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Everyone's On Board to Save the Ferries

2/12/2020

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People have reacted to the threat to our beautiful classic ferries with anger and disbelief.  And the media has jumped on board. 

The Daily Telegraph immediately started a campaign to keep our 'harbour queens' afloat.  The paper had big spreads on 24th and 25th November, as well as an editorial and lots of letters to the editor. 

And the Sydney Morning Herald, which broke the story in early October, had lots of follow-up articles with community leaders, union leaders, and stakeholders arguing the ferries should stay.

There has also been coverage on TV and radio, including the ABC, Channel 7, 2GB and more. 

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Julie Brown
10/12/2020 04:44:03 pm

The Australian heritage Council MUST list these four grand ferries as essential to the history and flavour of Sydney. They are as iconic as the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

If the engines need constant maintenance, what a great opportunity for young engineers to be trained specifically for those vessels.

Beautiful coloured posters should be included in all tourist advertising and on the ferries themselves.

The half hour, always on time, trip to Manly is the best ferry trip I have been on in any country. It would be a crime to sink them.

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Stephen Cargill
14/12/2020 07:20:52 am

Save the ferries... Please!!!

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Mark Roberts
29/12/2020 04:30:45 pm

In response to MP James Griffin diatribe in the Tawny Frogmouth (Issue 02) about his less than ordinary effort to save the Manly Ferries one has to ask any number of questions.

Firstly where did you get those grossly inaccurate figures about ferry patronage? Every weekend during summer I watch the Manly Ferries coming and going form my mother's balcony in East Esplanade and they are full to the gunwales. I have caught numerous ferries in both peak and off peak periods and you are trying to tell us that only 280 people use the service when it's at its peak. Pull the other one Mr. Griffin.

Mr Griffin you stated that we are going to get more services with smaller faster vessels how is this more economical when you clearly state you hope to attract more patronage. So what factious figures did Andrew Constance use in his formula to convince you that the new ferries would be far more economical. You couldn't possibly have any accurate figures because you don't know if the new vessels will attract more patronage, so it's all fingers crossed guess work.

I will predict that if the Liberal Party or more to the point Andrew Constance goes ahead with this ridiculous plan that within 18 months the new service will be scaled back to less frequent trips.

I have consulted two marine engineers who have said on separate occasions that the ferries could be completely overhauled with new engines and complete overhaul of every other component including interior in six months per vessel. So wouldn't a refit for all four vessels over a two year period and lease a smaller vessel in the interim be a far more satisfactory outcome for all concerned ?

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Bruce Auld
10/2/2021 04:54:29 pm

The Manly Ferries must be saved. No excuses.

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