HELP SAVE THE MANLY FERRIES
Thank You! We have 22,000 signatures on our Parliamentary petition.
That means the petition was debated in Parliament.
But the campaign isn't over ...
That means the petition was debated in Parliament.
But the campaign isn't over ...
Watch the Debate....
The 20 minutes debate took place in Parliament on 25/3/21 with the 22,000 petition being tabled by Shadow Minister for Transport, Chris Minns. Note the response by Local Member James Griffin and the Minister for Transport.
Watch the Debate....
The 20 minutes debate took place in Parliament on 25/3/21 with the 22,000 petition being tabled by Shadow Minister for Transport, Chris Minns. Note the response by Local Member James Griffin and the Minister for Transport.
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"Closing down the iconic Manly Ferry would be like Athens pulling down the Acropolis. It's just not Sydney without the Manly Freshwater Ferry." Chris Minns NSW MP, 21st March 2021 |
READ HOW THE CLASSIC FERRIES CAN BE ELECTRIFIED!
The whitepaper can be found here
See The Latest Information & News
Click here for the latest information with the campaign and to review some of the publicity coverage to date.
The whitepaper can be found here
See The Latest Information & News
Click here for the latest information with the campaign and to review some of the publicity coverage to date.
Send An Email:WRITE AN EMAIL to these three MPs, and the newspapers, saying why we need all four big ferries to stay:
- State Transport Minister, Andrew Constance - office@constance.minister.nsw.gov.au
- Member for Manly, James Griffin - manly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- State Tourism Minister, Stuart Ayres - office@ayres.minister.nsw.gov.au
- Sydney Morning Herald at letters@smh.com.au , or the Daily Telegraph at news@dailytelegraph.com.au
- Copy us at: SaveManlyFerry@gmail.com
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Manly's world famous ferry fleet will be slashed unless we take action NOW! The NSW Government says our classic ferries will be phased out this year and replaced with smaller 400-seat commuter-style faster ferries. Their current plan is to keep two of the big classic ferries until 2023, for weekends and public holidays only. But that's not enough! We need all four Manly Ferries (Freshwater class). Large double-ended ferries have served Manly since the 1850s. They are a major Sydney tourist attraction & the economic lifeblood of Manly. |
The Queenscliff Ferry - one of the classic Manly Ferries
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Our goals
1. READ the Facts box below. Plus there's more NEWS here.
2. JOIN OUR INSTAGRAM campaign at SaveManlyFerries and please use the #SaveManlyFerries tag
3. Make a DONATION to help us fund our campaign
- Cancel the decision to replace the classic Freshwater Ferries
- Proceed with the scheduled maintenance program for all four ferries
- Develop a Fleet Replacement Plan which includes double-ended vessels with a 1000+ passenger capacity on the Manly route
- Work with the Government to develop a compromise plan, using both the quicker, smaller ferries and the classic Freshwater boats continuing on the Manly run daily
- Explore Converting the existing ferries to electric as is being done successfully overseas.
1. READ the Facts box below. Plus there's more NEWS here.
2. JOIN OUR INSTAGRAM campaign at SaveManlyFerries and please use the #SaveManlyFerries tag
3. Make a DONATION to help us fund our campaign
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"The Emerald Ferries are not more accessible...and the walkways in the boat are narrow. " Evelyn Shervington, March 2021 |
Thank you for your support!
President, Good for Manly
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