- Until the
coming of the vehicular ferry in 1954, historic Dennes Point
was the gateway to Bruny Island.
Settled by Capt. James Kelly in the 1800s, nearby Bull Bay was
a major whaling station in the 1820s.
- Barren Hill
is one of the many habitats on the island of the forty-spotted
pardalote.
- Dennes Point
is a good place to fish, launch a boat in calm waters, have a picnic
or enjoy swimming in calm water.
- Bruny Island
is a haven for wildlife and paradise for birdwatchers.
- Spectacular
views of the channel and Derwent Estuary.
- Nebraska Beach
long and the site of many treasure hunts since the wreck of the
'Hope' in 1827. Bligh's Rocks is a short walk along Nebraska Beach.
Centuries-old grass trees are abundant in this area.
- Bruny Island
is two islands joined by a narrow isthmus called the Neck and is
Tasmania’s fourth largest island. Off the southern coast
of Tasmania, it lies 40km south from Hobart along the A60 to Kettering
where the vehicular ferry Mirambeena departs for Roberts
Point on North Bruny.
- Dennes Point
is a 25-minute scenic drive from Roberts Point where the ferry
arrives. It is a picnic, boating and fishing spot, originally settled
by Capt. James Kelly, one of Tasmania's most colourful whaling
characters. Bull Bay which nearby, was an important nineteenth
century whaling port.
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Bruny
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