The Freshwater ferry and the Queenscliff will be in operation over summer, while the Narrabeen will return to service in the middle of next year following a dry docking at Garden Island.

The Queenscliff ferry will be back in the water this year in time for the summer holidays, with the government hoping to get the Narrabeen working by mid-next year.

Thankfully, the improvement of navigation technology allows passengers on the ferry between Queenscliff and Sorrento to relax as they cross the entrance to Port Phillip, and the new Queenscliff ...