May 2017 update

Progress has been made on the SMBI Ferry Terminal project,

What we have done:

• SMBI ferry terminal users and stakeholders consulted on their thoughts on the existing terminals.
• A design brief incorporating community and key stakeholder input was prepared.
• Invitations to tender for design services were issued.
• Tenders were evaluated and designers appointed.
• Design concepts prepared.
• Key stakeholders consulted on the design concepts.
• Revised design concepts incorporating stakeholder feedback were prepared and costed.

What we are doing now:

• Business cases in support of funding applications to Council and the state are being prepared.

What’s next?

• Funding applications will be made to Council and the State Government.
• On approval of upgrades which can be funded, the community will be consulted on the design concepts.
• Revised ‘preliminary’ designs incorporating community feedback will be prepared.