E-Sydney imikhumbi emikhulu manje izohamba ngomkhumbi iye e-White Bay

ABAGIBELI abafika eSydney begibele imikhumbi eya ngokuya ithandwa abantu ngeke besashona eDarling Harbour.

Izinyathelo zabo zokuqala enhlabathini yaseSydney zizoba sendaweni yezimboni eWhite Bay naphezu kokuthi lolu hlelo luphawulwe njengombono omfishane ngenxa yamathuba okuthi imikhumbi emikhulu yesikhathi esizayo ivinjwe i-Harbour Bridge.

Njengengxenye yesimemezelo sayizolo ngekusasa le-Barangaroo, uNgqongqoshe Wezamachweba Nezamanzi, u-Paul McLeay, uthe i-Cruise Passenger Terminal izothuthelwa unomphela e-White Bay Wharf 5.

"Ukwakhiwa kwe-Barangaroo bekuzophazamisa kakhulu ukusebenza kwemikhumbi, futhi izindawo ezingavalwa muntu kanye nezindawo zokufuduka bezizongahambisani nendawo," esho.

Kodwa-ke, uChris Brown, umqondisi ophethe weTourism & Transport Forum, uphakamise ukuthi uhlelo lokwakhiwa kwetheminali eWhite Bay aluboni kahle. UMnu uBrown uthe ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kuyindawo ekhula kakhulu kwezokuvakasha e-Australia.

Uthe ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kunikeza imisebenzi ukuze iSydney iphinde izibize ngechweba lokusebenza. "Sikhuluma ngamashumi ezinkulungwane zemisebenzi, hhayi amabhuloki amathathu nocrane," esho.

Uthe isizukulwane esisha semikhumbi evakashelwayo kusho ukuthi amaphesenti angu-80 emikhumbi ezovakashela itheku eminyakeni ezayo izoba mikhulu kakhulu ukuthi ingangena ngaphansi kwe-Harbour Bridge.

Uphakamise ukuthi ibutho lasolwandle licabange ukwabelana ngezinsiza zalo zase-Garden Island nemboni yemikhumbi yokuvakasha.

Umbiko we-Access Economics, okhishwe inkampani yemboni yezokuvakasha, i-Carnival Australia, futhi ekhishwe kule nyanga, ithole ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yanikela ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.2 emnothweni wezwe ngo-2007-08 nokuthi isibalo sabagibeli bemikhumbi bekulindeleke ukuthi siphindwe kathathu ngo-2020.

Owake waba yiLungu lePhalamende leLiberal, uPatricia Forsythe, manje osephethe iSydney Business Chamber, uthe imikhumbi ehlala eSydney iletha imali elinganiselwa ku- $ 500,000 edolobheni, kanti ukuphela okuphezulu kwemakethe, njengeNdlovukazi uMary 2, ilethe cishe isigidi esisodwa.

Inhloko yeCarnival Australia, u-Ann Sherry, ukugxekile ukuthuthela eWhite Bay ethi indawo yezimboni ayizange inikeze umbono omuhle ngeSydney. Kepha uNgqongqoshe Wezokuhlela, uTony Kelly, uthe isinqumo sokufuduka bekuyinketho ekhethwayo, "kuhlanganisa nemboni yezokuvakasha".

Ukwakhiwa kwetheminali entsha kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ngo-2012.