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19 storiesBrisbane CityCat guide: routes, tickets, rules and the fleetThe River ReportThe first CityCat: how Brisbane's river ferries took off in 1996
Accessibility on Brisbane CityCats: up to six wheelchair and scooter areas, hearing loops, ramps and what to watch for at low tide.
Can you take a dog on a Brisbane CityCat? Yes, off-peak, muzzled or in a carrier, outside the cabin. The rules and times.
How to pay for a Brisbane CityCat: contactless cards, go cards and paper tickets, plus what you can bring free.
Brisbane's KittyCat cross-river ferries: the four routes, the five boats, and how they came about after 2020.
Brisbane's double-decker CityCats: when they arrived, who built them, how many there are and what passengers get.
Brisbane's river ferries explained: the all-stops CityCat F1, express F11 and F12, and the cross-river KittyCat routes F21 to F24.
Brisbane's free CityHopper ferry ended on 28 January 2025. What it was, why it stopped in 2020 and what runs now.
Brisbane's express CityCats: F11 Apollo Road to Riverside and F12 West End to QUT Gardens Point, weekday peaks only.
A practical guide to Brisbane's CityCat ferries: how to pay, where they go, what you can bring on board, and the boats themselves.
How Brisbane's CityCats coped with the 2011 and 2022 floods: suspensions, damaged wharves and how long recovery took.
Can you take a bike on a Brisbane CityCat? Yes, free, if there's space and the Master agrees. What else you can bring.
Brisbane's CityCat ferries began in November 1996. A look at the first boats, how the fleet has grown, and where the originals are now.
Brisbane's double-decker CityCat upgrade was declared complete in November 2025 with Mirbarpa II. Here is how the program got there.
Brisbane City Council's Flood Resilient Suburbs program offers free assessments to more than 2,000 businesses and to apartment complexes.
After the 2022 floods Brisbane City Council released a 51-action flood resilience plan alongside an independent review. What it set out to do.
Brisbane City Council scheduled drainage and backflow upgrades in New Farm for the first half of 2025. What was planned.
Brisbane City Council updated flood mapping for 17,246 properties in 2025. It covers creeks and waterways, not the Brisbane River.
A running series from Mac Moreton on the Brisbane River: CityCat and ferry services, terminal works, river crossings and flood resilience.
Bulimba ferry terminal closes from 9 November to mid-December for gangway repairs, while Apollo Road and Hawthorne stay open. What riders need to know.