Journey through Cockatoo Island’s complex and layered history at your own pace with their engaging audio tour.
Featuring an informative narrator, immersive sound effects and archival interviews with…
Journey through Cockatoo Island’s complex and layered history at your own pace with their engaging audio tour.
Featuring an informative narrator, immersive sound effects and archival interviews with former workers and residents, this self-guided tour paints a vivid picture of the island’s bygone days across 26 audio stops.
You’ll learn about the poor living conditions of convicts incarcerated in the island’s penal establishment (1839-69), and the plight of the young women raised in the Biloela Public Industrial School for Girls and Reformatory. You’ll also hear about the feats achieved by the thousands of workers employed at the island’s enormous shipyard during the 20th century and the enduring significance of the island for First Nations Peoples.
Their Visitor Centre relies on the generosity and availability of their volunteers. While they endeavour to open daily, they cannot guarantee the Centre will always be open. In the event their Visitor Centre is closed, the Audio Tour will be unavailable.
Pure joy as you wake to the sunrise. Awe as you make it to the snowy peak. A sense of adventure as you motor across red plains. The relief of rejuvenation as you wade into an alpine stream. Connection as you taste native, fragrant leaves. A sense of belonging as you return to your favourite holiday house. Freedom as you dash into the waves. Discover the endless feelings a visit to NSW can inspire.
