Queens Wharf is a multi-purpose venue in

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...

, Australia with a cafe, pub, restaurant, observation tower and ferry wharf built as part of the redevelopment of the

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foreshore. Opened in May 1988 by

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, it was completed as a Bicentennial project.Queens Wharf
Newcastle Now The Queens Wharf project was the vision of

Joy Cummings Joyce Anne Cummings, ( Plumbe; 23 December 1923 – 1 July 2003) was an Australian politician. She was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, and Australia's first female Lord Mayor, from 1974 to 1976 and again from 1977 until 1984, when she retired fr ...

, who became Lord Mayor of Newcastle in 1974, the first woman ever to hold such a position in Australia. The observation tower was demolished in September 2018. The decision to keep the observation tower would cost ratepayers $1.6 million in the next four years in maintenance costs. The total cost of demolition was estimated to cost $30,000. The ferry wharf is served by

Newcastle Transport Newcastle Transport is a public transport operator in Newcastle, New South Wales. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates bus, Stockton ferry service, ferry and Newcastle Light Rail, light rail services under contract to Transport for NSW. Hi ...

Stockton ferry service The Stockton ferry service is a ferry service in Newcastle, New South Wales. Operated by Newcastle Transport under contract to Transport for NSW, it crosses the Hunter River from the Newcastle CBD at Queens Wharf to Stockton. History Prior to ...

. The wharf also has a stop on the

Newcastle Light Rail The Newcastle Light Rail is a light rail system in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, running from Newcastle Interchange through the central business district to Pacific Park. Major construction commenced in September 2017 and the line was ...

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Buildings and structures completed in 1988 Buildings and structures in Newcastle, New South Wales Observation towers in Australia Towers completed in 1988 Transport infrastructure completed in 1988 Wharves in Australia 1988 establishments in Australia Demolished buildings and structures in New South Wales Buildings and structures demolished in 2018 {{Australia-struct-stub