Norfolk Island History

Unfortunately, the channel was burned down in the 70s and since then it has been located in its present location on New Cascade Road. When Australia entered the field of digitisation in 1999, Norfolk Broadcasting set up a 10-metre antenna to allow it to continue receiving and broadcasting television and radio programmes abroad on its own frequency and to allow certain transmissions to take place over night while the regional channel was inactive.

It is staffed with volunteers and salaried employees and offers a great mixture of musicians and celebrities for the town.

History of Norfolk Island National Park

The Norfolk Island National Parks currently make up 14 percent of the entire area of Norfolk Island. Mount Pitt section of the reserve and botanical garden were first created by Norfolk Island National Parks and the Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Act 1984 (NI) when it came into effect on February 12, 1985.

The areas were then proclaimed a Botanical and Natural Reserve under the 1975 Wildlife Conservation Act (Cwlth) by proclaiming them a Natural Reserve on 31 January 1986 at the application of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly. Since the time of man's settlement, the Mount Pitt - Mount Bates area and Phillip Island are precious ressources for the different colonies in Norfolk.

As a result of the precipitous terrain of Mount Pitt and Bates, the use of agricultural and pasture farming lands is limited and many native eco-systems are relatively intact. Before World War II, the Old Mountain Trail was the primary gateway to Mount Pitt. This path is now used as a straight path from the parking lot to Mt. Pitt.

Mount Bates Trail leads past the top of the mountain crest between Mount Pitt and Mount Bates and on to the foot of Mount Bates, from where wood stairs up. Mount Bates offers stunning vistas over the northwest of the island. Archaeological digs and structure on the summit of Mount Bates are relicts of a World War II radarsystem.