Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The hub for ferries to North Stradbroke Island is the seaside suburb of Cleveland. Regular
Citytrain
(
www.translink.com.au
)
services run from Brisbane's Central and Roma St stations to
Cleveland station ($9.50, one hour); buses to the ferry terminal meet the trains at Cleve-
land station ($4.80, 10 minutes).
Big Red Cat
( 07-3488 9777, 1800 733 228;
www.bigredcat.com.au
; return per vehicle incl passengers $149, walk-
on adult/child $20/10; 5.15am-6pm Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm Sun)
In a tandem operation with Stradbroke
Ferries, the feline-looking Big Red Cat vehicle/passenger ferry does the Cleve-
land-Dunwich run around eight times daily (45 minutes).
Gold Cats Stradbroke Flyer
( 07-3286 1964;
www.flyer.com.au
;
Middle St, Cleveland; return adult/child/family
$19/10/50)
Gold Cats Stradbroke Flyer runs around a dozen return passenger-only trips daily
between Cleveland and One Mile Jetty at Dunwich (30 minutes).
Stradbroke Ferries
( 07-3488 5300;
www.stradbrokeferries.com.au
;
return per vehicle incl passengers $149, walk-
on adult/child $20/10; 5.15am-6pm Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm Sun)
Teaming up with Big Red Cat, Strad-
broke Ferries' passenger and passenger/vehicle services run to Dunwich and back around
12 times daily (passenger ferries 25 minutes, vehicle ferries 45 minutes).
Getting Around
Straddie is big: it's best to have your own wheels to explore it properly. If not,
Stradbroke Is-
land Buses
( 07-3415 2417;
www.stradbrokebuses.com
)
meet the ferries at Dunwich and run to
Amity and Point Lookout (one-way/return $4.70/9.40). The last bus to Dunwich leaves
Point Lookout at 6.20pm. There's also the
Stradbroke Cab Service
(
0408 193 685)
, which
charges around $60 from Dunwich to Point Lookout.
Straddie Super Sports (
Click here
)
in Dunwich hires out mountain bikes (per hour/day
$6.50/30).
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Moreton Island
POP 250
If you're not going further north in Queensland than Brisbane but want a slice of tropical
paradise, slip over to blissful Moreton Island. You'll be reassured to learn that Moreton's
cache of sandy shores, bushland, bird life, dunes and glorious lagoons are protected - 95%
of the isle comprises
Moreton Island National Park & Recreation Area
(
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/
moreton-island
)
. Apart from a few rocky headlands, it's all sand, with Mt Tempest, the highest
