The Summer 2023 Newsletter is now available online.

You can access this edition as well as earlier editions of the Newsletter here: FOCIS Newsletters

Christmas Carols at Churchill Island 1899

Join FOCIS and Samuel and Margaret Amess to celebrate Christmas as it might have been in 1899.

Historical characters introduce carol singing led by the Phoenix Singers.

Saturday 23 December 11 am and 1 pm

in the Shearing Shed, Churchill Island

Post expires at 14:00 on Saturday 23 December 2023

MOORELAND CHARLIE

FOCIS has committed to the purchase of Mooreland Charlie, an 11year old Clydesdale gelding. Charlie will provide buggy rides for visitors and demonstrate historic farm equipment.

We have three Clydesdales but Syd and Max are now in retirement, too old to work and Nellie has not been trained. Charlie has worked in Melbourne and Sovereign Hill and is an experienced horse.

Charlie is FOCIS Christmas and New Year present to Churchill Island Farm and will play a major role in maintaining the heritage of farms worked by horses. He will arrive after the summer season as staff need training and development for his management which is best done after the peak period. He also needs to pass a medical examination before joining us.

The Spring 2023 Newsletter is now available online.

You can access this edition as well as earlier editions of the Newsletter here: FOCIS Newsletters

If you have an Apple device (+ Safari) you can now pay for your membership subscriptions and donations using Apple Pay:

• New Memberships: New Membership
• Membership Renewals: Renewal
• Donations to the Heritage Fund: Donations

The Working Horses on Churchill Island video is now available on YouTube:

The same video is also available on Vimeo:

To members of the Friends of Churchill Island Society,

This is a reminder about how to access the FOCIS web site.

1. The web site address is: https://focis.org.au/
2. You can view most of the information on the new web site without the need to login using your web site username and password.
3. You only need to login using your web site username and password in order to access a number of services where authorisation is needed.  These include:
   1. Publishing a new item on the site, e.g. an Advertisement.
   2. Posting a comment about a web site item.
   3. Posting or replying in the new Blog.
   4. Uploading a photo in the Photo Gallery.
4. When you do need to login to the web site, you can do so here: https://focis.org.au/login/
   • Please note that you don’t need to remember your username – you can login by entering your email address and your password.
5. If you’ve not received your new web site username and password or if you’ve lost your web site password, you can reset your password by simply entering your email address here: Reset Password
6. You can reset your password at any time by simply entering your email address here: Reset Password
7. If you have any difficulties resetting your password, please ask for help by sending us an email:
8. If you have any questions about any of this, please get in touch by email:

Regards, Tom and Ruth O’Dea
Webmasters, Friends of Churchill Island Society Inc.