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Young Skipper Charts Ferry Service's New Course NEWS DESK Young skipper charts ferry service’s new course Australia,” he said, turning Searoad Transport Pty Ltd, to to his huge Apple Macintosh better refl ect its ferry business. computer screen and calling up “It sounds like we’re a trucking car ferry costs from around the company,” he said. nation. In the biggest move so far, “Kangaroo Island [South MV Queenscliff, the 80-car Australia], now that’ll cost you ferry launched in December $86 a car plus $44 for every 1993, will receive a full refi t person in that car. this winter and be ready by “Our customers pay $52 Sep tember. a car plus $7.50 a head for Designed in Tasmania and the 40-minute crossing. Foot built at Port Lincoln in South passengers pay $10 or $9 con- Australia, MV Queenscliff’s cession. rows of seat will be removed “In Queensland, it’s $115 and replaced by a lounge-style a car on the Moreton Island interior with big television ferry and $84 for the Magnetic screens and other fi ttings. Island ferry plus $13.50 a head There will be an improved for the 50-minute crossing. cafe, tourist information area “We receive no government and Wi-Fi for computer users. subsidy or funding; we lease He said Searoad did the government land at Queenscliff basics of carrying cars and By Mike Hast and Sorrento, and we’ve spent other vehicles well, and now SORRENTO to Queenscliff a lot of money on our two ter- “we want to make a trip on ferry operator Peninsula Sea- minals.” our ferries a better tourism Aye, aye: Captain Matt McDonald (left), the new boss of Searoad. Above, the old ferry Peninsula Princess road Transport has a new boss He said Mornington Pe- experience”. and the new ferry cross paths in 2007. who is on a mission to change ninsula Shire had told him An ally in the tourism perceptions about the service. peninsula senior citizens were experience for many years Professional skipper Matt concerned the $1 concession has been the resident pod of McDonald, 30, replaces long- was too low when compared bottlenose dolphins, which About Searoad time general manager Jack with bus and train concessions, more often than not fl ip across McKeddie, who retired in but “the government gives to the ferries as they make their THE idea of a car ferry linking the Mornington travelling around the bay. The two ferries March, and the young captain huge subsidies for seniors to hourly crossings and ride bow and Bellarine peninsulas had been a dream of carry more than 100,000 vehicles and 600,000 is already making his mark on bus and train operators”. waves of MV Queenscliff and residents, local councils, businesses, tourism passengers each year. the company. Mr McDonald and his team her sister ferry MV Sorrento. groups and some government departments for Searoad had an “interesting summer” with High on his agenda is are working on a marketing News of this extraordinary more than 30 years before the fi rst crossing by MV Queenscliff out of service for three weeks “reinvigorating perceptions of plan, which will be released in sight has spread around the the $2 million, 35-car MV Peninsula Princess in February after a small part failed in the the ferry service”, he told The June. world and they could one day in September 1987. gearbox. News during an interview late He will outline plans at a become as famous as Phillip Three sea pilots, Paul Ringe, Keith Mid-February saw MV Sorrento’s arrival last month in his Queenscliff Searoad staff seminar this Island’s penguins. Finnemore and Maurie Cobal, founded at the Sorrento berth delayed by about 35 offi ce. month and request input from People come to Melbourne Peninsula Searoad Transport in 1983, but minutes when ferry skipper Wayne Gallop “Our car ferry is seen as employees. and drive down to Sorrento or it was to be four long years before the idea spotted eight scuba divers lurking in the berth too expensive, but the reality He wants to change the name Queenscliff just to cross Port became reality. area. is it’s the cheapest service in of the company, Peninsula Phillip and see the dolphins. The company opened a ticket offi ce and Despite attempts to get the divers to move, transit lounge at Queenscliff in January 1990 police had to be called and the divers were and at the end of the Sorrento Pier in April later charged with obstruction. Skipper at age 18 1992. Searoad is offering free travel for children The 80-car, 700 passenger MV Queenscliff, during the holidays from 9-21 April. It applies designed in Tasmania and built in South to children under 15 travelling in vehicles only. McDonald’s last job before taking over from fortune after his death in 1985. Mr Wright and Australia, started service in 1993 and gradually It is also offering free meals for kids with the Jack McKeddie was as captain of MV Platinum, the late Lang Hancock, friends from primary took over from Peninsula Princess. purchase of an adult meal at the Queenscliff a luxury motor yacht for “adventurers”. school days, made their fortunes in iron ore Business continued to boomed in the 1990s ferry terminal Beach Cafe before or after the The sleek 38-metre (125ft) vessel was custom mining in the west, sealing all their partnership and sister ferry MV Sorrento was built in crossing. built in Tasmania of steel and aluminium, deals with a handshake. with teak decks and interior of English beech, Matt McDonald took Ms Bennett and friends Tasmania and began operating in March 2001. Children’s activities on board the two ferries Tasmanian myrtle, oak and leather. on a mega-cruise through Asia before returning Searoad now crossed southern Port Phillip during April will include Queenscliff’s Marine It was launched in 2008, and in May 2009 to Victoria to join Searoad. 24 times a day, leaving on the hour from both Discovery Centre “look and touch table” on was a star attraction at Sanctuary Cove Born and raised in Gippsland, Captain terminals. 11 and 17 April, face painting and balloon international boat show, the biggest in the McDonald sailed aboard the tall ship Alma Sorrento looks similar to Queenscliff, but sculpting on 13 April, Mr Ree the Magician Asia-Pacifi c region. Doepel at age 14 and became a coxswain (fi rst has better lounge areas and cafe, a function on 20 April, and talented Queenscliff children For $10,000 a day you could charter Platinum level ship’s captain) at 18. By 26 he was a lounge, full internal lift for wheelchairs and entertaining passengers to raise money for with accommodation for 10 people in its four master 4, entitled to skipper boats of 35 metres prams, a light-fi lled conservatory and a bronze the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday double cabins, owners’ suite on the main deck, and since then has added to his qualifi cations. sculpture of a mother and baby dolphin. Appeal on 22 April. and six-person jacuzzi on a sun deck. The young captain is happy to be off The 5.6 nautical mile (10.3km) crossing The ferries reverted to the offseason Captain McDonald skippered Platinum for the water, driving a desk and enjoying the takes 40 minutes. The road distance from schedule last Sunday with the last sailings at two years on charters before she was bought challenge of taking Searoad into a new era. Sorrento to Queenscliff is 220 kilometres and 6pm from Sorrento and Queenscliff. by Australia’s second-richest woman, Perth- Now Mornington Peninsula residents, he and can take up to three hours. Searoad says cars Details: (03) 5258 3244, email travel@ based mining heiress Angela Bennett, who his wife Alena are expecting their fi rst child in travelling on the ferry emit the equivalent searoad.com.au or on the web at www. with her brother inherited father Peter Wright’s July. of 13.5 kilograms of CO2, but emit 57.2kg searoad.com.au Call to crush hoon cars CARS of hoons “should be July, but they’re just not tough combat hoon driving, as have crushed after their fi rst offence” enough,” Cr Aitken said. many other municipalities; was the call from a majority He said recent statistics the laws are out of touch with of people at a meeting in about social disorder showed community expectations.” Frankston Arts Centre late last people were more concerned He said police were frustrated month. about noisy, hoon drivers and with hoons being taken to court About 100 people were at the dangerous drivers than drug- but receiving a slap on the wrist. meeting called to tackle hoon taker and graffi ti vandals. He called for stronger laws to driving, organised by Frankston “The Australian Bureau of combat “this rising selfi shness Council and chaired by Cr Statistics crime victimisation of a minority of drivers; this Glenn Aitken. survey fi gures show 13 million mongrel mentality”. Cr Aitken said a vast majority Australians claim to be affected Cr Aitken said he called of people called for tougher by hoons and bad drivers,” he for a show of hands of people hoon driving laws and they told the meeting. supporting the crushing of cars were backed by attendees “People feel unsafe in their for fi rst-time hoons and for including federal MP Bruce homes, property is being cases of bad speeding: “There Billson and state MPs Geoff damaged and, worst of all, hoon was a sea of hands; almost Shaw, Neil Burgess, Donna drivers are taking the lives of everyone in the room.” Bauer and Jude Perera.
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