The project team are ready to present the preliminary designs!

The designs will be displayed at a series of Open Houses in November on each of the four islands and on the mainland. Island residents and stakeholders will also be able to ask questions and provide feedback to the project team.

From these later designs, residents will be able to see – and comment on – more specific features such as weather protection, lighting, colour, seating, queuing capacity and mooring facilities.

Details of November Open Houses are:

• Mainland Redlands Coast Open House – Thursday 14 November 2019 at the Victoria Point Shopping Centre, 2-34 Bunker Road, Victoria Point, from 5:00pm until 9:00pm
• Russell Island Open House – Saturday 16 November 2019 at the Russell Island Recreation Hall, 1 Alison Crescent, Russell Island, from 2:30pm until 5:30pm
• Macleay Island Open House – Sunday 17 November 2019 at the Macleay Island Community Hall, 32 High Central Road, Macleay Island, from 12:30pm until 4:30pm
• Karragarra Island Open House – Saturday 23 November 2019 at the Sun Smart Foreshore Playground, 176-200 The Esplanade, Karragarra Island, from midday until 2:00pm
• Lamb Island Open House – Sunday 24 November 2019 at the Lamb Island Community Hall, 140/142 Lucas Drive, Lamb Island, from 10:00am until midday

The feedback consultation period on the ferry terminals’ concept designs has been extended to Sunday 6 October 2019.

More detailed preliminary designs will also then be on display at Open Houses in November on each of the four islands and mainland where residents can provide face-to-face feedback to the project team.

From these later designs, residents will be able to see – and then comment on – more specific features such as weather protection, lighting, colour, seating, queuing capacity and mooring facilities.

Details of November Open Houses are:

• Mainland Redlands Coast Open House – Thursday 14 November 2019 at the Victoria Point Shopping Centre, 2-34 Bunker Road, Victoria Point, from 5:00pm until 9:00pm
• Russell Island Open House – Saturday 16 November 2019 at the Russell Island Recreation Hall, 1 Alison Crescent, Russell Island, from 2:30pm until 5:30pm
• Macleay Island Open House – Sunday 17 November 2019 at the Macleay Island Community Hall, 32 High Central Road, Macleay Island, from 12:30pm until 4:30pm
• Karragarra Island Open House – Saturday 23 November 2019 at the Sun Smart Foreshore Playground, 176-200 The Esplanade, Karragarra Island, from midday until 2:00pm
• Lamb Island Open House – Sunday 24 November 2019 at the Lamb Island Community Hall, 140/142 Lucas Drive, Lamb Island, from 10:00am until midday

The concept designs for the Southern Moreton Bay Islands Ferry Terminals Project are in.

Take a look at the designs for your local terminal and provide us with you feedback to help refine the designs.

The feedback portal will be open from Monday 26 August until Sunday 8 September 2019.

Redland City Council is developing business plans and applications to seek funding from the state government towards the upgrade of the Southern Moreton Bay Islands’ (SMBIs’) ferry terminals.

The move follows community engagement on the project in February last year, which informed initial concept plans developed by Cardno and Architectus – the design and engineering firms appointed to the project.

The project includes upgrading or replacing the terminals – including jetties, gangways and pontoons – on Russell, Macleay, Lamb and Karragarra Islands.

Acting Redland City Mayor Wendy Boglary said that following the first round of community consultation, concept plans were developed and canvassed with the main stakeholders.

“These are being reviewed in line with feedback and budget availability before being released for further community consultation.

“We want people to have a realistic idea of what can be delivered within the funding available.

“Some may feel this is a lengthy process – and it is,” Cr Boglary said.

“Because we engaged with the community before the project even started, preparation work usually done behind the scenes has been visible to the public.

“But we wanted the SMBI community to have input into the design brief so they’ll be happy with the end result.”

Assistant Minister for Transport Glenn Butcher said funding for ferry terminal upgrades was available for Redland City Council through the Passenger Transport Infrastructure Investment Program (PTIIP).

“We’re pleased to have provided Council with a $250,000 grant to progress their business case and concept designs,” Mr Butcher said.

Council’s Infrastructure and Operations area confirmed that infrastructure projects of this size can take from four to eight years to complete – particularly where there are multiple community and stakeholder engagements and complex funding submissions to all levels of government.

Division 5 Councillor Mark Edwards said that the next stage of the project would see ‘preliminary’ plans created for each terminal which would be released for input from the community and key stakeholders, including ferry operators, the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) and resident’s associations.

“Before we get to that stage, Council has to wait for input from a number of state departments, so we don’t yet have a definite timeline.

“But island residents should rest assured we’re working hard to win as much funding as possible to deliver the best possible result for the community,” Cr Edwards said.

The terminals will have a design life of 25 years, and non-negotiables include better protection from the weather and better access to ferries via jetties, gangways and pontoons.

Council hopes to build in added value by incorporating suggestions to improve visual amenity, enable recreational use of the facilities and provide complementary business opportunities.

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.

Since February 2016, Council and its project partner, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), have been consulting with island communities and other ferry terminals users on what they like and dislike about the existing terminals, and what they think the upgraded terminals should do, and look like.

Much of the feedback included a desire for better protection from the weather and wider gangways for improved access. View feedback received.

Armed with an understanding of what ferry terminal users wanted, Council and DTMR invited some of the country’s best architectural design and engineering firms to bid for the concept design contract. Following a 12-week tender and evaluation process, a design partnership between engineering and architectural firms Cardo and Architectus was appointed. View the media release.

When developed, the design concepts will not only help Council prepare a business case to apply for funding for the upgrades, they will also be given to the community for feedback.

Community consultation will be widely advertised, or be the first to know and register to receive updates.

We've been talking to Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) residents about the upgrade of the ferry terminals on Russell, Macleay, Lamb and Karragarra islands.

This is some of what you have said you would like to see.

Ferry terminals should provide protection from the weather

• The ferry terminals should provide protection from the southeast rain and wind.
• The ferry terminals should provide protection from the sun.
• Gutters are needed to stop rain running off the roof and blowing onto users queuing on the ferry terminal's jetties, gangways and pontoons.
• The roofing between pontoons, gangways, jetties and the land shelters should be unbroken so users can pass from shore to boat without getting wet.
• Land shelters should be large enough to accommodate the growing number of users of the ferry terminals.
• Protection from the elements should not come at the cost of lost views or breezes.

Jetties and gangways should be wider