The Latest Breaking News from Flinders Island

In 1979, an Australian couple moved to a 10,000-acre island with two babies; 46 years later, their family helped remove three feral pests and completely destock livestock

The Woolfords have successfully turned their Flinders Island sheep station into a remarkable conservation project. This endeavor required an extensive pest control operation that temporarily closed the island to visitors. Now, signs of rejuvenation are evident as native plants and animals begin to thrive again. Excitingly, there are plans in…

The Times of India · Aug 16

Australian family bought a remote island to run a sheep farm, now they are turning it into a $4.8 million conservation sanctuary for endangered wildlife

An Australian family who once built their life around sheep farming on a remote island are now helping give the same place a completely different future. Peter and Pamela Woolford took over Flinders Island off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula and raised their family there while running a Merino sheep station.…

The Times of India · Aug 13

Rain slows fire but risk remains on Bass Strait island

A bushfire which threatened properties on Flinders Island in Bass Strait has been slowed by rain but the threat remains for residents.

AAP · Oct 3, 2023

Tasmania's Furneaux Group residents run funeral and mortuary services for their neighbours

There are fewer than 1,000 residents on Tasmania's remote Furneaux Group islands, and when one of them dies, locals step in to do everything from giving the funeral service to growing the flowers.

ABC News · Jan 1, 2023

Flinders Island's last crayfisher calls it a day, saying red tape has put an end to small operators

He can weigh a cray by hand and catch them "in his sleep" but, after 70 years in the industry, Jack Wheatley is hauling in his pots for the last time, driven out, he says, by the "big fellas".

ABC News · Dec 29, 2022

Quad bike rider and passenger not wearing helmets in Flinders Island rollover

Police say a female driver and her passenger were both without helmets when their quad bike crashed and rolled over.

ABC News · Jul 2, 2022

Drones used to find drug crop on Bass Strait island

Police have used planes, helicopters and drones to find illegal cannabis plantations on Flinders Island, in Bass Strait.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2022