Tag: daintree ferry

❝If it is to avoid being landed with no ferry at all post June 30, Council will have to buy, hire or contract a ferry or service in the next few weeks. ❞

Douglas Shire Council advises that dredging works to the Daintree River Ferry channel is occurring daily from 9.00pm to the early morning every day until Wednesday 31 March, 2021.

The Daintree Ferry priority lane will re-open from Monday 5 April  to make it easier for Douglas locals to cross the river during the upcoming Easter holidays.

Douglas Shire Council has put out a tender for an interim Daintree River ferry service The interim service is potentially a five year contract Does…

Douglas Shire Council has advised that they will be proceeding with a tender for an interim ferry service after negotiations with the existing service provider…

DOUGLASNEWS.NETWORK After making a decision that seemed to confuse most, Council has issued a media release seeking to clarify its intentions about the future of…

Last week Douglas Shire Councillors considered the results of its recent survey about options for crossing the Daintree. The survey results confirm the views of DSSG members that a bridge is neither required nor desired and that this community prefers conservation over development. Two thirds of those surveyed said they preferred a two ferry system.

The survey results are in with Douglas Shire preferring a two-ferry crossing over a bridge at the Daintree River. The detailed results, released on Douglas Shire Council’s website today, revealed a majority of those who completed the Daintree River Crossing Survey preferred a two-ferry service with 66% of the count, compared to 33% of people who chose a bridge.

Today’s featured Letter to the Editor addresses claims of a proposed bridge over the Daintree River being more environmentally friendly than. the ferry. “Members of Douglas Shire Sustainability Group (DSSG) have participated in the Douglas Shire Council’s process which is aimed at determining the appetite of residents and others for a bridge over a two ferry system, as a means of crossing the Daintree River. As the arguments in favour of a bridge have been eroded, we have noted that proponents are sticking with two arguments to support their claim that a bridge is less environmentally damaging than a ferry.”

As a retired Community Development Worker experienced in social research for community organisations and local government, I believe it is important to explore the current research/survey methodology being undertaken by the Douglas Shire Council.