by Sam Magnusson | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION When Lower Portland Ferry contractor Tono Group wrote to Hawkesbury City Council’s (HCC) procurement officer Gordon Sainsbury on July 11 this year, it was clear that council had no idea that its contract expired barely three weeks later. HCC had...
by Sam Magnusson | Nov 9, 2023 | News, Priority
Residents are concerned that “lives could be lost” and livestock will be stranded while the Lower Portland ferry is pulled out of service for three months during peak bushfire season. Local businesses also fear the economic costs of the decision which will also see...
by Publishing | Nov 6, 2023 | News, Priority
The Lower Portland Ferry will be out of operation for 12 weeks from mid-January – in peak bushfire season – forcing residents and visitors to take detours after Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) failed to organise a replacement ferry. The lengthy gap in ferry...
by Sam Magnusson | Aug 8, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
Hawkesbury City Council and Hills Council will have to make a decision by next July, whether to start charging for use of the Lower Portland Ferry, or whether they will make their ratepayers pay an extra combined $500,000 a year when state funding runs out. Ratepayers...
by Sam Magnusson | Aug 4, 2023 | News, Priority
A last minute deal with Lower Portland Ferry operator TONO by the Hawkesbury and Hills Councils, will see the service continue to operate until September 2024. Funding details were not provided for the extended contract. However, NSW government’s part-funding...