Join The Riverboat Postman as it delivers the mail on behalf of Australia Post to the isolated water-access-only settlements on the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn. Easy access by rail and road make this the perfect day trip from Sydney or Newcastle and the Central Coast. Three hour cruise includes morning tea and lunch on board, and all boats are fully licensed.
Our ticket includes a three hour mail delivery cruise of the Hawkesbury. Boats depart at 10am every weekday (except Public Holidays).
Morning tea is served on departure, with percolated coffee, hot tea, and delicious home-made ANZAC biscuits – we would bet you haven’t had them like this before!
Lunch, which is served around midday, consists of a very Aussie Ploughman’s-style plate with shaved ham, tasty cheese, tomato, zucchini, carrot, mixed lettuce, pickled onions, fresh Turkish Bread roll, pickles, fruit chutney, butter & Italian dressing.
We can cater for the common dietary requirements (gluten free, vegetarian etc) – just let us know at the time of booking.
All our boats are fully licensed, so you can enjoy a glass of wine or beer, or a soft drink, with your lunch. Water is always available at the bar.
DATE: Wednesday September 27 2023
TIME: 10am – 1pm
VENUE: Brooklyn Postie Wharf, Dangar Rd
Brooklyn, NSW, Australia 2083
COST: Seniors $54, Adults $64
RSVP TO: [email protected]
RSVP BY: August 27 2023
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Call 0400600111 direct to the RiverBoat Postman , say it is for the SWIC booking and pay over the phone by credit card
TRANSPORT:
Just an hour from Sydney’s CBD, The Riverboat Postman offers the perfect day trip for locals and tourists alike. You can’t miss us – we are right next to the train platform at the Hawkesbury River Station, Brooklyn, on Dangar Rd.
If you are coming by train, WE NOW HAVE A LIFT AT THE STATION! It is by far the easiest way to get to Brooklyn, and the trains which arrive from Newcastle at about 9.26am and from Sydney at 9.47am still allow plenty of time to get to the wharf. We usually return at about 1.10pm, in time to catch the 1.24pm train towards Sydney (the next one is 2.24pm if we are late back) and the 1.46pm train north. For timetable information, use www.131500.com. Our station is called Hawkesbury River, and our train from Sydney Central station departs from Platform 12 at 8.45am (always check before you get on!)
If you are coming by car, there is usually enough parking at this time of the day. Parking in Brooklyn is free, some is timed parking (4 hours, which is more than enough as the cruise is just over 3 hours long) and some is untimed. There is limited specified disabled parking beside our shed, and if necessary you can drive right up to the wharf, drop off passengers then park the car. Parking on Sundays is particularly horrible, so come by train if you can.
If you have a GPS in your car, use ‘Dangar Road, Brooklyn’ as the address.
If not, take the Brooklyn/Mooney Mooney exit off the Freeway, or Pacific Motorway (M1), follow all the signs to Brooklyn (these will bring you over the old Pacific Hwy bridge to the Sydney side of the river) and turn left onto Brooklyn Rd. Go all the way to the end of it and turn left when you can go no further. There we will be!
