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Flying out of Essendon airport with Island Airlines, the plane tracks east of Melbourne’s CBD then follows the suburban beaches down to the Mornington Peninsula.…

As well as flying three times a week out of Melbourne and Traralgon, Island Airlines flies from Launceston to Flinders and return every day of…

With magnificent surroundings and pristine environment, adventure activities can always be had on Flinders Island. The Furneaux region provides for excellent scenery, but delve a…

An initiative of the Flinders Island Tourism Association, www.flindersislandonline.com.au is showcasing Flinders Island and the Furneaux Region to the world via the world wide web.…

With over 120 spectacular beaches, finding one just for yourself is not hard. Add to this rugged ranges, world-significant wetlands, abundant wildlife and flora, crystal…

The Mutton Bird and Cape Barren Goose are among the countless bird life that can be found on Flinders Island. Matthew Flinders had first reported…

Is this the hardest golf course in the world? The Roaring Forties howl across the nine hole course on Bass Strait’s Flinders Island. The wind…

Killiecrankie diamonds are still to found on Flinders. But if someone finds one, a visitor or a local, they have to send them away to…

NT Minister announces regional partnership agreements In the six months since the election of Clare Martin’s Labor Government in the Northern Territory, there has been…

Darwin City Council welcomed some 800 people who travelled to the Top End to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first bombing raids on Darwin…

Increasing responsibilities; rising community expectations; difficulties in keeping up with infrastructure maintenance, together with an escalating problem if this expenditure is deferred; soaring insurance premiums;…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Johanna McLuskey, President of the Local Government…