The overseer's cottage is open to public who can get a glimpse of the history of the convict site, which has been kept on display.

The site served as a factory as well as a hiring depot, an overnight station for female convicts travelling between settlements, a lying-in hospital and a nursery.

[3] Female convicts were hired for many different reasons from the factory as probation passholders to local settlers, mainly to work as domestic servants.

[3] The first Superintendent to be appointed was Dr William J Irvine; he also acted as the Medical Officer at the Factory.

[3] Several archaeological digs have been conducted at Ross Female Factory, under the supervision of Eleanor Casella since 1995.