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Tue, 22 Nov 2022Notice from Sharp AirlinesTo our valued Sharp Airlines customers. As an airline serving the isolated communities of the Bass Strait islands, Sharp Airlines has always endeavoured to provide the h read more...
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022Declaration of Office ceremonyThe Certificate of Election for the Flinders Municipality was issued yesterday by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission and last night Flinders Council hosted a formal Decla read more...
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022Draft Tasmanian Planning Policies (TPPs)The Draft Tasmanian Planning Policies (TPPs) open for a 6 week consultation period from 19 September to 1 November 2022. You can have your say by posting or emailing read more...
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022Draft Weed Management StrategyThe Draft Furneaux Islands Weed Management Strategy has been developed to guide weed management on the Furneaux Islands over the next 15 years. Whilst feedback is welco read more...
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Thu, 15 Sep 2022Public Notice - TasPorts UpdateWorks have commenced on the roll-on-roll-off (RORO) ramp. Yesterday, the RoRo concrete slab was poured ahead of time, and it is currently in the process of being cured. read more...
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Mon, 03 Oct 2022Safe Harbour Update27th October 2022 Update On Monday 24 October 2022 I received a letter from the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Com read more...
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Wed, 26 Oct 2022Completion of Performance Improvement DirectionAt the 18 October 2022 Closed Council meeting, Council agreed to release the following statement to the public. For further information, please read the minutes of the 18 read more...
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022Public Meeting - Fin Fish FarmingWhen: Monday 29th AugustTime: 5:30pm - 7:00pmWhere: FAEC, Whitemark Council has agreed to hold a public meeting to inform, discuss and determine the approach it will read more...
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Wed, 17 Aug 2022Our Award Winning RoadPalana Rd At the Civil Contractors Federation of Tasmania awards last week, Stabilised Pavements Australia won the $2m to $5m category for the roadworks on Palana road. read more...
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Fri, 19 Aug 2022Latitude 40 PodcastRedesigning tourism on a small island We are proud to announce the release of the podcast series: Latitude 40: Redesigning tourism on a small island as part of the Islan read more...
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Wed, 20 Jul 2022Resignation of Mayor Annie RevieMayor Annie Revie has resigned from the role of Councillor and Mayor of the Flinders Municipality, effective 18 July 2022, three months short of her four-year term. Annie read more...
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Wed, 13 Jul 2022Island Life Video SeriesThe Island Life online video series features Kitchen | Lifestyle videos featuring local community members, cooking classes and exercise classes, that celebrate vitality, read more...
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Sat, 23 Jul 2022Community MeetingsRoberto and Sarah will be back on the Island for three days from this Wednesday, July 27 for The Business Accelerator Program as part of the Islander Way project. As usua read more...
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Wed, 13 Jul 2022Audit Panel Independent Chairperson VacancyExpressions of Interest Flinders Council has established and maintains an Audit Panel under Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1993 and the associated Local Governme read more...
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Wed, 13 Jul 2022TasWater UpdateRemoval of the desalination plant at Lady Barron Taswater will soon be decommissioning the reverse osmosis desalination plant located on Franklin Parade, Lady Barron. T read more...
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Wed, 13 Jul 20222022 Local Government ElectionsOverview Tasmanian councils are the closest level of government to the community. They are responsible for representing the interests of their communities and delivering read more...
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Wed, 13 Jul 2022LRCI Grant UpdateDuring the first two phases of the LRCI (Local Roads and Community Infrastructure) Program grants, Council focused on upgrading and maintaining community assets. Inte read more...
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Sat, 25 Jun 2022Tender for Vet ClinicTender for Building Works Flinders Council is seeking the services of suitably qualified builders to quote on works associated with building a veterinarian clin read more...
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Fri, 25 Nov 2022Special Council MeetingSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Flinders Council will be held at the Flinders Arts and Entertainment Centre, Whitemark, Flinders read more...
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Mon, 30 May 2022Islander Way June UpdateThe exciting new phase of the Islander Way project – the business incubator/accelerator program - is well and truly underway, with a focus on how tourism can be utilised read more...
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Mon, 30 May 2022Furneaux Weed Strategy UpdateAt the end of last year, Flinders Council was successful in funding from the State Government’s Weed Action Fund. Council have engaged two environmental consultants Eve L read more...
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Mon, 30 May 2022Notes from the Mayor June 2022RECENT FEDERAL ELECTION Understanding the outcomes of the recent Federal Election and how the Parties will work together in the future is very interesting. The results m read more...
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Mon, 30 May 2022Waste Facility UpdateThe first stage of improvements to the Whitemark Tip Infrastructure is anticipated to be completed by the end of June. This stage comprises of the building of concrete so read more...
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Thu, 09 Jun 2022Mural Fest TasmaniaKentish Arts Commerce and Tourism is excited to announce Mural Fest will be taking place between Monday 7th November and Friday 11th November 2022. This year nine artist read more...
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Mon, 30 May 2022Tasmanian Drug Strategy 2022–2027.The Tasmanian Government is developing the Tasmanian Drug Strategy 2022–2027. The vision is to create a Tasmania where people make healthy choices about alcohol, tobacco read more...
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Thu, 26 May 2022Opening of the Time CapsuleIn March 1973 Flinders Island celebrated the bi-centenary of Tobias Furneaux “discovering” Flinders Island. It was a week-long fanfare – A Civic Receptio read more...
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Mon, 23 May 2022Opening the GateFlinders Island farmers, fishers and producers are being invited to a free Agritourism Field Day on June 4th at Mountain Seas Lodge The event is being hosted by ‘Open read more...
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Mon, 23 May 2022Islander Way - pre-accelerator programFollowing on from the workshops held In April, the Islander Way project team are launching a 'pre-accelerator program' where you can be involved in the next stage of the read more...
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Thu, 12 May 2022History SymposiumThe Furneaux Maritime History Association invites you to our History Symposium to be held at Lady Barron, in the Lady Barron Memorial Hall, from the 12th to the 14th of A read more...
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Thu, 12 May 2022History Symposium UpdateWe have designed the Symposium for visitors and locals alike, with support from local accommodation and travel/ transportion providers. For visitors we have included mea read more...
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Thu, 12 May 2022Henderson Dam Update May 2022With all major construction work on the Henderson Dam upgrade finished, Whitemark residents can now have confidence in their water security. To celebrate this TasWater i read more...
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Thu, 12 May 2022ANZAC Day Speech - Flinders Home GuardDelivered by Warren Groves ANZAC Day, 25 April, is a day of national remembrance. In preparing this speech for today, I wanted to remember a slightly different aspect o read more...
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Tue, 10 May 2022Waste Management UpdateOctober News The wet weather and limited resources have unfortunately delayed further work on the new concrete recycling bays at the Whitemark landfill. The ongoing wet read more...
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Fri, 25 Nov 2022Furneaux Island Festival 2023Save the date and calling for Night Market food stall!!! Planning for the 2023 Furneaux Islands Festival is well underway and this year, the festival weekend will be h read more...
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Tue, 10 May 2022Community Outreach EventThe NRRA (National Recovery & Resilience Agency) is holding a community outreach event in Whitemark on 26th of May. They have partnered with a number of organisations w read more...
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Wed, 11 May 2022Islander Way - May UpdateThe past month has seen the Islander Way project move into an exciting new phase identifying regenerative tourism projects. Roberto Daniele from the Changemakers’ Lab joi read more...
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Mon, 02 May 2022Let's all shape the future of local governmentThe Tasmanian Government has commissioned the Local Government Board to undertake a Review of the role, function, and design of local government in Tasmania. The read more...
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Wed, 11 May 2022Notes from the Mayor - May 2022INFORMATION FOR THE ISLAND BOATING COMMUNITY The Island boating community will know that Council set up the Flinders Boating Special Committee in 2021. The Boating Commi read more...
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Wed, 06 Apr 2022Notes from the Mayor - April 2022REGARDING OUR ROADS I want to take this opportunity to offer the community some important information regarding the roads on Flinders Island. Council is well aware that read more...
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Tue, 05 Apr 2022The Islander Way April NewsThe last week or so has been particularly busy for the Project Team, with both of us back on the Island. It’s been wonderful catching up after a longer period away than w read more...
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Thu, 10 Mar 2022Sign Up for the Mailing ListCouncil is now sending out a monthly e-newsletter. It will include the Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda, general news and updates. If Council does not have your email add read more...
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Thu, 10 Mar 2022The Islander Way March NewsThe Islander Way project team has had a busy start to the new year, and Dianne and Sarah are looking forward to their return to the Island this week. Now that the Commu read more...
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Tue, 01 Feb 2022Palana Rd UpdateUpdates to Palana Rd project Grading and overlay preparation will start this Friday 4th Feb at Five Mile Jim Rd and finish on Monday 7th Feb at Fairhaven Rd. This read more...
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Thu, 03 Mar 2022Council successful in $1.6 million grant!SUCCESS IN GAINING A $1.6 MILLION GRANT FOLLWING THE 2020 FOOCHOW FIRE The Commonwealth Government offered grants for municipalities that were affected by the 2019/2020 read more...
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Tue, 01 Feb 2022Update from Works DepartmentAfter receiving so many complimentary comments on my first Island News update, I thought now would be a good time to write a second item and provide residents with a brie read more...
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Tue, 01 Feb 2022The Islander WayThe first thing you will notice, on Flinders and the Furneaux group of islands, is the breathtaking scenery. In every direction, what you see is like nothing else in the read more...
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Thu, 27 Jan 2022Casual Employment RegisterDid you know that Flinders Council maintains a Casual Employment Register? We are currently accepting Expressions of Interest for casual administration positions read more...
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Wed, 12 Jan 2022Whitemark Stage 2 Water RestrictionsStage two water restrictions will apply to Whitemark from Saturday 15 January 2022. This is to ensure the community has a continuous water supply over the warme read more...
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Wed, 12 Jan 2022COVID@home programThe COVID@home program has been developed to provide safe and supportive care for individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 who are well enough to be treated within the home. read more...
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Thu, 14 Oct 2021$3.6 Million Flinders Island Airport RUNWAY Upgrade IS FULLY COMPLETEDResidents and visitors to Flinders Island and the Furneaux Islands are now benefiting from the $3.6 million federal funding which enabled the Airport to continue to opera read more...
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Mon, 19 Jul 2021Update on Henderson DamA complete rebuild of Henderson Dam is taking shape on Flinders Island. TasWater Capital Delivery Office Dams Project Manager Quentin Ward said excavation of the origin read more...
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Wed, 02 Jun 2021The Flinders Draft LPS - Public Exhibition ClosedThe Flinders Draft Local Provisions Schedule (LPS) undertook a public exhibition period from 2 June 2021 until 2 August 2021. Representations were invited and accepted un read more...
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Tue, 01 Jun 2021Students enjoy new basketball court on Flinders IslandFlinders Island District High School now has a new basketball court after a contribution by TasWater. While working on the Henderson Dam upgrade on the island, we have b read more...
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Thu, 20 May 2021Speak up Stay ChatTYSPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY works to promote positive mental health and prevent suicide by normalising conversations about mental health and encouraging people to seek hel read more...
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Mon, 15 Mar 2021COVID Social Distancing - Flinders Island StyleWombats and Wallabies Social Distancing Flyers We produced these 'island-style' messaging posters for our local community during COVID #KeepOurCommunitySafe Dow read more...
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Wed, 06 Jul 2022Winter 2022 School Holiday ProgramLooking for something to entertain the kids over the school holidays? Over the two-week Winter School Holiday break, Flinders Council will organize three activities. A g read more...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2020Waste Management Strategy 2021 - 2025 - draftCouncil’s process to develop a Waste Management Strategy for the Furneaux Islands that guides the way forward for the next four years, has now reached the stage that it c read more...
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021Whitemark Tip HoursWhitemark Tip Hours Monday 1:30pm - 4:30pm Tuesday 7:00am - 10:00am Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am Thursday 7:00am - 10:00am Friday 1:30pm - read more...
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Sun, 03 Oct 2021Islander Way LaunchCommunity Launch Meet the team and hear about the project and how to get involved! FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER 5PM - 7PMFAEC WHITEMARKPlease RSVP for catering purposes, phone Cou read more...