Fisherman’s Point Cruise - 70 Years Celebration

Fisherman’s Point Cruise - 70 Years Celebration
From AUD $110.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Brooklyn, NSW
  • Product code: PR5Q2Q
We know Fisherman's Point holds a special place in your memory, as one of Australia's first Outward Bounders. We also treasure it as Outward Bound Australia's first permanent base, from 1958 until 1973. So we think it's fitting for OBA's 70th birthday we take you back to revisit Fisherman's Point and the Hawkesbury River.


We've chartered a cruise for three hours on Sunday 24th May 2026. For those of you in Sydney who may have been on the Riverboat Postman, it's the same cruise company, and our ship is the M.V Emily Melvey, the only one that can dock at Bar Island. It has toilets on board, an open upper deck and enclosed downstairs to cover all weather possibilities.


Details:

  • Sunday 24th May 2026
  • 11:30am – 2:30pm including lunch, 
  • Stop at Bar Island and for those that are able, walk to the memorial for the two instructors lost at Hume Weir in 1963
  • Cruise past the entrance to
    Marramarra Creek where you paddled surfboats and sailed
  • View HMAS Parramatta
  • We do not expect we'll receive permission to step ashore at the old OBA site itself, but we are trying
  • This is a proposed map of our cruise 

Lunch:

  • Individually plated Aussie Ploughman-style lunch
  • Shaved ham, roast beef, tasty cheese slices, tomato, cucumber, carrot, mixed lettuce, pickled onions, pickles, fruit chutney, butter & Italian dressing
  • Home-baked Turkish bread roll
  • Followed by palate-cleansing seedless watermelon, or individually wrapped chocolate truffles
  • Freshly brewed plunger coffee & a selection of Twinings Teas 
  • Gluten-free and vegetarian alternatives are available. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements before you arrive on the day.
  • Alcohol and soft drinks can be purchased from the bar onboard

Location:

Please meet us at 11:15am at:

Brooklyn can be VERY tight for parking, so if you are able to come by train we strongly encourage you to do so. The wharf is right beside the platform at Hawkesbury River train station, and there is lift access from the platform to the road. If you choose to drive, there is limited free parking near the wharf.