The future of the Lower Portland Ferry is under a cloud after the operator pulled the pin at the end of its current four year deal on short notice. The decision will mean services will be halted from this Saturday August 5 at this stage.

The Hawkesbury Post understands that the decision took the Hawkesbury City Council management by surprise, despite the four year term of a deal struck in August 2019 which saw the state government tip in $500,000 to keep the ferry running.