Bulwer Moreton Island

22/01/2023

A Redcliffe barge service is now dead in the water..

31/10/2019

http://chng.it/v25XS6RhQ7

Delay sign off on native title on Moreton Island to allow community consultation

02/07/2019

The best I have seen in a long time.

https://instagram.com/p/BzaLMZxpO5p/

18/03/2019

Here is the latest on the new barge service from Redcliffe....

As per our phone conversation regarding the Moreton Island barge, I will paste the Hansard extract from Yvette’s speech in parliament below.

“The Queensland government released a tender for the private sector to establish a barge service from the Scarborough boat harbour to Moreton Island in July last year. I regularly get asked where this is at, so I want to give an update for the House this evening.

To support this outcome, the Queensland government committed funding of $4 million for enabling works at Scarborough boat harbour. Unfortunately, the original tender process did not identify a suitable proponent. The Queensland government though has recently received new interest from a party looking to establish a barge service to connect to Moreton Island. In light of this, the Queensland government has commenced preliminary discussions with the interested party and has requested further information about the proposal. Once the proposal is received, it will be assessed by Queensland government officers to ensure the suitability of the proponent and proposal.

We have always said that this can only go ahead if there is a business out there willing to run this as a commercial enterprise. This government is the first government that has ever put money on the table to get this service operating. We are committed to speaking to any interested parties out there to see if we can make this a reality. We will see what comes of this proposal, but I am pleased to say that, although the original tender process did not reap benefits, there is a new interested party and those discussions are ongoing. I note the members for Bancroft and Murrumba and many other members on the north side of Brisbane are very keen to see this operational. The money is still there and those discussions are ongoing.”

This is a very recent update and we are preparing to distribute this information across the electorate to ensure residents are kept up-to-date on this matter. Thank you for your email and keen interest, like many residents and north siders, we are very eager to see the market come on board and take up the State’s funding offer to deliver this service.

Kind regards,

Olivia
Office of Hon Yvette D’Ath MP
State Member for Redcliffe

Level 1, Bluewater Square I Cnr Anzac Ave & Sutton St, Redcliffe
PO Box 936, Redcliffe QLD 4020
P: 3448 7100
E: [email protected]

11/03/2019

FYI..

These photos were taken on Saturday and sent to us from a landholder - he noted that the rocks are out again and impassible without getting your car wet

02/02/2019

nuff said..

31/12/2018

Another lap of the Sun done, hope your next one is a good one..

24/12/2018

05/11/2018

The most unique way to spend your Melbourne Cup Day.

If you’re on the Island drop in and have the best day of your life.

Melbourne Cup island style.

All welcome.

21/10/2018

That was a cracker

12/07/2018

Friday Flashback... Bulwer School back in 1899 and who can believe we even had a Sunday School. 😲😲

05/07/2018

Friday Flashback.... Bulwer in 1906