Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation!
For beginners workshop on 30th December at Killiecrankie.
Also gentle yoga, relaxation and meditation classes held 3 times a week in January at Killiecrankie.
Private classes on request. All sessions suitable for beginners and the emphasis is on improving health and well being.
Please call Nivedita on 0488 311 121 or email nivedita@satyananda.net before 19th December.
FLY AWAY FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
Travel between 27th May and 20 July on one of our school fares.
Hamilton/Portland – Adelaide $106
Adelaide – Port Augusta $ 108
Hamilton/Portland – Melbourne (Essendon) $ 112
Flinders Island – Melbourne (Essendon) $147
Launceston – Flinders Island $130
VISIT SHARPAIRLINES.COM.AU FOR PRICING AND FURTHER DETAILS
What’s happening at Vistas?
Xmas Function:
Don’t forget to book your group or family function. Menus for finger food, cocktails, and set course functions available. Get in early for Friday and Saturday nights.
Xmas Lunch
Only 8 places left for our famous xmas lunch celebrations. 4 course and champagne – $65
Summer Opening Hours:
November 1 to December 24. Vistas Cafe – Open for Lunch Saturday and Sunday and Breakfast Sundays. How long is it since you had eggs Benedict or Florentine?
Chappells Restaurant- Open for dinner Thursday to Sunday – 6 pm till late.
Please note Vistas will be closed between November 24 to December 1 for private group function week.
Xmas to New Years: Open everyday for Lunch and Dinner. Bookings Essential.
Vistas Seafood – Don’t forget your weekly & Xmas seafood order- Oysters, Mussels, Smoked & fresh Ocean Trout & Salmon, crab and prawns.
Chappells Restaurant has purchased Tasmania’s last supplies of new season scallops. Even the Melbourne and Sydney restaurants don’t have these scallops. (only available in the restaurant)
Vistas Gift Vouchers- The ideal Xmas gift. Vouchers for lunch, dinner or the famous residents package. (Accommodation. Dinner & breakfast for 2 for $180)
YES XMAS IS ONLY 7 WEEKS AWAY!
TELEPHONE 6359 4586 OR 0428 855 022
See Famous Tasmania’s website for more Flinders Island Wallaby Pies
Bill Patterson departed Flinders Island on the 11th Feburary 2011. He had a wonderful trip on the Island, heres what he had to say about Flinders Island.
Great Experience, Wonderful people – Flexible cray pricing.
Bill hired the 2002 Mitsubishi Magna Sedan Automatic
YOGA and The Four ElementsÂ
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RETREAT
 EASTER MONDAY,
April 25 from 10 to 5
With Lila Tresemer
Come enjoy a day of renewal in Nature and experience a relaxed day of Yoga.Â
Designed for beginner and intermediate level practice, the day will include postures, breath practice, meditation and quiet time in the surrounding beauty of Trousers Point. This day is appropriate for both men and women. If you’re new to yoga, it will be a good introduction. For more seasoned practitioners, it will provide an opportunity to deepen your practice.
 LOCATION: THE YURT at 811 Trousers Pt Road (just before Vistas Restaurant)
TIME: 10 am to 5 pm (includes tea and lunch)
COST: $40Â (barter or exchange considered!)
 Yoga Mats and blocks are provided.
 Lila has practiced yoga for over 30 years and taught for the past 10. She is currently being certified by IYTA in Australia and her classes are fun, easy and rejuvenating. No prior experience is 
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1998 Toyota Corolla Sedan Auto sitting at the Whitemark Jetty, Flinders island
Corolla for hire on Flinders Island Â
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Flinders Island Car Rentals expanded their hire car business and purchased Bowman Lees Car and Mini Bus Hire in 2006 and with the hire car business came the red 1998 Toyota Corolla sedan previously owned by a local lady it was in very good condition and it had travelled just under 70,000 kms. This was the car that began Flinders Island Car Rentals love for Toyota Corollas as hire cars, we now have five to the fleet and will be purchasing two more in the coming years. We incorporated the new addition into the car rental fleet and named it Corolla red auto or CRA for short as it was our only red hire car.Â
The hire car has been used equally for Business customers and Tourists to Flinders Island over the years, with it’s rear folding seats it can accommodate any combination or fishing rods, luggage, artists easel or picnic hamper. For a small car it has a very spacious interior which makes it ideal for taller individuals or a family with children still requiring car seats (link to services page). It longest hire was 17 days one January to a young couple with two small children who needed car seats. They visited the beach nearly every day and where quite surprised by both the boot space and fuel economy.Â
As a hire car it has also been road tested by the curious motorist who decided it could drive the sandy track to Whitemark. It is a reliable robust car but a 4WD it isn’t and after a short way they were bogged, then half an hour later and an embarrassing phone call they the car was unbogged and they were on the road again this time a little more cautious.Â
At Flinders Island Car Rentals we recommend only driving on the sealed bitumen and formed 2 lane gravel roads, these are all public roads well maintained by Flinders Council and are suitable for all vehicles. With 450kms of roads to explore that give you access to all the beaches and tourist attractions a four wheel drive is not required. For people wishing to explore the crown land tracks and fire trials we recommend doing so by foot or better still book yourself a guided Four Wheel Tour with Flinders Island Adventures and let them take along the rough sandy tracks in comfort.Â
After such a long and travelled life on Flinders Island as a rental car the time has come for the Corolla red auto to retire and after Easter Flinders Island Car Rentals will hopefully be selling it on to a Local Islander to drive out the rest of its days on Flinders Island as a regular runabout.Â
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 the exhibition gallery you will find very old books that look so interesting that you will be dying to pull one off the shelf and immerse yourself in the pages.
If you’re interested in plants, animals or both, you can find a great deal of information on all of our native flora and fauna in the Exhibition Gallery. Did you know there are 19 mammals found in the Furneaux Group?
Find loads of information on local weeds and what damage they’re doing to the land and how to help prevent them from spreading.
As you are looking around the Exhibition gallery you may find a stuffed Cape Barren Goose and a Mutton Bird which also includes their eggs on display. This gives you a detailed look at the birds as if they were out in the wilderness.
Take a look at the very large hand drawn map of Flinders Island situated near the centre of the room. 14,000 years ago the Furneaux Group would have been the bridge that joins Tasmania to Victoria.
Have a look through Mrs Polly Coster’s feral cat’s photos. Polly went to the local parks and wildlife ranger back in 2001 to let them know there was a feral cat problem down Emita. They did not believe her so Polly took a photograph of every feral cat she had caught and euthanized. Polly took over 50 photos, some containing 2 cats or more, which proved her point that Emita did have a feral cat problem.
Have a sit down and watch the DVD presentation located on the left hand side of the gallery, watch presentations about Shorebirds, Estuaries and the Aboriginal Land Council.
When you’re leaving the exhibition gallery make sure you have a look at what’s on offer from our locals. You may want to buy some locally made soap and lip barm from Blue Rocks Soap and Essentials. You can buy some books about Flinders Island of if you need a calendar they are also available.
Cost of Entry is $4.00 per person, all proceeds go to maintaining the museum.
Orion Expeditation Cruise on Flinders Island
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Hobart, Tasmania, Port Arthur, Wineglass Bay & Coles Bay, Launceston, Flinders Island, At sea, Eden, Sydney, New South WalesÂ
Latitude: 40°3′S
Longitude: 147°55′E
This remote, windswept and starkly beautiful island off the north-eastern coast of Tasmania boasts rugged landscapes, granite peaks, pristine beaches and headlands of granite boulders encrusted with orange lichen. The best way to experience the isolation of Flinders Island is to take a hike. There’s an easy walk available from our landing spot at Trouser’s Point or for the fit take a hike in Strzelecki National Park. Wildlife is plentiful and includes wallabies, pademelons (sometimes referred to as the rufous wallaby), wombats, echidnas, and bird life that is rich and varied. Wybalenna on Flinders Island is infamous for being the site of the last colony of Tasmanian Aborigines and we’ll learn more of this sad chapter in Australia’s history.Â
Orion Cruise Itinerary 2 for Flinders Island Tasmania
Orion Cruise Itinerary 1 for Flinders Island Tasmania
Customer Comment Flinders Is Car Rentals
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Its great to see Flinders Island Car Rentals customers using our customer comment book then they check out. It lets everyone how fantastic they are around the Flinders Island and we love reading what the tourist have to say. Here is what one of Flinders Island Car Rentals customers had to say about Flinder Island,
Have been back and will be back! Too nice to be missed out on! Helen and Wilhelm Honne on the 14/9/2011
It is obvious to see they really enjoyed themselves and that we as Flinders Islanders should not change the way we are.
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