Lets flash back to the 8th October 1913. Flinders Island Wireless Station was officially opened after almost a year in construction of two buildings and erection of the 170 ft. (52m.) high mast in February of 1913. Amalgamated Wireless Australia (AWA) held a contract with government of the day to provide radio contact between ships […]
Sammi & Megan have written a yet another fantastic blog! The latest ‘Meet a Local:: Lois Ireland’ is one of my favourites and I can not wait to see what else they will come up with. To read their latest blogs go to www.islandlifestyle.com.au
Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder that mutton bird season is open from the 2nd April 2011 until 17th April 2011 on Flinders Island. Just remember if you don’t have a mutton birding licence then please visit your nearest Service Tasmania Shop or their website to obtain one. A mutton birding licence will set you […]
It’s such an accepted part of our lifestyle, a simple thing, but a gesture, a signal that we are friends and are friendly. Tourist find it strange to start with but quickly warm to it and often say how, when they return home they start waving to passing traffic, only to get a glare or […]
Exhibition Gallery. Next time you’re visiting Flinders Island take a leisurely drive to the Furneaux Museum, Emita. Take an extensive look at the Exhibition Gallery situated at the front of the museum. Walk in the door and be greeted by one of the locals who volunteer there time to be at the gallery. Walking into […]
Flinders Island Adventures are the island’s most comprehensive tour company with Four Wheel Drives, Mini Bus and Fishing Boat and trained guides that know the history and stories of the island like the back of their hand. Each year they regularly provide tours to groups and individuals including the passengers of the Orion, which cruise past Flinders […]
After enjoying a large fat salted mutton-bird for lunch today Rowena can not wait to go mutton birding again, still 9 months to go. The mutton-bird or “short-tailed shearwater”, is a yearly visitor to Flinders Island, Tasmania. Flying in around September the adult birds prepare their burrow, mate and lay their single egg in that burrow, in the many rockeries scattered around the […]
Flinders Island has been showcased on Sunday nights Compass programme on the ABC. Local residents Primo & Lisa Bergamin feature and there is some fantastic images of Flinders Island, Tasmania. Check it out http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/586174 Link to Compass Series 24 Episode 21
Mt Strzelecki National Park is around 4216 hectares in total on Flinders Island, Tasmania. The national park is home to a variety of diverse ecosystems and landscapes. Named in 1972 after the Polish explorer & scientist Count Paul Edmund Strzelecki, who in 1842 climbed many of the peaks on Flinders Island. Mt Strzelecki is the highest mountain peak on Flinders Island. The […]