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Lower Portland Ferry
Name: Lower Portland Ferry
Vehicular ferry which crosses the Hawkesbury River at its confluence with the Colo River at Lower Portland. The small three car ferry which had a load capacity of 12.5 tonnes was replaced in 2013 by a larger vessel. The operation and maintenance of the ferry is jointly funded by the local government areas of Hawkesbury City and The Hills Shire. Other ferries in the Hawkesbury region are maintained and managed by the Roads and Maritime Services NSW.
Lower Portland Vehicular Ferry, NSW
Credits: Cathy McHardy 2012
Commissioning of replacement and larger ferry in 2013 Left to Right: Clr Leigh Williams, Deputy Mayor Bob Porter, Mayor of Hawkesbury Kim Ford, Mayor of The Hills Dr Michelle Byrne, State Member for Hawkesbury Ray Williams, Clr Dr Peter Gangemi.
Credits: 2013
Report of the opening of the concrete span bridge near the mouth of the Colo River at Lower Portland known locally as ‘The Bridge to Nowhere’. President of Colo Shire Council, Cr Bailey stated that the contract for operating the two ferries at Lower Portland had been let in 1892 to Robert Lowe for £20 per year. The new bridge eliminated the need for one of the ferries.
Source: NSW State Heritage Inventory
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