Wybalenna Chapel

Wybalenna Chapel is a small stone chapel located at the Wybalenna Historic Site on Wybalenna Road at Emita on Flinders Island, Tasmania. Built in 1838 as part of the Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment which operated from 1833 to 1847, it is the only remaining building from the settlement. Heritage-listed, the simple Georgian-style chapel and adjacent cemetery are preserved as a historic site illustrating early colonial history and are accessible to visitors in a rural coastal setting.

Visitors can expect a small, simple stone chapel with a plain interior set in an open rural coastal landscape at Emita. The site consists of the restored chapel, the adjacent historic cemetery with graves and memorials, and interpretive signage explaining the history of the settlement. The surroundings are grassy paddocks with coastal views. Access is self-guided with no staff on site, allowing quiet viewing of the building exterior and interior when open, and walking around the cemetery grounds.

Wybalenna Chapel was constructed in 1838 as part of the Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment, a settlement established in 1833 on Flinders Island. The establishment operated until 1847. The chapel is the only structure remaining from the settlement and is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register for its association with early colonial administration and settlement history on Flinders Island.

The chapel and associated cemetery are recognised as a place of historic and cultural significance to Tasmania, preserved as a heritage site with interpretive information for visitors. The site is managed as a historic reserve illustrating early 19th-century colonial building and settlement patterns.