Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, also called short Harbour Trust, is an Australian authority which was established in 2001 in order to obtain land and property of the Australian Federal Government and the Sydney Harbour and made ​​available to the public. The Harbour Trust is a subsidiary agency of the Australian Federal Ministry Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. These lands were sometimes over 100 years is not open to the public. The Trust has these properties mediated and made ​​with one exception, to the public.

This authority is not to be confused with the Sydney Harbour Trust, the private sector port authority, which governs the ship and freight in Sydney Harbour.

Tasks

The Harbour Trust transformed the lands to urban parklands with walking trails, lookouts and picnic areas. The buildings were renovated or leased to research institutes, restaurants and cafes, educational institutions, schools and public service facilities. The Trust now offers short-term rentals in Headland Park in Mosman and Cockatoo Iceland and also Campsites with harbor and city views. An ecological reserve was designated as North Head Sanctuary in Manly.

Some of the properties that manages the Harbour Trust are:

  • Cockatoo Iceland
  • Headland Park, Mosman ( Middle Head, Georges Heights and Chowder Bay)
  • North Head Sanctuary (Former School of Artillery at North Head, Manly )
  • Woolwich Dock and Parklands
  • Macquarie Lighthouse
  • Snapper Iceland
  • Former Marine Biological Station, Watson's Bay
  • HMAS Platypus in Neutral Bay

Other bodies have responsibility for real estate around the Sydney Harbour. These include the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and the Sydney Harbour National Park, both under the supervision of the Government of New South Wales.

Cockatoo Island (New South Wales) Manly, New South Wales Watsons Bay, New South Wales Sydney-Harbour-Nationalpark
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