conserving the Q Station site

The former Quarantine Station was not built to last forever. The site is rugged, the buildings are lightweight, and the landscape is continually changing.

The site comprises 65 buildings, several archaeological sites, and some spectacular vantage points from which to look out over Sydney Harbour and native bushland. A number of the timber buildings on the site sit on hill slopes that receive wild weather and gusty, salty winds. Much of the landscape contains ancient dune systems that are easily eroded, and bushland eager to move back into the former cultural landscape.

These factors, together with the obvious cultural and historical significance of the site, mean that maintaining the former Quarantine Station is a constant and very expensive exercise. In view of this, the site is operated as a truly sustainable tourism operation: 20 per cent of money spent at Q Station is reinvested directly back into the long term conservation of this very special site.

Read more about the conservation of the Q Station site:

condition of the site

Despite considerable work by the NPWS (now DECC) since 1984, many of the buildings and most of the cultural landscape surrounding them deteriorated into a poor condition read more... [pdf]

conserving the environment - environmental impact study (EIS)

In early 2001, The NSW Minister for Environment joined Mawland, to become a co-proponent for the Proposal read more... [pdf]

environmental management

To fully comply with the Conditions of Approval, we have produced and had approved a vast number of Site Wide Plans, including read more... [pdf]

environmental audit

In October 2007, just a year after the Lease was activated, we completed our first Environmental Audit. The Audit is designed for an independent check on how well we are complying with the Conditions of Approval and how environmentally responsible we are performing generally read more... [pdf]

community involvement & consultation

Since 1999, Mawland has been involved in various types of community consultation about the conservation and ongoing management of the former Quarantine Station read more... [pdf]