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6 hours ago

If you are a Friends of Churchill Island Society (FOCIS) member, look out for our Spring newsletter in your email or physical post box soon! Includes reports from our AGM, a summary of the year's financials, information about the finishing of the historic farm machinery shed and signage project, a few historic FOCIS images to remind us of 40 years of action on CI, and other interesting CI information for you. If you are not a member, you are welcome to join! See the membership page on our website: focis.org.au/membership/ FOCIS editor Jeff Cole produces four editions per year - one for each season. Photo shows the late Pat Baird from FOCIS, as a guide dressed in period costume, writing with a quill pen in the Amess House kitchen in the early 2000s. Pat wrote the book: Churchill Island - History and Her Story. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 day ago

It may be raining where you are, and the kids are stuck inside, (again!) but there are lots of great online events from now until October 11 for the Victoria Nature Festival. Find them here: www.vic.gov.au/victoria-its-our-nature Check out all of the live events here: www.vic.gov.au/live-online-events
A feast of wonderful celebrations of Victoria's nature, including Phillip and Churchill Island's bandicoots and other threatened species. Hop on and have an explore - you can even plan where you will like to explore around Victoria in the future - in person! There's also an interactive map for you to pin on your favorite nature spots and share what's there with others. One of the many lovely activities described is "Shoreline Nature Journaling". Perfect for all ages! Photo of Eastern Barred Bandicoot from the Victoria Nature Festival events page. ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

Are you from Bass Coast or other regional Victoria areas, and planning to visit our beautiful Churchill Island? While there, take a detour and visit the historic farm machinery display alongside the shearing shed, which now features new signage explaining a lot about how the machinery you can see there was actually used. Friends of Churchill Island Society and our donor members contributed towards the cost of this all-weather signage. FOCIS also received a Bass Coast Shire council community grant which enabled Phillip Island Nature Parks to extend the shed housing the machinery. This has been a major FOCIS project. Here are some photos of the new signage, taken by PINP Visitor Experience Manager: Kate Adams. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Good news for regional Victorians: Phillip Island Nature Parks venues: Churchill Island, Koala Conservation Centre and Penguin Parade will be open for visitors daily for the school holidays, and then limited times after that. NO TICKETING ON SITE - YOU MUST BOOK AND PAY ONLINE. Of course, visitor number limits apply. Find details here: penguins.org.au/visit-us/latest-updates-on-visiting-the-nature-parks
So looking forward to visiting our beautiful Churchill Island again!! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Churchill Island's curator, Samantha (Sam) Happe has been very busy in lockdown scanning and cataloguing hundreds of images from the CI photograph collection onto the public website: www.victoriancollections.net.au
Hop on and have a look. You may be able to contribute some extra information on some of the photos! Here is a lovely photo of 2 jinkers near the sign at the bridge, maybe circa 1990s? ... See MoreSee Less

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