Local boarder pushes coucil for ramp upgrade   -   02/July/03 by: Ben

This summer & now winter has seen a huge increase in traffic to the Jindalee boat ramp from past years, it is now common to have a couple hundred people and 50+ boats making use of the ramp, park, bbqs on the weekends.

Brisbane wakeboarders use the river the most and are most aware of the problems that arise from the inadequate facilities at Jindalee.
The double ramp is nice (unless you're pulling out a ton of lead at low tide), but there is only one L shaped jetty with a tiny "no boats to be left tied up" sign that isn't seen & sometimes ignored.

Local boarder Neil Bristow wrote a letter to local member Felicity Farmer some time ago explaining the situation of increased traffic without upgraded facilities. This letter was answered with
$40 000.00 in funding to add some mooring jetties, upgrade the toilet block and add more bbqs.

The reply to this letter was a long time coming, but it goes to show that watersports, and wakeboarding in particular are the fastest growing sports.

If you believe in something stick with it until it happens.

Good on ya' Nelly !