Yarrabah’s new $11.5 million jetty has been labelled “useless” with a ferry boat operator saying it will be inaccessible for around a third of the year.
Two vessels built to run a ferry operating at Yarrabah have been sitting at the Gold Coast for a number of years waiting for the planned 165 metre long jetty to be finalised.
Ferry boat operator Peter McAllister says nobody will be able to run the service unless serious changes are made. He says he could not get closer than 120 metres at low tide.
Mr McAllister says, “nobody is going to get a ferry that can get them in but can’t get them back out.”