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The Lord Howe Island Signal

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LHI Distillery award

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Business
Anthony and Christian were thrilled to be awarded Champion, at the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show, for their Wolfe Rock Gin. The RAS of NSW has been judging Australian produce annually for an amazing 202 years! “This was an incredible accolade to receive, really putting Lord Howe Island Distilling Co on the map as a leader in Australian spirits, with our unique endemic botanicals.”

50th anniversary of the airstrip at Lord Howe Island

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
History & heritage
During the week beginning 9th September, there were celebrations on the Island to mark the completion of the Lord Howe Island airstrip in September, 1974. Around 50 members of the Australian army and navy, with family members, who were part of the project, visited to mark the anniversary.

Electricity charges

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Council
Suzie Christensen. Operationally, based on those averages, electricity generation and supply for the Island is 43 per cent more expensive than prior to the solar installation, even with the grant from ARENA. The Board’s electricity charges have only increased 10 per cent from 2021 to 2024 in that time.

Earlier articles

Reminder: Mt Eliza track closed for the season

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Council
Suzie Christensen. Access to the Mt Eliza track is closed annually between 1 September until early March to protect nesting sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscata) and their young. The trail and summit provide important breeding grounds for the seabirds.

Sparks from the Past, Part 15 B: Waterfront wars

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Federal politics
Chris Murray. The loss of Qantas Catalina VH-EAX at Lord Howe Island – Sabotage or misadventure? ... Hudson Fysh – Qantas: “On the 23rd June, 1949, our Catalina and one of Trans Oceanic Airways were riding at their moorings on the lagoon when in a ‘blow’ our flying boat broke her moorings and went ashore."

Big goals to protect the Little Mountain Palm

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Land & environment
Suzie Christensen. In the lead up to National Science Week ... we celebrate those who contribute to the world of scientific knowledge. A globally significant partnership with research scientists at the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has seen LHIB work to protect and manage threats to the critically endangered Little Mountain Palm (Lepidorrhachis mooreana or LMP).

Sparks from the Past, Part 15 A: Waterfront wars begin

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
History & heritage
Chris Murray. Growing up on Lord Howe during the halcyon days of the flying boats, the Lord Howe waterfront seemed like a sea of tranquillity: cheerful crowds congregated at the jetty to greet and farewell passengers; flower leis were romantically cast into the lagoon by departing passengers; Hawaiian music was piped in the vicinity of the jetty; and it all happened against the backdrop of Lord Howe’s opalescent lagoon and towering southern mountains… surely the picture-perfect setting?
Historical planes LHI

Vale Michal K F Tomaszewski

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Life
Ben Hawke. The great Tomo peacefully weighed anchor from Mosman Bay for the final time early yesterday afternoon surrounded by his family at home. Born in Katowice Poland, he lived a grand life, sailed many miles, had many great adventures and brought inspiration and a positive light to all that graced his path.

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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.

Enquiries and submissions thesignal2898@gmail.com c/ Post Office Island NSW 2989

The Lord Howe Island Signal website

On 4 June 2024, The Lord Howe Island Signal website launched. The Lord Howe Island Signal receiving funding support from NSW Government’s Regional Media Fund in order to build the website.

The participants in the project to build the site: 

  • LHI Management Services – owner and publisher of The Lord Howe Island Signal, represented by Stephen Sia.
  • Australian Rural & Regional News – the first and only platform featuring independent news from across all of rural and regional Australia, represented by the ARR.News editor, Fiona Fox. Australian Rural & Regional News showcases stories from a growing number of local and independent news publishers, from established mastheads to modern digital publications, broadening their reach. It is proud to have The Lord Howe Island Signal as a founding contributor.
    The Lord Howe Island Signal website was developed by Bridget Knox from CodeLab.
  • Ben Hawke, veteran television journalist and producer, long time visitor to Lord Howe Island.

Proudly funded by the NSW Government.

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