Heritage Society AGM
You’re invited to attend the 2026 CIHS AGM at the Rec Club. Guest speaker will be Councillor Paul Bishop who represents RCC’s arts, culture and heritage portfolios.
Hope to see you there!
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Christmas Markets
Family fun Christmas activities include photos with Santa and Christmas card making …Lots of stalls … food, arts and crafts, clothing, homewares and more!
Foreshore parkland, Main Beach, near the ferry terminal.
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.
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Coochie Sunset Gig
Three bands, bar and fantastic food all day.
Free shuttle bus from ferry terminal and return!
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Phone Graeme for more information 0413 352 511.
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Bushcare working bee
CANCELLED DUE TO WET WEATHER: Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Rememberance Day
Lest we forget …
“To honour, remember and reflect on those, of all nations, whose lives were irrevocably altered by armed conflict while in service to their nation. We reflect on the profound and universal cost of war, and the lives lost, souls and minds broken, and families and communities changed by its devastating impact.”
See details of this event. Bookings essential.
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
CANCELLED: Public Meeting
Coochie Progress schedules public meetings every quarter to meet with the community and to discuss issues and emerging concerns.
These meetings are held at the Rec Club, Elizabeth Street.
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.
History Room Open Morning
An opportunity to be informed about Coochiemudlo’s history offered by Coochiemudlo Island Heritage Society. You’ll get check out the Society's historical collection and books, and chat.
High Tea on Coochie
You’re invited to high tea! They’ll also be stories and live music.
Free bus from the ferry, or to and from your home on the island.
This is part of Seniors Month.
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
World Shorebird Day — on Coochiemudlo Island
Everyone is welcome to join Conservation Volunteers Australia and Coochiemudo Island Coastcare for a fun morning celebrating our shorebirds and coastal habitats that they rely on.
Pre-registration is essential! Find out more …
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
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.
Pirate Day Markets
Dress in yer best pirate attire and prepare for a day of fun hunting for treasure …
X marks the spot on Main Beach for family fun and pirate loot! ⚓️🦜
Bushcare working bee
Ongoing work on the Innes Street/Melaleuca Wetlands border. This session is one week earlier to prevent clashing with the forthcoming Pirates Day Market.
Art Trail + Open Studio
So much to take in over the Art Trail + Open Studio weekend!
This free event is organised by the Coochiemudlo Artisan Collective.
Be there!
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Art Trail + Open Studio
So much to take in and enjoy over the Art Trail + Open Studio weekend!
This free event is organised by the Coochiemudlo Artisan Collective.
Be there!
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.
Mundy-Turner in Concert
Best Duo finalists in the Australian Folk Music Awards 2025, Cath Mundy & Jay Turner weave original songs of heart, humanity, and humour with harmony-rich vocals, masterful fiddle, acoustic guitar, piano, ukulele, and stomp box.
AGM — Coochiemudlo Island Progress Association
You are warmly invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Coochiemudlo Island Progress Association.
Where: Rec Club, 41 Elizabeth Street
When: 2pm, Saturday 23 August
Coochie Winter Sunset Gig
Here we go again!
Get your tickets for another 3-band treat of live music, at a beautiful spacious venue on Coochie. Food and drinks available.
Edible Flowers on the Menu!
SOLD OUT!
Presented by Linda Brennan of Ecobotanica.
Linda is Redlands author, educator and horticulturist, with two books on edible flowers, and an infectious joy of gardens, food and fabulous flowers. Linda will bring a seasonal selection of edible flowers so you can see, touch and enjoy them firsthand!
Bushcare working bee
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Coochie Sings | Chorale Workshop
Join internationally acclaimed artists Cath Mundy OAM and Jay Turner OAM for a day of singing, connection, and that hard-to-describe buzz you only get from making music with a room full of people.
Popup concert and tapas, at Viva, after the workshop!
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!
Public Meeting
Coochie Progress schedules public meetings every quarter to meet with the community and to discuss issues and emerging concerns.
These meetings are held at the Rec Club, Elizabeth Street.
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.
Bushcare working bee
This session is on the fourth Saturday of the month because of the Flinders Weekend!
Bushcarers meet every month on the third Saturday. Come and help us look after our island's beautiful natural places. It's rewarding work, we're a cheerful mob, and our morning tea's a treat.
Carry a Torch for Coochie
This free event is organised by the Coochiemudlo Island Heritage Society and celebrates the island's beauty and community spirit. The walk starting from Gindara is approx. 2.8 km, taking a little over an hour with stops for poetry, music and stargazing.
Flinders Day Re-enactment
On the morning of Saturday 18 July, residents of Coochiemudlo Island continue the tradition of re-enacting the historic landing of Matthew Flinders on the island.
The re-enactment provides education through entertainment — lots of fun!
Flinders Day Markets and Family Day
The more the merrier! Join us for family fun, something for everyone, on the foreshore of beautiful Coochiemudlo Island.
Markets, food, activities for all ages!
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Coastcare’s Dunecare sessions happen on the first Saturday of the month. Join us to pull out invasive weeds on the Emerald Fringe, great company, and tea and cake!