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What's Happening in Manly Cove

30/10/2021

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Manly Cove is getting a new look, with work planned or underway for Wharf 3, the Wharf Hotel, Hugos, the old aquarium site and Manly Pavilion.
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On one side of Manly Wharf, the Wharf Hotel is getting a revamp and Wharf 3 is set for a major upgrade. On the other side, Hugos will extend its overwater dining area. And at the Western end of the Cove, planning is underway for the old aquarium site, Manly Surf n Slide is up for sale and The Pavilion restaurant has a new owner.

Manly Wharf Hotel is in the middle of a complete rebuild to re-emerge as a more open-plan establishment with a new restaurant out the front. There’s a brand new kitchen and an imported-from-Italy pizza oven which will form the centrepiece of the new waterfront restaurant. Sadly, the weeknight specials have not survived the upgrade. The jetty bar has already reopened, and the main bar area and new restaurant will follow in November.
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Image:  The steps down to Wharf 3.

​Manly Wharf 3 is a simple timber jetty with tidal steps that are difficult or impossible to manage for people with mobility needs or anyone with a pram or bicycle. It’s owned by the State Government, and will get an upgrade to the tune of $25M, as part of the Government’s maritime stimulus spend on infrastructure and safety work. Transport for NSW, the Government body which owns the site, is carrying out environmental investigations this month, and a concept design for the new wharf should be up for public consultation in a few weeks. As well as being fully accessible, the new wharf will have an improved waiting area and a “respectful design that considers the heritage and history of Manly Cove”, according to a Transport for NSW site.

Transport for NSW is also the owner of the abandoned Manly Sea Life aquarium site and will carry out up to $9M of remediation works to prepare the site for future use. Both Northern Beaches Council and local State MP James Griffin would prefer the building was pulled down to create public open space and open up views to Federation Pt, however other options will also be considered. The Manly Sea Life project is at the initial planning stage, with engagement with the public expected to start in early December.

More on Wharf 3 and the aquarium site here. 
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Image:  The old Sea Life Aquarium site, in front of Manly Pavilion. 

Hugos restaurant is also planning a change. It will expand its outdoor deck by building further out over the water. The expansion, which will allow an additional 40 seats, will not start before the middle of next year when the penguin breeding season is over. As the new work will all be over water, no public space will be lost from the wharf. As a bonus Hugos will refurbish and landscape the public boardwalk in front of the restaurant.

The heritage-listed Manly Pavilion has been taken over by the Boathouse hospitality group in a multi-million dollar deal. After a financial collapse two years ago,  Boathouse is now under new ownership, and will add the harbourfront Manly Pavilion site to its increasing portfolio, which includes the popular Boathouse cafe at Shelly Beach. After a facelift, the Manly Pavilion Boathouse will open in early 2022.
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Lawrence
2/11/2021 09:17:39 am

I’m interested to understand the rationale offers by Council and TfNSW for allowing Hugo’s to expand into our Wharf area Public Domain ( and over critical habitat ) when there is potentially so much harbour foreshore retail space coming free through the Pavilion and Aquarium.
Surely if this is a supply and demand issue - if we allow Council and RMS to meet supply constraints with more easing into our Public Domain - then the demand for space and the feasibility of developing the Pavilion and Aquarium sites becomes more and more problematic .

And - as we have all seen - it’s the Ittle Manly penguins who are the casualty in all this .
I really don’t understand how this has been allowed to happen so easily .

That Penguin habitat is gone forever now ….. under our watch

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Jodi
2/11/2021 02:13:48 pm

Re Hugo’s expansion
You really have to be kidding?
The water area does not belong to a commercial enterprise.
I am exasperated by this crazy buckling to one business.
Where is the Penguin colony
What will the Manly Councillors legacy be here?
Candy, please ! This is outrageous!
They have already expanded along the walkway😫

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Ian Littlemore
2/11/2021 04:23:26 pm

I agree with the above comments.
The text above says that no public space will be lost, but the water next to the wharf is public space! This area of water and beach is heavily used by swimmers and kayakers, SUP paddlers, ski paddlers and dinghies from moored boats coming ashore for refreshments.
Where does this annexation of a public waterway stop? Will the Wharf Bar say if Hugos can get away with this, we can put in a similar proposal for the water east of the wharf? Council has now set a precedent.
This decision benefits a profitable business at the expense of the Manly residents and represents poor policy by Council. Our Manly Ward councillors should have been protecting us from this.

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simon dodshon
2/11/2021 06:44:24 pm

What's wrong with you people? They do great pizzas (healthy food), and wonderful margaritas (lubricating the masses).........and make truckloads of money for themselves. What's the problem?

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Lawrence
3/11/2021 05:56:45 pm

Pizza over Penguins -

Just a further comment on this -
The approval for Hugos is expanding a further 40 seats over the water and into the public domain –
It’s pretty clear there’s no consideration made the dwindling numbers of breeding Little Penguins let alone the general Manly Community ( at least those not dining at Hugos that is !)


It does seem extraordinary when in this day and age where we have had the benefit of listening and watching people like David Attenborough and David Suzuki and Tim Flannery – who are all – ALL – telling us that enough is enough – and protected fauna like our Little Penguins are more and more vulnerable and need our help and protection.

How is it – that in a so called civilised and environmentally educated society like Manly – we have still allowed Pizza to prevail over Penguins?

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