When there were no sealed roads to reach Cairns, a ferry service provided access to Yarrabah. Locals called this ferry a 'flatty'. It carried school children back and forth from Yarrabah to the city of Cairns. A construction project to build a new wharf at Yarrabah commenced in May 2021, after the Queensland Government allocated 7 million dollars to this purpose. It is expected when this new wharf becomes operational, regular and reliable water transport will be resumed for Yarrabah, which lies only 11 kilometres by sea from the Cairns waterfront. Youth can be occasionally riding some of the brumbies of the area, without saddles. Gallery References External links Aboriginal communities in Queensland Coastal towns in Queensland Populated places in Far North Queensland Towns in Queensland Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah Localities in Queensland