24 May 2023
Warning – Damaging Winds For people in King Island, Furneaux Islands, Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands Forecast Districts. Vigorous northwesterly airstream ahead of a cold front will start to dev...
24 May 2023
TARFish is currently inviting anyone who’s a recreational fisher to participate in a non-government, independent survey on your fishing behaviours and interests. Don’t miss your chance to win 1 of 3 $500 prize packs. Once completed, the findings will be publicly available. TARFish will use it to ...
17 May 2023
All King Islanders are invited to come and meet the Governor General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley & Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley at The Boathouse on Friday, 19 May from 3.00pm – 4.30pm. This invitation is open to the public, families with children are encourag...

King Island Council

At the western entrance to Bass Strait lies an idyllic place known as King Island. An island rich in history, with shipwrecks, lighthouses and jagged reefs, bountiful with long stretching sandy beaches and lush green pasture. From our little paradise we produce some of Australia’s finest natural foods for which we are probably best known including beef, cheese, crayfish & abalone, yet there is more to this 64km long by 27km wide stretch of land than first meets the eye.

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