Bruny Island Neck is an isthmus of land connecting north and south Bruny Island and offers stunning 360 degree views. Bruny is Tasmania's fourth largest island.
The Neck is an important habitat for Bruny Island's native wildlife. Boardwalks and viewing platforms let you observe short-tailed shearwaters and little penguins (also known as fairy penguins).
The Top of the lookout is also home to the memorial of Truganini, who was born on Bruny Island in 1812 and erected by school children in 1967
The memorial commemorates the Aboriginal woman, Truganini (1812-1876). The Truganini steps lead to the lookout and memorial to the Nuenonne people and Truganinni, who inhabited Lunnawannalonna (Bruny Island) before the European settlement of Bruny. Truganni was of the Nuenonne tribe whose country had been Bruny Island and the Channel area of the mainland.
Truganini was the daughter of Mangana, chief of the Bruny Island people. A survivor of The Black Wars that accompanied European settlement in Tasmania, Truganini worked hard in the early 1830s to unify what was left of the indigenous communities of Tasmania.
The cache is easily accessible without climbing the stairs but highly recommend taking a walk up while you are there.
Camouflaged very well in greenery