December 2008
Port Arthur Historic Site Takes Top Tourism Award
01/12/2008
The Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Michelle O'Byrne, has congratulated staff at the Port Arthur Historic Site for being named the State's Major Tourist attraction for the ninth consecutive time.
November 2008
Mark Webber Challenge visits Port Arthur
26/11/2008
The annual Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge was held last week and for the first time a stage was held on the Tasman Peninsula, culminating with a stage finish at the Port Arthur Historic Site on Saturday 22 November.
August 2008
Craftsmanship lights up Separate Prison
14/08/2008
While the conservation of the Separate Prison has been a detailed and challenging project, some of the most fascinating stories from the whole project are those involving the recreation of the details for the reinterpreted building.
July 2008
Fiddlers fire up the Historic Site
17/07/2008
The rafters of the old Asylum Hall at the Port Arthur Historic Site rattled to the lively and happy sounds of Australia's largest 'fiddle orchestra' last Friday evening.
June 2008
Plaudits for Port Arthur Historic Site
03/06/2008
Staff at the Port Arthur Historic Site are celebrating winning two significant awards. Last night, the Historic Site was named best heritage tourism destination in Australia at the annual Gourmet Traveller Travel Awards in Sydney.
May 2008
Pilgrimage visits Port Arthur
19/05/2008
The World Youth Day pilgrimage around Tasmania made its way to the Port Arthur Historic Site last Saturday, for a day of celebration and reflection.
April 2008
130 Years of Tourism at Port Arthur celebrated
09/04/2008
Port Arthur has been a magnet for tourists ever since the prison closed in 1877. This long period of the Historic Site's history will be celebrated by a special exhibition that opens this week.
Picnic day a community celebration
02/04/2008
Around 200 local residents and many more passing visitors enjoyed some very high standard entertainment last Sunday at the Port Arthur Picnic.
March 2008
Storyteller workshops to enhance interpretation skills
20/03/2008
The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has secured the services of one of the world's most highly regarded professional storytellers to give a series of workshops for Tasmanian guiding and interpretation professionals during April
February 2008
New DVD showcases Port Arthur
25/02/2008
The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has released a new souvenir DVD containing two fascinating short films made by local production companies that offer an entertaining and informative insight into the history of the convict settlement.
Cultural exchange at Port Arthur Historic Site
19/02/2008
A very special cultural exchange has been taking place over the past few weeks as three guides from a Chinese world heritage site have undertaken a secondment to the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA).
Submarine pops up in Port
07/02/2008
Just a couple of days after the visit of the shining white Sun Princess to Port Arthur, the Historic Site has hosted a very different waterborne visitor.
Sun Princess visits Port Arthur
06/02/2008
The population of the Tasman Peninsula roughly doubled on Monday when cruise ship the Sun Princess moored in Port Arthur for the day.
January 2008
Archaeology comes alive for visitors to Port Arthur
10/01/2008
Port Arthur's team of archaeologists and volunteers are hard at work this summer, uncovering more hidden secrets and also revealing the practical workings and importance of archaeology for visitors.