The Lord Howe Island Signal

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Articles

Dark skies shine through the clouds at the 2026 Dark Sky Festival

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Arts
Danielle Nicolson, Amy Reed and Tim Burke. Despite some 'less than ideal' weather conditions, the 2026 Lord Howe Island Dark Sky Festival proved once again that a little cloud cover is no match for great company, fun events and a shared passion for the wonders of the night.

Pixie earns spot at World Championships

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Athletics
Islander and 7th generation Pinetree's kid, Pixie Hanson, just had her first international race.

Microbats on Lord Howe Island

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Council
LHI Board. 17 April was International Bat Appreciation Day and this is an opportunity to reflect on the microbats that share the Island. Microbats are the only native land mammals on Lord Howe Island. Two species have been confirmed in recent decades...

An icon of LHI’s birdlife gets a helping hand and is listed on CMS Appendix II

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
International
In early-April 2024, the Sable Shearwater (formerly known as the Flesh-footed Shearwater) was added to Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS; also known as the Bonn Convention).

Unusual capture at Balls Pyramid

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Aquaculture & fishing
Gary Sexton. Pinetree guests, Sam and Will, from country Victoria recently had a day out on Island Charter vessel Belle Chase. Skipper, Flinders Young, promised them a nice day out fishing for Wahoo and Kingfish around Balls Pyramid - but you can imagine their surprise when a giant Pacific Sailfish exploded onto the lures being trolled behind the boat.

Where tourism is heading, and what it means for Lord Howe Island

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Business
Chelsea Holden. Last month the Lord Howe Island Tourism Association attended Destination Australia, a national conference examining the state and direction of Australian tourism. The conversations covered consumer behaviour, content strategy, international markets, and the long-term future of aviation.

Important Shark and Ray Area recognised around Lord Howe Island

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Federal politics
Sharks and rays are among the most endangered groups of animals on the planet ... The marine parks around Lord Howe Island have now been recognised as an Important Shark and Ray Area ... The waters here support feeding and reproduction for Galapagos sharks...

Seven years in the making: Rise Whisky arrives on Lord Howe Island

Stephen Sia, The Lord Howe Island Signal
Business
After seven years of patience, persistence and a fair bit of experimentation, Lord Howe Island Distilling Co. has released its very first whisky - Rise ... For founders Anthony Riddle and Christian Young, the launch marks the end of a long journey that began not with whisky, but with a shared idea: that Lord Howe Island could produce spirits that reflected its unique environment, history and character.

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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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