After meeting at Freckles Cafe, this local introduced me to the wonderful world of corporate lawn bowls. We teamed up not just in the cafe but in summer on Sunday afternoon’s to…
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An amazing poet and artist, this local loves nothing better than to pass on cultural knowledge especially through music with her husband Ronnie Summers.....ask her about the story of the 'Moonbird'! You…
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One of the Flinders Island Tourism & Business Association ‘Customer Service Award’ winners… He is a familiar face for those travelling through our airport… Meet Michael Mathieu who inspires us with his infectious…
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A little bit of wind never goes astray, it is good for blowing the olds cobwebs away! Spring is the breeze’s busiest time of year and often I don’t feel like stepping…
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You never know what you will find when you pop down to the beach for a little while and I guess it depends on your value in found things or whether or…
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Meet school teacher Nikki Jones... Growing-up on Flinders Island, Nikki studied at the very school she now teaches at and like most of the younger generation on Flinders, she left the island…
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Enjoying one of the best wildlife estuaries on Flinders Island, the Purple Swamphen spends its days lounging in the lagoon overlooking the magnificent view of iconic Mt Strzelecki. Feeding on grasses, snails…
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Flinders Island is my home. Remote and out of the way, I could live here for ever and then another day. The mountains in the sea have long held a romantic hold…
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The first in a series of stories about Flinders Island folk - some have lived here for a long time - others have just arrived! Meet Lois Ireland - if you're walking…
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In the summer time when the weather is fine! Like a local tiger snake I have been soaking up the rays along with a healthy dose of making the most of our…
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What goes up, must come down as sure as everything goes round and round. Goodness knows when it comes to an end, but one thing is for sure…our pantries will be well…
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Beachcombing is a pastime enjoyed by islanders, tourists and guests, especially after the wildest of island weather. A Paper Nautilus undamaged is indeed a rare find! Home to the pelagic octopus, the…