Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal

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Pia Funch & Trina Shepherd. Congratulation to Love Lord Howe for winning Gold at the Australian Tourism Awards! ... The  Destination North Coast Board (DNC) visited Lord Howe Island ... for the first time to hold their annual Board meeting and to meet and discuss tourism with local businesses and stakeholders.

Ian Hutton. It depends on how you read the Bureau of Meteorology data - maximums, minimums, average daily etc ... However, if we take a simple measure of the number of days with maximums over 28 degrees C, then summer of 2023/2024, was Lord Howe’s hottest on record.

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are related to seaweeds but grow rock-hard crusts instead of fleshy fronds. Many species are candy or pastel pink, adding a splash of colour to reefs and rockpools ... This summer saw the highest global Sea Surface Temperatures on record ... and waters in the LHIMP followed this global trend.

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Suzie Christensen. Community feedback on the improved short-term communications options for LHI was gathered in November 2023. The survey results showed that the majority of residents are in favour of preserving the Island’s unique way of life when it comes to connectivity.

Ian Hutton. Some years ago Island resident, Esven Fenton, brought a very worn copper coin to the Museum. Esven had found this on the ground close to the site where Perry and Sarah Johnston had their cottage on the south side of Capella hill.

Summer has proven to be an exciting time for observing new fish species in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park (LHIMP). Three species not previously recorded in the marine park have recently been reported: a potbelly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis), seawhip goby (Bryaninops yongei) and lattice butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii).

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Australia Day 2024 events on Lord Howe Island included the flag raising ceremony, citizenship ceremony, sandcastle competition and a sausage sizzle fundraiser.