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Dec 19, 20183 min read
Ch-ch-changes!
When we have gotten used to certain things and places, sometimes, change can be hard. At first sight, the new thing might not be up to...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Jul 14, 20184 min read
Five things to know about Flinders Day on Coochiemudlo
EDIT : THIS POST was originally published in 2018 and contains some event information pertaining to that year's Flinders Day. Ted Jones -...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Help us protect Coochiemudlo’s Emerald Fringe for future generations!
If you have ever taken the ferry to Coochiemudlo from Victoria Point, walked down the jetty and looked over to the island, you would have...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
May 7, 20173 min read
Beading island sisters learnt their handiwork from mum
A handmade present will always be special, but this year, you could leave the creative work to the island's artists and makers. The...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Apr 23, 20174 min read
Bird-watching on Coochiemudlo Island
Situated in Southern Moreton Bay just off Victoria Point and sheltered from rougher seas by North Stradbroke Island / Minjerribah,...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Mar 12, 20172 min read
Sharing an artful journey
Many times I’ve been asked why I paint, but that’s like asking a writer why he writes or a hairdresser why she styles people’s hair. I...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Mar 1, 20173 min read
Weaving her island experience
The control of exotic plant species is a controversial issue throughout Moreton Bay’s island suburbs, but one Coochiemudlo Island...
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Feb 13, 20173 min read
Capturing Coochie's emerald fringe
In the sclerophyll forests of the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, I grew up observing the dry, reddish-green hues of the eucalypt...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Jan 27, 20172 min read
Take a little piece of our heart
The natural environment of Coochiemudlo Island provides great inspiration for many of the island’s artisans, but just as many others will...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Jan 15, 20172 min read
Life in ‘The Land of Parrots’
So common are parrots to this island continent that they factored in one of the earliest European names for Australia. Three centuries...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Dec 16, 20162 min read
Come walk my country
For more than three decades I lived in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, until the call of the subtropics saw me relocate to Moreton Bay...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Dec 2, 20162 min read
Hands across our island
Artists and artisans have long been drawn to the quiet life on Coochiemudlo Island, but it’s not all lazy days at the easel or the...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Nov 5, 20162 min read
Hollywood on Moreton Bay
Plenty of Coochiemudlo Islanders will tell you we have the best views in Queensland, but don’t just take our word for it - the vistas we...
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Visit Coochiemudlo /nc
Sep 30, 20161 min read
Nights in paradise
Just beyond Brisbane’s eastern seaboard, nestled at the heart of an archipelago only a short voyage into Moreton Bay, on the far side of...
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