Triabunna Barracks

A full day on Maria Island National Park allows guests to adventure south toward the isthmus with glorious beaches along the way and includes the circuit of Point Lesueur named after French naturalist, artist and explorer Charles – Alexandre Lesueur. A member of the Baudin expedition 1800 -1803. The ride returns to Darlington and the stories of a convict past enlivened by the 20th-century Italian Industrialist Diago Bernacchi. The entrepreneurial champion of Maria with ventures in viticulture, hospitality and industrial cement production!

Encounter Maria Island is the official ferry operator to and from Maria Island National Park. All available sailings are listed on the website. Located off Tasmania’s East Coast, Maria Island is only about 30 minutes by ferry from Triabunna, and as far from ordinary as you can imagine. Rich in indigenous and European history, abundant in wildlife, boasting spectacular views and remarkable geological features, the entire island is a National Park, managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. There are no shops or fancy hotels, and limited places to charge your precious devices – so come prepared. Accommodation is available in the old penitentiary building at Darlington, and there are a few camp sites on the island. Visit the website for more information. Leave your ordinary world behind and experience something extraordinary – Encounter Maria Island.

The unpredictable seas around Tasmania's coastline have claimed lives since the days of sail. This memorial on the waterfront at Triabunna is dedicated to all Tasmanian seafarers, civilians or members of the armed services, who have lost their lives at sea, and to all those, regardless of occupation, who lost their lives in Tasmanian waters. Plaques are fixed to the top of a low brick wall in the shape of the first Christian symbol, a fish, and the wall is surmounted by an anchor cross.