The Winter 2020 Newsletter is Now Available to Members

4 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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1 week 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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2 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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I am loving seeing this project continue after all the hours and energy to get my part done. Would love to hear more a out this step. Lin

Thank you for sharing Samantha. More photos please

3 weeks ago

Today is Threatened Species Day, and to raise awareness in a very different way, Churchill Island managers, Phillip Island Nature Parks, had their annual TSD bake off among the staff - but digitally this year. Here are some of their photos of their wonderful baked and decorated creations! Including CI's wonderful Eastern Barred Bandicoots. Thanks for sharing PINP. ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done!!👏👏