Post by ferryfast admin on Jun 18, 2012 12:50:46 GMT -5
Incat eyes pier praise
BLAIR RICHARDS | June 10, 2012 12.01am
A PROPOSED $10 million ferry terminal for the Hobart waterfront could be built at Incat and floated down the river to Brooke St, proponents say.
A consortium backed by the group Navigators owned by the Roche brothers and Peppermint Bay Cruises has proposed a floating pier with a cafe and restaurant to replace the crumbling Brooke St Pier.
The modern plan includes a transparent roof on the cafe.
The advertising period for the proposal ends this week and yesterday the project's backers put their plans on public display.
Architect Robert Morris-Nunn, engineer Jim Gandy and representatives for the businesses involved were on hand to answer questions.
Mr Morris-Nunn said feedback on the plan from the public and all the relevant authorities had been overwhelmingly positive.
The floating structure designed by Mr Morris-Nunn would include room for interpretation centres for tourism attractions, access for all accredited tourism businesses, a restaurant and cafe, public facilities and ticket booths.
The pier would be an eco-friendly building that uses the sea temperature to cool and warm itself. It would capture rainwater and would have a low profile, in keeping with the heritage of the district.
"The [proposal] has been universally applauded and generally approved of by everyone. That's the reaction we've had to date," Mr Morris-Nunn said.
Peter McKay, of National Strategic Services, who is an adviser for the project, said there had been discussions with Incat owner Robert Clifford about the possibility of building the pier at Incat's Derwent Park shipyards.
Once complete, the structure could be floated down the river and in to place at Brooke St.
The Hobart City Council will soon consider the plan and, if approval is given, the hunt will be on for funding to make it happen.
The businesses involved in the venture are expected to contribute several million to the project.
Mr McKay said the proponents have had positive discussions with several state ministers and federal MPs, thpugh no funding had been committed.
"No one is going to commit until we get actual approval," he said.
Once funding was secured, the project would take a year to complete but may be able to be in place by next summer.
Hobart's wharf area gets more than 200,000 visitors a year but lacks toilets and disabled access.
Incat
www.incat.com.au/
For more information on the proposed Brooke St ferry terminal visit www.hobartferryterminal.com.au
BLAIR RICHARDS | June 10, 2012 12.01am
A PROPOSED $10 million ferry terminal for the Hobart waterfront could be built at Incat and floated down the river to Brooke St, proponents say.
A consortium backed by the group Navigators owned by the Roche brothers and Peppermint Bay Cruises has proposed a floating pier with a cafe and restaurant to replace the crumbling Brooke St Pier.
The modern plan includes a transparent roof on the cafe.
The advertising period for the proposal ends this week and yesterday the project's backers put their plans on public display.
Architect Robert Morris-Nunn, engineer Jim Gandy and representatives for the businesses involved were on hand to answer questions.
Mr Morris-Nunn said feedback on the plan from the public and all the relevant authorities had been overwhelmingly positive.
The floating structure designed by Mr Morris-Nunn would include room for interpretation centres for tourism attractions, access for all accredited tourism businesses, a restaurant and cafe, public facilities and ticket booths.
The pier would be an eco-friendly building that uses the sea temperature to cool and warm itself. It would capture rainwater and would have a low profile, in keeping with the heritage of the district.
"The [proposal] has been universally applauded and generally approved of by everyone. That's the reaction we've had to date," Mr Morris-Nunn said.
Peter McKay, of National Strategic Services, who is an adviser for the project, said there had been discussions with Incat owner Robert Clifford about the possibility of building the pier at Incat's Derwent Park shipyards.
Once complete, the structure could be floated down the river and in to place at Brooke St.
The Hobart City Council will soon consider the plan and, if approval is given, the hunt will be on for funding to make it happen.
The businesses involved in the venture are expected to contribute several million to the project.
Mr McKay said the proponents have had positive discussions with several state ministers and federal MPs, thpugh no funding had been committed.
"No one is going to commit until we get actual approval," he said.
Once funding was secured, the project would take a year to complete but may be able to be in place by next summer.
Hobart's wharf area gets more than 200,000 visitors a year but lacks toilets and disabled access.
Incat
www.incat.com.au/
For more information on the proposed Brooke St ferry terminal visit www.hobartferryterminal.com.au