The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House that the preferred respondent to an Invitation for an Expression of Interest to operate a barge between Redcliffe and Moreton Island has not entered into an agreement to establish and operate such a service.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to call upon the Queensland Government to issue a new Expression of Interest to identify an operator who will promptly establish and provide a reliable vehicular and passenger barge service between the Redcliffe Peninsula and Moreton Island.