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Furneaux Freight Flinders Island

Furneaux Freight  Pty Ltd is a shipping company based in Bridport, Tasmania. Bridport is a small coastal town, which is a popular holiday destination. Bridport’s population is approximately 1350 people, but almost triples in summer. Bridport’s main industries are tourism, vegetable farming and fishing, specialling in scallops, crayfish and trout from Australia’s first fresh water […]

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Australian Tourism Accreditation time

What is Tourism Accreditation? The Australian Tourism Accreditation Program is an important initiative of the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania. The program is designed to raise the professionalism of the industry through the implementation of business management practices and standards. The Australian Tourism Accreditation Program is a business development tool that is based on Quality […]

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Flinders Island Accommodation Directory

Accommodation on Flinders Island Castle Cottage41 Port Davies Road, Emita 03 6359 8488 Echo HillsMadeleysRoad, Lackranawww.flindersislandaccommodation.com.au tgjeklug@hotmail.com 03 6359 6509 Elvstan CottagesThe Esplanade, Whitemark lois.ireland@bigpond.com 03 6359 2008 LemanaPort Davies Road, Emitawww.lemana.com.au info@lemana.com.au 03 6359 6507 Island Views Beach HouseWest End Road, West Endjen_glen@dragnet.com.au 03 6359 8437 Furneaux Tavern11 Franklin Parade, Lady Barronwww.furneauxtavern.com.au furneauxtavern@sctelco.net.au 03 6359 3521 […]

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FICR Website Island Visitor feedback

Flinders Island Visitors give their feedback about the new Flinders Island Car Rentals website ficr.com.au. Hello, and thank you for your newsy email.  Flinders still holds fond memories for both myself and husband.  We have no intentions in the near future to visit again, though we have already passed on information ..  to friends (and […]

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Flinders Island Salted Mutton-bird

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 […]

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