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Between June 2022 and November 2023, the Harbour Trust – with the aid of specialist volunteers, including ex-servicepeople – undertook work to faithfully restore the Counter-Bombardment Observation Post and its sister facility, the Close Defence Battery Observation Post. These remnant observation posts were part of North Fort, the former Defence complex and artillery battery established at North Head in 1936.
On Wednesday 24 April, the Harbour Trust took ownership of the Fitzroy ferry and relocated it Cockatoo Island from Pittwater, where it had been in private use for decades. Measuring 3 metres (9 feet 8 inches), the wooden vessel once played a vital role in the island's maritime operations.
We can proudly reveal that the Harbour Trust has been shortlisted for two awards in two separate categories in the 2024 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards.
As Earth Day (22 April) approaches, we are putting a spotlight on Harbour Trust tenants who have a shared vision for positive impact on the environment.
Ahead of Earth Day, the Harbour Trust has launched its Green Week campaign from 17 to 23 April, showcasing sustainable programs and initiatives by the Harbour Trust, its tenants and partners.
As Earth Day (22 April) approaches, it presents an opportunity for us all to make time to visit places of natural beauty and reflect on the importance of environmental conservation. Here at the Harbour Trust, our everyday focus is to protect, conserve, and interpret the environmental and heritage values of the land under our custodianship.
In this article, North Head Sanctuary Foundation Founding President, Judy Lambert, shares interesting facts you might not know about echidnas.
Following the successful completion of the Tunnel 1 re-lining project on Cockatoo Island / Wareamah, the Harbour Trust is proud to reopen the tunnel for public access from 28 March 2024.
As part of a commitment to acknowledging, respecting and working alongside First Nations people, the Harbour Trust established a First Nations Advisory Group in October 2023.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Owners of the lands, waters and sky of Sydney Harbour, including the extraordinary places we manage and protect. Today, the homelands of the Borogegal, Birrabirragal, Cammeraygal, Gadigal, Gayamagal, Wallumedegal and Wangal peoples host destinations under our stewardship. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
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