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A journey of rehabilitation had begun. With the financial assistance of the Australian Government including the Department of Defence, a process of renewal and repair of services, decontamination, basic maintenance and safety measures commenced. In 2005 all the remedial work was revealed with the Cockatoo Island Music Festival which was a great success. Since then, the island has been opened to the public and has become a sought after venue for events, functions, art exhibitions and filming, with the Sydney Biennale being a major drawcard for visitors. A regular public ferry service provides transport to Cockatoo Island for workers and visitors. Short stay accommodation is available in renovated houses and a camping ground has been established on the landscaped northern apron. School programs attract many groups and tours, self guided, audio or guided cater for a growing number of visitors.
Extensive conservation work has been carried out to many buildings and a stonework conservation program has commenced for the World Heritage listed convict buildings. An archaeological research program has revealed additional convict remains, in particular two isolation cells and storage areas hidden under the Cookhouse of the convict barracks.
Figure 23: Launch of HMAS Success (1984)
The replenishment ship HMAS Success was the biggest naval ship to be built in Australia and the last to be built at Cockatoo Island. It was launched in March 1984 and is still in service with the RAN.
6 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT
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Analysis and Assessment

Heritage Listings
World Heritage List
On 31 July 2010, "Australian Convict Sites" serial property of 11 sites was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List, (reference 1306). The sites are:
  * Old Government House and Domain (Parramatta),
  * Hyde Park Barracks (Sydney)
  * Cockatoo Island Convict Site (Sydney)
  * Old Great North Road (near Wiseman's Ferry)
  * Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area (Norfolk Island)
  * Port Arthur Historic Site (Port Arthur)
  * Cascades Female Factory (Hobart)
  * Darlington Probation Station (Maria Island)
  * Coal Mines Historic Site (Norfolk Bay)
  * Brickendon-Woolmers Estates (near Longford)
  * Fremantle Prison (Western Australia)
The listing of the eleven complementary sites constitutes an outstanding and large-scale example of the forced migration of convicts, who were condemned to transportation to the distant colonies of the British Empire. The various sites illustrate the different types of convict settlement used to serve colonial development projects, including Fitzroy Dock and the Engineers' and Blacksmiths' Workshop on Cockatoo Island. The listing specifically relates to the following World Heritage criteria;
Criterion (iv): The Australian convict sites constitute an outstanding example of the way in which conventional forced labour and national prison systems were transformed, in major European nations in the 18th and 19th centuries, into