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Brogden supports fast ferry

 

New NSW Liberal leader, Mr John Brogden, has announced the Coalition's support for the Ettalong to Circular Quay high speed ferry.

He said it would provide the residents of the Central Coast with badly needed alternative means of transport into the heart of Sydney.

"The Coalition supports this project because it will take some pressure off the F3 Freeway and the main northern rail line to Sydney.

"It will also deliver jobs to the Woy Woy Peninsula and the Central Coast, open up investment opportunities and provide a major boost to the Central Coast tourism industry."

Member for Gosford, Mr Chris Hartcher, said he understood that the Ettalong Beach fast ferry could potentially deliver "up to 7000 flow-on employment opportunities" across the Gosford and Wyong regions as a result of tourists that experience the trip.

"Part of the role of Government is to encourage private sector infrastructure development in partnership with the State and that is why the Coalition supports the high speed ferry project," he said.

Media release, April 23