Derwent River Ferry Expansion - Lindisfarne

Derwent River Ferry Expansion

Community engagement for Lindisfarne Site

Background

The development of infrastructure to enable the expansion of the Derwent River Ferry Service is being progressed as a component of the Greater Hobart City Deal and includes the City of Hobart, Clarence City Council, Kingborough Council and Glenorchy City Council.

Hobart’s commuter ferry services commenced as a one-year trial to establish demand. To date, over 200,000 passengers have used the service, with around 10,000 passengers using it during the January 2022 Ashes Test alone. There is a need to provide more transport options for the Greater Hobart area to ease traffic congestion issues.

Work commissioned by the Councils during 2022 / 23 confirmed the viability of an expanded passenger ferry service on the Derwent River. Initial priorities are for new (or upgraded) terminals at Lindisfarne, Wilkinsons Point and Sandy Bay.

The report also identified the locations of Regatta Point, Kingston Beach and Geilston Bay as priorities for development of the infrastructure in a subsequent round. Other locations are expected to also be considered in the future (drawing on the 30 initially proposed locations – full details can be found in the draft River Derwent Ferry Service Master Plan and consultation led by the Tasmanian Government).

Specific sites in the priority locations have been assessed against established criteria. Wilkinson’s Point was assessed as having one appropriate site, both Sandy Bay and Lindisfarne have two potential locations to consider and for each Council to provide a decision on the preferred site.

Wilkinsons Point

• The existing Council owned jetty at Wilkinsons Point has been assessed as the most appropriate site for development The jetty will require significant upgrade with improved connectivity to adjacent developments in the area.

Sandy Bay

• A number of sites were assessed at Sandy Bay with two sites still under assessment. A final decision on the preferred site is required soon.

Lindisfarne

• The assessment of the sites at Lindisfarne is complex with the assessment of two sites (Lindisfarne Sailing Club and Natone Street) very close. A final decision on the preferred site is required soon.

The intent of this community stage of engagement is to better understand the advantages and constraints of the sites under investigation in Lindisfarne. The community feedback can then be considered along with the geotesting for a strong multi criteria analysis as this project progresses. More details can be found in the agenda report published on 13 June for consideration in the 17 June Council meeting,

How to have your say

We will have multiple ways for you to share your feedback on the two sites. A short survey is focused on feedback on the two proposed sites, and we welcome submissions for more detailed feedback.

Our Community Survey and any other feedback can be provided online, by email or post, over the phone or in person. Consultation is open for 4 weeks from 18 June to 16 July. Key stakeholders including the Lindisfarne Sailing Club have already been in direct discussions with the consulting team during the initial site selection process and the Sailing Club have expressed strong support for their site being used as a terminal.

To share your thoughts and ideas for the sites you can:

• complete our short survey using the link below
• leave a pin on the Map tool below to show us where you have an idea, comment or suggestion.
• email a submission to tell us more at yoursay@ccc.tas.gov.au, feedback can be short or detailed (please add Derwent Ferry Lindisfarne Submission to the subject line). We welcome submissions from individuals, businesses, community groups, organisations and others.
• please use our public computer to complete the survey if you need access to a computer or would like help completing the survey.
• call any of the people and teams in the 'Who's listening' list.
• have a conversation at our pop-up - for the preferred site in stage 2 to help inform the design (dates will be shared in stage 2)

We are looking forward to hearing what you think and your ideas!

Site 1: Lindisfarne Sailing Club

Site 2: Natone Street Terminal

Next steps

Community and key stakeholder feedback for the two sites shortlisted for Lindisfarne will be considered, along with expert analysis to determine the final site. There will be a further opportunity to provide feedback at the Development Application stage. There will be a pop up on site and a survey to share feedback on the proposed design for the terminal and surrounds. We will keep this page updated with details and dates when they are known.