Greens propose moving site for second West End ferry stop

Decade-old plans for a new inner-city ferry terminal could be revived in a $10 million election commitment by Greens councillor Jonathan Sri. SEE WHERE IT COULD GO

DECADE-OLD plans for a second ferry terminal in a rapidly densifying inner-city suburb could be revived in a $10 million election commitment by Greens councillor Jonathan Sri.

The proposal for a second ferry terminal in West End was first mooted in city planning documents during the Newman administration.

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“A new ferry terminal will be located at Victoria Street,” the South Brisbane Riverside Neighbourhood Plan from 2011 stated.

The new stop was intended to promote the redevelopment of tired industrial sheds into residential high-rises up to 12-storeys tall, with streets modified to encourage cycling and walking.

A render of what the new terminal could look like. Picture: Jonathan Sri.

However Cr Sri, whose ward includes West End, said the proposal needs to be revisited.

“We are calling for public feedback as to whether it should be closer to Davies Park near Beesley St,” he told The Courier-Mail.

He said the new terminal would ease congestion along Montague Rd and Vulture St, particularly on Saturday mornings.

Both locations would put the stop along the suburb’s northwestern edge, directly across the river from the Wesley Hospital.

Cr Sri said the new terminal would also promote trips between West End and northside suburbs of Milton, Auchenflower and Toowong.

“Cross-river connectivity and direct travel between suburbs are major problems in Brisbane,” he said.

“This CityCat terminal would provide more direct connections into West End and other riverside suburbs … helping move thousands of West End residents to destinations like UQ, Saint Lucia, the CBD and QUT Gardens Point.”

He said successive councils have forgotten about the proposal, despite its merits in connecting the river.

“The LNP promised this terminal under Campbell Newman almost a decade ago but never delivered.”