Granite Island to close at night during Schoolies Festival
Granite Island Recreation Park will be closed at night during this year’s Schoolies Festival, between 22 November and 25 November.
The closures will be in place from 7pm to 5.30am each night, when large numbers of school leavers will visit Victor Harbor.
It will be the 25th consecutive year when Granite Island Recreation Park has been partially closed during the Schoolies Festival.
National Parks and Wildlife Service District Ranger Paul Unsworth said the closures were in place to protect the community and the wildlife on the Island.
“Visitors can visit the island as normal during the day, from very early in the morning, through to the evening closure at 7pm," Mr Unsworth said.
“A pedestrian access gate on the causeway operates from late afternoon each day. This is to provide a barrier to foxes that may try to cross to the island. People accessing the island from late afternoon to the closure each night should take care to ensure the gate closes behind them.
“The closure is precautionary. Closing Granite Island at night will reduce risk and in turn protect the Island’s wildlife.”
The National Parks & Wildlife Service would like to thank the Victor Harbor Community for ongoing support especially during this time of this year.
