Hope springs eternal amid Mossman River gorge's wonders FOR as long as Roy Gibson can remember, the breathtaking beauty of the clear water cascading over the huge granite boulders in Mossman River gorge has been tainted by his community languishing without jobs and blighted by the scourge of alcohol. Hopelessness had become the norm. But life is changing for the north Queensland Aboriginal community living at the edge of one of the country's natural wonders.