COVID-19 Update: Is the Bondi to Manly Walk still open?

The Bondi to Manly Walk is open and walking or running for exercise is one of the legitimate reasons to leave home.

However, please follow government regulations and keep local during this time. This means, if you can’t access the Walk without driving or using public transport, please wait until restrictions have eased before heading out on the track.

Safety & Etiquette Out on the Walk 

If you feel unwell with cold or flu-like symptoms, please stay home

Practice good hygiene

- Wash your hands frequently using soap

- Carry hand sanitiser that contains a high percentage of alcohol

- Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing using a tissue or your inner elbow 

- Avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes

Avoid touching anything in public spaces

- If you touch anything in a public space, wash or sanitise your hands

Keeping 1.5m from others

- Please keep to the left side of tracks and busy walkways

Be considerate to other walkers

- If walking with another person, go in single file when others approach if necessary to allow the 1.5m distance between walkers. 

- If passing someone on the track, whether going in opposite or the same directions, please alert them to your presence then pass them keeping your distance

- If necessary, please stand to the side to allow other explorers to walk passed at a safe distance. 

For the latest medical advice and updates, please visit the Department of Health website: www.health.gov.au

World Heritage Week: HMAS Sydney

Day 2 in our Heritage Week | The HMAS Sydney I

The HMAS Sydney I was launched in 1912 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913.
During the early stages of World War I, HMAS Sydney I was involved in escorting the first ANZAC convoy.
On 9 November 1914, HMAS Sydney I defeated the German cruiser, in the Battle of the Cocos. During 1915-16, it operated from North America to Greenock, Scotland, supporting the Aussie troops.
During late 1917, HMAS Sydney I became the first Australian warship to launch an aircraft, and the first warship to do so from a rotatable platform.

After the end of WWI, HMAS Sydney I spent a year in reserve before being reactivated to serve as Flagship of the RAN. The cruiser was decommissioned in 1928 and broken up for scrap but a few parts remain around Sydney including the Hull, perched beneath the Harbour Bridge right at our half way point.

World Heritage Day: Hornby Lighthouse

To celebrate World Heritage Day, we’re celebrating some of the incredible Heritage sites found along the Bondi to Manly Walk.

First of the ranks: Hornby Lighthouse

This, the Hornby Lighthouse is perched on the tip of South Head with spectacular views. Built in 1858, it was the third lighthouse built in NSW and was built after the wrecking of the Dunbar.

After 81 days at sea, coming from England, the wooden Dunbar arrived at night and, with obscured vision, crashed into the rocks at South Head when trying to enter the Harbour. Of the 122 passengers aboard, only 121 survived.

As a result, our candy coloured Hornsby Lighthouse was built and still lights the way for boats.
Hornby Lighthouse and tributes to the Dunbar are all part of the South Head loop which you can start and finish in Watson’s Bay. Enjoy!