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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones around the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk.
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Park, walk and canopy
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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3 October 1986
Budderoo National Park
The national park beside Knights Hill is established.
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Mid-2008
Open to visitors
The Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk opens at Knights Hill, built by six people in six months on an existing fire trail, without cutting down a tree.
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Today
In the canopy
Visitors walk 1.5 km through the rainforest, climb the 45-metre Knights Tower and step out on two cantilevers.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.