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Bruny Island Quarantine Station

Locality: North Bruny

Address: 816 Killora Road 7150 North Bruny, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.bica.org.au/brunyquarantinestation

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18.01.2022 Our beautiful hops are doing well this season. Our new palisade fence allows visitors to consider life inside our own human quarantine station. Our historic doctor’s residence is resplendent with a new roof, many thanks to our Parks and Wildlife Service.

17.01.2022 AGM AGM AGM Coming soon!!!!!! please bring along all your friends to view and discuss our recent developments, chat about new ideas, have lunch and tour the Station’s highlights. Saturday 21st March ... 10:30 am On site RSVP to Rob 0458061003

17.01.2022 Coming up this Sunday .. feel free to invite friends and join in our annual event ... with new activities !

16.01.2022 Plants were quarantined extensively on the Station during the 1950s and 60s. Orchids were quarantined here as were raspberries, Pine trees, hops, raspberries, etc. Our own orchids are now in full bloom in the polycarbonate hothouse. Raspberries and hops are also in the move! Come and visit and perhaps also find the beautiful native orchids flowering in the bush near our native orchid sign! Many thanks to Parks Tasmania for their wonderful external restoration of the Station’s Caretaker residence.

13.01.2022 The Station is familiar with quarantine and jobs progress off Station. The mortuary is one of our next interpretation sites. Thanks to Kathy, Mike, Mel, Dave, Leanne and George for their inputs into restoring a genuine WW1 first aid stretcher that would have been part of the mortuary kit. Fergus is doing the first client test.

09.01.2022 The Station is OPEN However the building containing our document collection is closed until further notice. Many on site activities are still available.

09.01.2022 It’s on today ... a beautiful quiet day in southern Tasmania

09.01.2022 Come along, bring friends, bring a picnic, find ancestors, play games, experience a soldier's camp life.

06.01.2022 On the countdown to Sunday October 6th ... bring your friends along... organic batteries...plant science...physics ... and more ...

04.01.2022 Just a few days until our 2019 Bruny Island Science Fun Day Share to friends and family and come along to join in the fun and beautiful surroundings of north Bruny

02.01.2022 The Station is closed until further notice.

01.01.2022 Thankyou to our sponsors and volunteers for a stunning Science Fun Day with over 200 visitors to the Quarantine Station... Science, Fun and a great day out.