Brenden Wood

There is no admission fee to visit this location. The harbour walk from Sydney to Balmoral passes this lookout. It’s also possible to drive and park near this location. There’s a bus service that operates along Middle Head Road - the bus stop is about 800 metres from the lookout. At this location, you can read plaques that highlight the location’s history:

“Australia’s Aboriginal tribes attached great importance to some particular headland…to practice their ceremonies, settle their disputes, and arrange matters appertaining to the welfare of the tribe. Georges Head was often the scene of these meetings” - Town and Country Journal, 7 October 1871.

“Port Jackson I believe to be, without exception, the finest and most extensive harbour in the universe, and at the same time the most secure” - John White, surgeon-general, First Fleet, 26 January 1788.

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Lots of people come here when they're researching their family history. The reading room is very popular. There's off-street parking here. Buses from Mount Druitt and Penrith train stations stop outside this facility. The staff at the NSW State Archives are very helpful. There is no cafe or kiosk here, but there is a kitchen located on level 1 which the public can use. Bags are not allowed inside the Reading Room - you can leave the bags in the room on level 1 - the NSW State Archives supplies lockers that take a $2 coin as a deposit.