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And right next door, our incredible golf course is the place where modern tales of heartbreak and triumph are born. What about that legendary South Pacific friendliness? Welcome to an island where our doors are rarely locked and our hearts are always open; a place where wandering cows have right of way, and everyone has time to stop and chat. Many visitors say that a holiday on Norfolk Island is like stepping back in time. Paradise is much closer than you think.

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International Maps World and regional maps for measures of religious adherence, socio-economics, and religion and state relations. Search National Profiles:. Stay Connected. Subscribe to the ARDA:. GIS Maps. Experienced hikers should consider booking a half-day exhibition to neighbouring Phillip Island to explore the colourful terrain, spot migratory birds and view Norfolk from a completely different perspective. With an ethos of reducing waste on the island, Prinke Eco Store offer bulk organic goods and eco-friendly gifts alongside fantastic coffee, tea and snacks.

For a unique chance to meet locals and join in a real community-led initiative , head to Hundred Acres Reserve on Wednesday morning from 9am to about pm to join like-minded people in eradicating the reserve of invasive weeds. In rain, hail or shine, the group works methodically, selecting an area of the reserve each week in which to concentrate their efforts. Your hard work is then rewarded with a morning tea and a lovely chat with this dedicated group of nature lovers.

Keen twitchers will enjoy a morning spent with Margaret Christian, author, researcher and former Park Ranger, as you seek out the beautiful and often rare endemic bird species of Norfolk Island.

On this birdwatching tour , you will visit reserves, the national park, scenic clifftops and even private properties — otherwise inaccessible — to spot the 25 rare and native species that call the island home. In season you may also see migratory seabirds and their rookeries on your half-day adventure.

Margaret is an extremely knowledgeable guide with a great understanding of the natural history of the island. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. Find out more. By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. We acknowledge the Traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Owners of the land, sea and waters of the Australian continent, and recognise their custodianship of culture and Country for over 60, years.

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Don't miss Explore one of the best preserved convict settlements in the Southern Hemisphere Swim in the iconic Emily Bay and snorkel over coral and friendly fish Explore nature in the National Parks and Botanical Gardens How to get there Direct flights to Norfolk Island are available from Sydney and Brisbane.

Things to do and top attractions on Norfolk Island. Other prisoners were locked in a water pit below ground where, if they fell asleep, they would drown. Disputes about the rights of the Pitcairn people and their descendants to Norfolk Island extend back to this post-penal time, with continuing grievances over the extent to which islanders were granted ownership and authority of the island by the British and Queen Victoria — many claim the land was given to them as a gift, and that documents stating as such were purposely destroyed.

Today born-and-bred Norfolk Islanders are both strongly attached to their land and fearful of losing their rights to it once the Australian government and its land taxes come in, perceiving it as a new round of colonial rule and punishment.

The fear of losing their culture is real. But so, among some anyway, is the ignorance of how significant a welfare system might be to those struggling to make ends meet. While some Norfolk Islanders leave the island to go to university, find work or travel, and come back with an understanding about the Australian taxation and benefits system, many do not. And among some of those staunchly opposed to the Australian government are those wealthy enough not to be affected by the low wages and lack of access to healthcare many residents experience — they can, for example, afford to go to the mainland for treatment.

Judging how many people are for or against the coming change is tricky, though. Many seem afraid to express their support for the Australian government. This makes it difficult to tell whether the anger towards Canberra is a widespread sentiment or the opinion of a small but noisy minority.

Neither the Australian government nor the Norfolk Island government can point to a poll or hard evidence of just how opinion is split. While a referendum was held on the island this month, the question it asked residents was arguably opaque.

Snell and other islanders cite the result as evidence that the majority of people want Norfolk Island to continue to be self-governed. But over the past few decades dozens of Australian-led reviews have been carried out into the sustainability of the island, including a royal commission, 12 separate parliamentary inquiries and more than 20 reports from experts in various fields.

Numerous reports have found the health system was not up to standard and that many laws were out of date with other Australian jurisdictions. Some islanders have a different perspective though. They say compared with places like Samoa, the Cocos Islands or parts of regional Australia, their health system is of a high standard.

They are proud of steps that have been made to improve services and are disappointed when media reports fail to mention this and their efforts to cooperate with the Australian government. Dr Bob Challender, one of three general practitioners working on the island, feels he cannot weigh in on the politics of the situation, having only been on the island for eight months.

There are no specialists on the island, including surgeons. A lot of locals accept that as just the way it is, he says.

In Australia I would have sent him down the road for further tests. By the time that is organised, it can be an eight-hour turnaround, Challender says. While there is an operating theatre in the hospital, it is now locked up.