BUSINESS Sydney Executive Director Paul Nicolaou believes Garden Island in Sydney’s inner-city is the “obvious way forward” for a third cruise ship terminal in the capital of NSW. Supporting the state government’s decision to rule out Yarra Bay as a site for a future cruise terminal, Nicolaou said the proposal...
BUSINESS Sydney Executive Director Paul Nicolaou believes Garden Island in Sydney’s inner-city is the “obvious way forward” for a third cruise ship terminal in the capital of NSW.
Supporting the state government’s decision to rule out Yarra Bay as a site for a future cruise terminal, Nicolaou said the proposal was “never likely to be embraced by the community”.
“We know from the cruise industry that a berth is needed east of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Garden Island remains the obvious way forward,” he said.
“Cruising is a vital contributor to the city’s tourism economy and the solution to provide for its future growth has come back full circle to the shared use of Garden Island with the Navy.
“We also know that international cruise visitors come to Australia for the Sydney Harbour experience, not to pull into what is essentially an industrial port.”
Business Sydney also noted the precedent for cruise ships berthing at Garden Island.
