Sydney Harbour Federation Trust


The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust is an Australian Government agency established in 2001 to preserve and rehabilitate a number of defence and other Commonwealth lands in and around Sydney Harbour. These lands were off limits to the public, some for over 100 years. They are the lands of the Eora people.
Over the eighteen years, the Harbour Trust has remediated the lands and opened them to the public. Its vision is to create places that are inspiring, loved and shared. It is currently undertaking restoration work at the former HMAS Platypus site.
The Harbour Trust does not receive ongoing funding from the Australian Government: revenue from the adaptive reuse of its heritage properties are reinvested in ensuring the sites are open and accessible to the public.

Jurisdiction

The lands managed by the Harbour Trust are:
A number of other bodies have responsibility for the management of lands around Sydney Harbour including the Sydney Harbour National Park, an entity of the New South Wales State Government.
Parking and other illegal activities on Sydney Harbour Trust land is enforced as a Commonwealth offence by special Sydney Harbour Trust rangers, which is a minimum $100 fine and is not enforced as a NSW Government State Debt Recovery Office matter.