Bricklayer needed
Friends of Bruny Island Quarantine Station are seeking bricklayer to construct small retainer wall. If you are able to help please contact Peter Williams peterfwill@gmail.com
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Clearing cumbungi from dam
Friends of Bruny Island Quarantine Station are having a working bee to finish off the clearing of cumbungi from the dam early January. If you would like to help please email Peter Williams peterfwill@gmail.com for more information.
Biosecurity Visits Historic Site
Biosecurity – Steps into the Past Biosecurity Tasmania is the division of DPIPWE responsible for leading the biosecurity effort in Tasmania in partnership with the community and industry. On Sunday 20th September Sabatino Cesile Senior Biosecurity Officer took time out to visit the quarantine station on Bruny Island and to assist the ‘Friends of Bruny Island […]
Bruny Quarantine Station Treasures
Hobnailed Boots at the Bruny Island Quarantine Station. Winter caretakers, Sandra and Rob James (pictured), have been busy at the Bruny Island Quarantine Station on Killora Road. Sandra discovered three small sized hobnailed leather boot heels as she was energetically chipping weeds during the working bee on Tuesday September 1st. We wonder who wore the original […]
Bruny Quarantine Station Working Bee
A blue sky Tuesday August 4th encouraged keen volunteers to the Quarantine Peninsula on North Bruny to continue general restoration work and development of the new information centre for the Bruny Island Quarantine Station. The Information Centre is planned to be open for the 2015/16 summer season and will be housed in the old Plant […]
Care-taking on Bruny Island over summer?
The Quarantine Station Volunteer Caretaker Program on Bruny Island provides opportunities for volunteers to enjoy living on a peninsula extending into Barnes Bay in a heritage listed cottage originally built for the Medical Superintendent in 1884. Volunteer Caretakers will provide a physical presence at the Quarantine Station, open the Station to visitors five days each […]
Visitors Centre Upgrade
With visitor numbers on the rise over the past two years the The Friends of Bruny Island Quarantine Station (FOBIQS) have been actively improving visitor facilities with the kind support of a National Conservation Grant from Parks & Wildlife via Wildcare – Parks for People. FOBIQS’s aim is to develop better visitor and […]
Bruny Island seeking caretakers
Fancy a job as a caretaker at Bruny Island Quarantine Station? You are in luck, as applications have just opened for the coming season from April through to October 2015. Volunteer Caretakers will provide a physical presence at the Quarantine Station, open the Station to visitors on weekends (closed Monday to Friday), provide visitor information […]
History book released
A new book on the history of the Bruny Island Quarantine Station has been released by local Author Kathy Duncombe. This book documents the history of the Quarantine Station site at Barnes Bay. Beginning with the early Aboriginal occupation; European settlement in 1856; establishment of a State maritime quarantine station in 1884; acquisition by the […]
Heritage walk completed
The new Heritage Interpretive Walk at the Bruny Island Quarantine Station enhances any visit to this beautiful peninsula with the varied history of the site well explained and directional signs in place. The full walk will take you from the Nuenonne people’s sign to the site of the first European settlers cottage and the Shelter […]
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