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Sydney Harbour Islands - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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island has natural bushland, a small flat grassed area, and picnic tables. You
will need transport to get to the island. Open every day
from 9 am to 5 pm (May-July), 9 am to 8 pm (during daylight
saving), and 9 am to 6 pm (end to daylight saving time to
April). All visits must be pre-booked and prepaid 14 days in
advance. Access is through licensed operators or private
vessels only. Details of operators and bookings can be made through
Sydney
Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access
can be made via
water taxis. If you visit in a private vessel you may not moor
at the island wharves. You must take away your rubbish. The
is a landing fee. The island has portable water and toilets,
but there are no BBQ facilities. Portable gas BBQ may be
used, except during total fire bans. |
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| Once the
nerve-centre of Sydneys port operations. In colonial days,
it was the headquarters for the water police. Tours of the
island will take in some of the magnificent convict-built
sandstone structures including the Harbour Masters
Residence (circa 1901), the sandstone Queens Powder
Magazine and Colonial Magazine, which was used to house
3,000 barrels of gunpowder, the neo-Georgian Barracks, and
an historical industrial shipyard. Bookings can be made through
Sydney
Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access
can be made via
water taxis. |
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| Rodd
Island covers half a hectare in Iron Cove near Birkenhead
Point. On the island there are 3 gazebos, 2 summer houses
(built in the 1920s), a colonial-style hall (1889) that can
be hired for special events, palm trees,
and flat grassy areas. You will need
water transport to get to the island. Open every day from
9 am to 5 pm (May-July), 9 am to 8 pm (during daylight
saving), and 9 am to 6 pm (end to daylight saving time to
April). All visits must be prebooked and prepaid 14 days in
advance. Access is through licensed operators or private
vessels only. Details of operators and bookings can be made through
Sydney
Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access
can be made via
water taxis. If you visit in a private vessel you may not moor
at the island wharves. You must take away your rubbish. The
is a landing fee. The island has portable water and toilets,
but there are no BBQ facilities. Portable gas BBQ may be
used, except during total fire bans. |
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| Offering
a perfect spot for a picnic, with a large grassy area and
shady trees, together with a gazebo for up to 30 people and
five picnic shelters. You
will need water transport to get to the island. Open every
day from 9 am to 5 pm (May-July), 9 am to 8 pm (during
daylight saving), and 9 am to 6 pm (end to daylight saving
time to April). All visits must be prebooked and prepaid 14
days in advance. Access is through licensed operators or
private vessels only. Details of operators and bookings can be made through
Sydney
Harbour National Park Information Centre (The Rocks) and access
can be made via
water taxis. If you visit in a private vessel you may not moor
at the island wharves. You must take away your rubbish. The
is a landing fee. The island has portable water and toilets,
but there are no BBQ facilities. Portable gas BBQ may be
used, except during total fire bans. |
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Located at the entrance to
Iron Cove and adjacent to the suburb of Drummoyne in Sydney, Snapper Island was
originally only a rocky outcrop (being part of a series of drowned knolls along
ridges between the flooded river valleys of the Parramatta and Lane Cove
Rivers).
It's current size is due to land reclamation during 1931-32 which saw it roughly
shaped into an outline of a ship, with longer sides oriented to the northwest
and southwest, increasing several times from it's original size.
With two cabbage tree palms (planted in the 1930s) providing a familiar
landmark, the island is visible from the foreshores areas of Canada Bay and
Leichhardt. For Sydney Harbour Federation Trust images
click here.
Source:
Harbour Trust: Snapper Island |
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| Spectacle Island is located
in the Hawkesbury River near its junction with Mooney Mooney Creek, close to
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and is managed by NSW Parks and Wildlife.
Located further up river from Lion Island, Spectacle Island Reserve was
dedicated in 1972, as important for its natural and cultural values. The nature
reserve covers all of the island, an area of about 36 hectares. Spectacle
Island is listed on the Register of the National Estate for its scientific
importance as a remnant of the natural environment of Sydney, for the abundance
of aboriginal sites it contains, and particularly diverse vegetation.
Source:
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle
Island Nature Reserve |
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