Life on Coochiemudlo Island

Information for residents and visitors. Welcome.

‘Take only memories, leave only footprints.’ Enjoy our environment!

Upcoming events

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Jul 19

Flinders Day Markets and Family Day

The more the merrier! Join us for family fun and market meanderings on the foreshore of beautiful Coochiemudlo Island.

Markets, food, activities for all ages!

Book Launch | Coochiemudlo Island: A Mariner's Mystery

Jul 20

Christine Leonard

Book Launch | Coochiemudlo Island: A Mariner's Mystery

Christine Leonard

Join island resident and writer, Christine Leonard, to celebrate the launch of her third non-fiction book! This one is of SPECIAL interest to anyone who loves Coochiemudlo Island and its heritage. Do you remember Ted Jones? He’s at the centre of this story. Coochiemudlo is a central character too.

It’s a tale about island life set in the1960s, 1970s, and beyond.

Christine Leonard

Aug 2

Op Shop — open to buyers and browsers

Come and find your treasure!

You’ll find us in the Utility Shed at the Rec Club.

Everyone’s welcome.

Aug 2

The Coochie Art Trail + Open Studio (Day 1)

The Coochie Art Trail (Day 1)

Take the trail to visit Island art and artists in their working environments.

Pick up a map from the ferry terminal entrance to help you navigate the trail. You can walk or catch the Coochie bus!

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Coochiemudlo Island

Art Trail + Open Studio

2 - 3 August 2025

About the Art Trail

Organised by the Coochiemudlo Artisan Collective

Things to do

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Curlew Gallery

Two new shows:

Solo Exhibition Magic Animals by island artist Valerie Eugarde.
Downstairs Space at Curlew Gallery
A showcase of a broad range of 2D and 3D works by island artisans.
Upstairs at the Curlew Gallery

Gallery open times: Fri, Sat, Sun from 10am – 2pm.

Where: Curlew Gallery (upstairs at the Curlew Cafe).

See info about the Artisan Collective.

Pickleball

When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Start time: 2.30pm

Location: Rec Club

BYO water, hat and sunscreen.

Newbies welcomed — $5 | Regular players — $3 per session.

Coordinator Dave Hume:0408 079 098.

Native Nursery

Location: William Street, behind the Curlew Cafe, next to the Life Savers shed.

Open times: Tuesday mornings from 9.00am — 10.30am when the friendly experts are on site to sell you tube-stock native plants suitable for the island. The Native Nursery is run by volunteers — experts in our local native flora.

Visit the Native Nursery website.

Information for pet owners

Is there an off-leash beach?

Seasonal dog off-leash beach

Latest articles

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New book about Coochiemudlo Island, Ted Jones, and a mariner’s mystery

Christine Leonard’s new book started out as a straightforward biography of Edward Field Jones, an amateur historian who lived on Coochiemudlo Island for 47 years. Although the man and his work is central to the story, Coochiemudlo is as much a character in this tale as the intriguing Ted Jones — as he was known by everyone on the island.

World Labyrinth Day — on Coochiemudlo Island!

Every year on the first Saturday in May, World Labyrithn Day is celebrated around a world when thousands of people, across many countries, participate in a moving meditation for world peace. The concept involves creating a rolling wave of peaceful energy through the meditation, from one time zone to the next.

Coochiemudlo Island will experience its event for the first time in May 2025!

Why Coochie?

A warm, generous, tale by local resident, Heather Eckersley, about island life. A beautiful read that validates her choice of moving to somewhere special — Coochiemudlo Island!

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