged vessel just off Coochiemudlo Island.
- ⚠ May 2026: the Pelican Banks 4 port beacon, east of Coochiemudlo, was destroyed.
Anchoring and moorings
The marine park has mooring areas at Victoria Point (MGA27), Coochiemudlo Island (MGA26), Point Halloran (MGA25), Eprapah Creek (MGA24), Dalpura Bay (MGA28), Thompson Point (MGA30), and North-east and East Macleay Island (MGA29, MGA31). MSQ's maps also show anchorages, including Blaksley Anchorage to the east, but our sources don't give depths, holding or shelter.
Skipper's notes
Garry's own observations from deliveries through Victoria Point & Coochiemudlo. First-hand notes, dated, and no substitute for the chart.
- Depth
- [Garry to add: depths seen, state of tide and date.]
- Holding
- [Garry to add: bottom type and how the anchor held.]
- Shelter
- [Garry to add: wind directions it is good or bad in.]
- Other notes
- [Garry to add: anything else worth knowing, with date.]
Notes last updated: [date]
Facilities
- Redland City Marina (Thornlands, on Eprapah Creek): a slipway taking boats up to 30 tonnes and 65 ft, a 30-tonne sea lift, a 20-tonne travelift and a 9-tonne forklift. There's hardstand, including liveaboard, power and water in the refit sheds, and marine retail and chandlery on site. The slipway works five days a week (marina website, October 2026).
- Redlands Coast Marina is next door. We haven't confirmed its details.
- Trades nearby (directory listings): Stradbroke Yachts, Aluminium Marine and Shipwright Mobile around the marina; Redlands Marine (chandlery) and Marine Care Queensland in Victoria Point and Redland Bay. Coochie Boat Hire is on the island.
Rescue. VMR Victoria Point is based by the Colburn Avenue ramp. MSQ's 2016 map prints weekend and public-holiday hours. ⚠ As printed in 2016. Confirm current hours and channels.
Fuel, water and pump-out
- Fuel. Redland City Marina lists a fuelling facility in its marina rules. We haven't confirmed hours or fuel types, so ring ahead. The nearest confirmed 24/7 fuel is at Raby Bay, Cleveland (see that page).
- Pump-out and water. Not confirmed for passing boats.
Boat ramps
From the Queensland Government (TMR) list, all managed by Redland City Council:
- Victoria Point, Colburn Avenue (North): two lanes, pontoon, floating walkway, toilets, not tide-limited.
- Victoria Point, Masters Avenue: two lanes, pontoon, toilets, not tide-limited, with a barge ramp alongside.
- Coochiemudlo, Tageruba Street: one lane, pontoon, toilets, not tide-limited. The island also has a public jetty at Elizabeth Street.
- Macleay Island, Dalpura Street (Dalpura Bay): one lane, toilets, tide-limited.
Rules in brief
- Marine park. Most of this water is habitat protection zone. Cox Bank (MNP24) and Price Anchorage (MNP26) are green zones, and Price Anchorage is also a go-slow area.
- Ferries and barges run from Victoria Point to Coochiemudlo. Keep clear of the jetty and barge ramp.
Ashore
What's within about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km) of each marina, ramp or landing on this page, measured along streets and footpaths in OpenStreetMap. Addresses are from OpenStreetMap where it has one; where it doesn't, we show the name and distance only. ⚠ As at 18 October 2026: we haven't confirmed each place is still trading, so check before you walk.
From Redlands Coast Marina (marina)
| Name | Type | Walk | Street address (OSM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine stores, chandlers and boat services | |||
| Redland City Marina | Shipwright / boatyard / haul-out † | 590 m | – |
| Shipwright Mobile | Boat builder / repairer † | 650 m | – |
| Aluminium Marine | Boatbuilder | 730 m | 94-96 Beveridge Road, Thornlands QLD 4164 |
| Stradbroke Yachts | Boatbuilder | 730 m | 100 Beveridge Road, Thornlands QLD 4164 |
From Coochiemudlo, Tageruba St ramp (boat ramp / dinghy landing)
| Name | Type | Walk | Street address (OSM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafes | |||
| Oasis on Coochiemudlo Resturant | Restaurant | 330 m | 10-16 Dawn Street |
| Curlew Cafe | Cafe | 340 m | 22 Victoria Parade South, Coochiemudlo Island QLD 4184 |
| Coochiemudlo Island Beach Bar and Grill | Restaurant | 490 m | 38 Victoria Parade South, Coochiemudlo Island QLD 4184 |
| Finas Restaurant | Restaurant | 700 m | – |
From Victoria Point, Colburn Ave ramp / Victoria Point, Masters Ave ramp (boat ramp / dinghy landing)
| Name | Type | Walk | Street address (OSM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafes | |||
| Victoria Point Kiosk Rock 'n' Roll Cafe | Takeaway | 230 m | 7 Masters Avenue, Victoria Point QLD 4165 |
Nothing mapped within the 15-minute walk of: Macleay Island, Dalpura Bay ramp.
† From our own marine business directory (live directory listings and business websites checked 16 October 2026), not OpenStreetMap; walk measured the same way from the listed position. Where no street address was published, only the suburb or nothing is shown.
Places, types, addresses and walking distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), fetched 18 October 2026.
About this page
This page is a planning aid written by a working delivery skipper from public sources. It is not for navigation. Use the official AHO chart (Aus 814), current MSQ notices to mariners, official tide tables and local advice. Spotted something out of date? Please use Report a correction below.
Official links
Check these before you go. They beat anything on this page.
- MSQ notices to mariners, Brisbane (covers Moreton Bay)
- Queensland Parks: Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning maps and app
- MSQ: crossing a coastal bar (safety advice)
- Queensland notices to mariners, all areas (subscribe)
- MSQ Queensland tide tables
- Bureau of Meteorology: tide predictions
- Bureau of Meteorology: Queensland warnings (incl. marine wind warnings)
- Bureau of Meteorology: Queensland coastal waters forecasts
Sources & credits
Written in fresh words from the facts in the Hartshorne Marine Sailing Directions area guide for Victoria Point, Coochiemudlo and Cleveland (edition of 16 October 2026, Ashore data added 18 October 2026) and chapter 3 and Appendix D of the Tweed to Mooloolaba guidebook. Those draw on MSQ Beacon to Beacon maps SMB-5 and SMB-6 (current to 9 May 2016), MSQ notices to mariners to 16 October 2026, the Moreton Bay Marine Park layers, TMR boating-facility data and the Redland City Marina website (fetched 15 October 2026).
Maritime Safety Queensland. Contains Maritime Safety Queensland data (Beacon to Beacon guide, notices to mariners, nav-aid open data, pump-out map C2-335, speed-limit schedule, tide information) © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Facts restated and summarised in our own words. Not endorsed by MSQ or TMR.
Queensland legislation. Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016 and Transport Infrastructure (Waterways Management) Regulation 2012 © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. Summarised; the authorised versions at legislation.qld.gov.au prevail.
NGA. Background from NGA Pub. 127, Sailing Directions (Enroute) East Coast of Australia and New Zealand (2025), U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a US Government work in the public domain. Parts of it are out of date; where a page leans on it, we say so. Not endorsed by NGA.
OpenStreetMap. Map tiles and some facility positions © OpenStreetMap contributors, data available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Others. Facts from local authority pages and notices (for example the Gold Coast Waterways Authority), volunteer marine rescue sites and businesses' own websites are cited for fact only and restated in our own words. Listing a business is not an endorsement.
Last checked: 18 October 2026.
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