News

Tasman Peninsula's brand reinvigorated

17/12/2007

A new website and colour brochure have been created to encourage more visitors to experience the wonders of the Tasman Peninsula and stay longer.

New passes to enhance Port Arthur visitor experience

04/12/2007

New entry and tour packages will help visitors plan their sightseeing at the Port Arthur Historic Site.

Port Arthur Dockyard Project awarded

22/11/2007

The innovative Port Arthur Dockyard project has received the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects' Project Award for Design in Landscape Architecture.

Port Arthur honoured at Tourism Awards

06/11/2007

The Port Arthur Historic Site's leading position in the Tasmanian tourism industry was acknowledged on Friday with major wins at the Tasmanian Tourism Awards.

Busy Year For Port Arthur Historic Site

23/10/2007

The last financial year has been a period of achievement for The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority.

Work commences on Separate Prison

22/10/2007

Special bricks are being manufactured close to the size of the old convict style bricks and will be used for conservation works at the Separate Prison.

Port Arthur anniversary celebrations a raging success

10/10/2007

Around eighty people joined in the festivities at the recent anniversary celebrations at Port Arthur.

Anniversary Celebrations For Our Convict Heritage Icon

06/10/2007

Around 600 people have taken advantage of Port Arthur's celebratory Ticket of Leave pass promotion and will now have the opportunity to visit the historic site unlimited times during the next two years.

Heavenly voices lift spirits at Historic Site

27/09/2007

The Port Arthur Historic Site was delighted to welcome the Australian Girls Choir for a lunchtime performance at the Asylum hall last Tuesday.

Visitor perceptions of Port Arthur catalyst for works of art

27/09/2007

Tasmania's iconic heritage drawcard, Port Arthur, is a photographer and artist's dream but one American artist is looking deeper into the fabric of the former penal colony to provide inspiration for her work.

Saving Port Arthur's Oak Trees

22/08/2007

Urgent work is being done to save two of Port Arthur's most significant heritage trees.

Ghost poet visits Port Arthur

20/08/2007

Port Arthur's reputation as a haunted site and a place of serious study and learning will see it included in an unconventional nationwide arts project.

Celebrate Port Arthur's anniversaries

20/08/2007

Four anniversaries will be celebrated at the Port Arthur Historic Site in September and everyone is invited to mark the occasion.

Coal Mines Historic Site added to National Heritage List

01/08/2007

The Coal Mines Historic Site at Saltwater River, which is the most intact penal coal mine in Australia, has been added to the National Heritage List.

New tourism TV show gets of to flying start at Port Arthur

31/07/2007

As part of the State Government's program to encourage Tasmanians to explore more of their own State, filming has begun on the pilot episode of a new Tasmanian travel series which will be aired later this year.

Conservation volunteers conserve Tasmania's convict heritage

24/05/2007

A group of international volunteers has been working to conserve a part of Tasmania's convict heritage.

New visitor attraction highlights sounds, sights of old Port Arthur dockyard

23/05/2007

The old dockyard at the Port Arthur Historic Site has been transformed into an exciting new attraction featuring innovative technology to add to the visitor experience.

Funding boost to conserve Separate Prison

08/05/2007

The Port Arthur Historic Site has been awarded Australian Government funding for restoration work on the Separate Prison building.

Stonemasonry skills demonstrated at Port Arthur

20/04/2007

Maintaining and conserving the Port Arthur Historic Site, with its range of colonial-era structures, requires that some very traditional trades be kept alive.

Heritage conservation skills on display at Port Arthur

28/03/2007

A range of traditional trades and heritage conservation skills are being kept alive at Port Arthur.

Come to the Port Arthur Picnic this Sunday

20/03/2007

The Port Arthur Historic Site hosts a special day of art, music, food and fun for the whole family.

Premier opens the Port Arthur Project

16/03/2007

The Premier Paul Lennon today opened the Port Arthur Project, described as the most significant event to date commissioned by Ten Days on the Island.

Five years afloat and one million passengers

07/03/2007

The magnificent MV Marana, the magnificent 42 metre cruising catamaran that takes visitors to Port Arthur on their cruise around the harbour, celebrates five years on the run this Friday, 9 March.

Conservation Volunteers helping out at Point Puer

21/02/2007

Eight Conservation Volunteers have spent the past week working at Point Puer

World Heritage Centre focus on historic site

14/02/2007

The Port Arthur chapter in Australia's convict story was highlighted this week to a high-level delegation from the World Heritage Centre.

Artist-in-Residence explores Port Arthur's literary heritage

31/01/2007

Tasmanian artist Brigita Ozolins is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Port Arthur Historic Site. She will be using the residency to develop two projects inspired by the life and work of Henry Savery, Australia's first novelist.

Cruise ship visits Port Arthur

19/01/2007

The cruise ship Pacific Princess anchored in Masons Cove at Port Arthur today, bringing with her over 600 passengers for day trips and sightseeing.

History brought to life at Port Arthur

16/01/2007

Some of the fascinating stories from Port Arthur's convict past are being brought to life in a series of theatre performances at the Historic Site this summer.

Tasmanian convict sites to be part of nomination for World Heritage List

12/01/2007

Five of Tasmania's key convict sites will be included in a nomination for World Heritage Listing.

Chinese delegation to highlight famous Mogao Grottoes

10/01/2007

Members of a Chinese delegation visiting Port Arthur will present a talk on the famous Chinese Mogao Grottoes tomorrow (Thursday 11 January).