Are tourists getting the best of the river?

“The attractions are all there, mate. They must think we are dills,” Kelly said, echoing the frustration of many tourism operators.

Kelly, who also owned and operated the Kookaburra River Queen before it was moved on, said the new terminal offered an opportunity to reconnect the river and Moreton Bay.

He said it should be a priority to give tourists – and the businesses that depend on them – what they want.

“We want to be able to collect them and go out into the bay and do other…