b'Northern Beaches Council Election - 9th September 2017VoteSEPT9TEAM OF INDEPENDENTSITEM 17DONOR: NINA BURRIDGECRAIG SMITH CANDY KYEEMABINGHAM DOYLELOCAL INDEPENDENT EXPERIENCEDNorthern Beaches Council Election9th September 2017www.goodformanly.com.auLearn Up Close And PersonalHow Manly Kept Its Quarantine Treasure TroveEver wonder how the Quarantine Station was preserved when so many heritage sites in Sydney are now long gone? Join local academic and history educator Nina Burridge on a tour of the grounds and museum of the Quarantine Station at North Head and learn how a group of locals saved the heritage-listed precinct from the bulldozer and massive over-development.Nina was among the first to stand up 20 years ago to protect the area and encourage low-key development that enhanced the historic station rather than overwhelm it and to keep it open to the public. The site was used from the 1830s to 1984 to isolate people migrating to Australia suspected of carrying contagious diseasesall the more familiar to us in this era of Covid! Today Q Station provides heritage accommodation housed across the 30-hectare Sydney Harbour National Park.A walking tour for six people with Nina around the Quarantine Station to learn about the secrets of this 19th century marvel. SILENT AUCTION'