Goat Island Conservation Management Plan
Goat Island is the second largest of the eight remaining islands in Sydney harbour and is situated at the entry to Darling Harbour. It is registered as a heritage item on the NSW State Heritage Register.
This conservation management plan (CMP) was commissioned to provide a clear, concise and well presented analysis of the heritage values of the island and to develop policies from the analysis and assessment of significance to provide clarity in the development of a masterplan that will guide the future of the island as part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.
To achieve this, this report relies on Volume 2: Goat Island: A Contextual History for information on the historical development of the island, and this CMP provides:
- an historical summary,
- a chronology
- historical analysis of the island’s cultural landscape
- physical analysis of the place
- assessment of the significance of individual elements, sites and the geographic context and
- strategies, guidelines and actions for the conservation of the heritage significance of Goat Island.
The CMP provides a clear direction for the future management of the island in consideration of its heritage resources.
- Goat Island Conservation Management Plan - Volume 1 (PDF 16MB) - Goat Island Draft Conservation Management Plan
- Goat Island Conservation Management Plan - Volume 2 (PDF 4.3MB) - Goat Island: A Contextual History
- Goat Island Conservation Management Plan - Volume 3 (PDF 8.7MB) - Goat Island Inventory (for the main features of the island)
- Goat Island Conservation Management Plan - Volume 4 (PDF 4.5MB) - Appendices.
Visitor information
Join an NPWS Discovery guide on a Goat Island heritage tour.
Photo: Goat Island aerial view, Sydney Harbour National Park / D Finnegan/OEH