Past island digests

Holiday fun! On 3–5 October 2026, travel by sea between Lamb Island, Coochiemudlo & Straddie/Minjerribah with the Island Storytellers Festival! A travelling celebration of words, music, and history in the Bay Islands. Get tickets: www.islandstorytellersfestival.com

Welcome to the island noticeboard

This is a new, free noticeboard for Russell, Macleay, Lamb and Karragarra. Neighbours post under their real name and street, a moderator reads every notice first, and one short email goes out each morning with the ferry, the weather, what's on this week and your neighbours' notices. Tap Pin to post your first notice. Keep it kind and keep it local.

How to pin a notice

Pick a category (notice, for sale or free, lost and found, help wanted, event or announcement), add a short headline, and write your message. You can add one photo. A moderator reads it first, so it usually appears in the next morning's email, but allow up to two days. You can edit it while it's waiting, or withdraw it any time from My notices. Your house number and email stay private.

Got something on? Send it in

Clubs, halls, markets, school and church groups: pin an Event notice, choose the date and time, and tick "Also add it to the community calendar". It goes in the morning email and on the calendar once approved. Please send it at least two days before.

What would make this more useful?

This noticeboard is new and we want it to suit the islands. What would you like to see: lost pet alerts, tradie visits, ferry updates, school news, something else? Use Reply to forum to tell us, or Contact author if you'd rather say it privately.