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The Lord Howe Island Signal

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Published 12 times per year by The Signal Pty Ltd

Distributed from Lord Howe Island

Digital editions are emailed to subscribers

Contact: thesignal2898@gmail.com

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Lord Howe Island Tourism Association News

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
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.
Marine

Crustose coralline algae: Pretty in pink

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
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.
Climate

Was summer 2023/2024 the hottest for Lord Howe Island?

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
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.

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Communications

Consent for Telstra’s microcell declined based on results of LHIB connectivity survey

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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.
Marine

New species recorded in Lord Howe Island Marine Park

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
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).
Event

Australia Day events

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
Australia Day 2024 events on Lord Howe Island included the flag raising ceremony, citizenship ceremony, sandcastle competition and a sausage sizzle fundraiser.
Climate

Marine heat stress monitoring and response

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
With global sea surface temperatures being warmest on record for the past nine months consecutively, there is potential for marine heat stress impacts this summer including in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park. In anticipation, monitoring is underway throughout the Lord Howe Island lagoon to detect signs of disturbance from elevated water temperatures.
News

Vincent Kennedy

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal -
It was a great result for yacht Oroton Drumfire and her crew in the last Sydney-Hobart race. Vincent Kennedy ... was part of the winning team, taking out the PHS division and coming in 30th over the line in a fleet of 85.

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About The Lord Howe Island Signal

The Signal is proudly published 12 per year by The Signal Pty Ltd.  The Signal is designed, printed and distributed from Lord Howe Island.

The Signal is a community newspaper and happily accepts all offers of stories, photos and art.  However, we cannot guarantee in which issue the submission will appear and we won’t publish content that is offensive.

The views expressed by individual contributors are not necessarily those of other contributors, the editors or publishers.

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