Hamilton Reach

[8] Prior to World War II, flying boats used Hamilton Reach as their base.

However, the level of river traffic and the lack of night lighting resulted in the flying boats relocating to Redland Bay.

However, increasing, larger cruise liners cannot be accommodated due to a combination of the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge and the inability to turn the vessels within the river, forcing such ships to use the Port of Brisbane or other industrial wharves downstream.

As these alternative wharves lack adequate facilities for leisure travellers, consideration is being given to constructing a new passenger terminal further downstream or elsewhere within Moreton Bay, e.g., on the Gold Coast.

The facility closed in 2014, and in 2016 the land on which it stands was to be sold for residential and commercial redevelopment.