Life on Coochiemudlo Island

Information for residents and visitors. Welcome.

Upcoming events

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Op Shop — open to buyers and browsers
Nov 1
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)
Nov 1
Volunteering, Environmental
Dunecare (Coastcare)
Volunteering, Environmental

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!

Volunteering, Environmental
Public Meeting
Nov 8
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.

Bushcare working bee
Nov 15
Volunteering, Environmental
Bushcare working bee
Volunteering, Environmental

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.

Volunteering, Environmental
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Things to do

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Curlew Gallery

Curlew Gallery

Two new shows:

  1. Solo Exhibition Magic Animals by island artist Valerie Eugarde.
    Downstairs Space at Curlew Gallery

  2. 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

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

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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Short doco about Coochiemudlo Island
Short doco about Coochiemudlo Island

In 2025, Bay & Beyond Studio produced a terrific short doco called ‘Coochiemudlo Story’, included in this article. The video features three of the island’s keenest researchers and knowledge-holders: John Pearn, Jan Macintyre, and Christine Leonard.

Biosecurity: a shared responsibilty
Biosecurity: a shared responsibilty

September is biodiversity month. This article aims to outline why our biosecurity awareness is important. It also offers an interesting snapshot into Australia’s historical and current biosecurity incidences.

Coochiemudlo Island: Weeds, biodiversity and biosecurity
Coochiemudlo Island: Weeds, biodiversity and biosecurity

September is biodiversity month. This article aims to bring awareness of the importance of managing biodiversity on Coochiemudlo Island.

One straightforward start: Let’s stop the dumping of lawn clippings and garden waste onto the Emerald Fringe and Melaleuca Wetlands … or over the neighbour’s fence!

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Community bus

Book your ride on the volunteer-run Coochie Bus by phoning
0437 559 046.

For updates and operating hours visit
Coochiemudlo Island Progress Association.

Artisan Collective art exhibition at Mudlo, July 2024

About the Moreton Bay Marine Park

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Oyster catchers and masked lapwings poking about in the midday sun at low tide, Main Beach, west of the barge ramp. Plus, an oyster catcher having a bath 🥰 This beach is on the south western shore of the island. It’s the seasonal off-leash be
Coastcare volunteers this morning, weeding a stretch on the south east of Coochiemudlo at Outriggers Beach. The mean looking machine is the mighty Asparagus (Fern) Assassin, an innovative invention made by Ron Gooch, a Sunshine Coast Bushcare volunt
🎨Coochie Art Trail + Open Studio 🏝️ On this weekend — 2-3 August 2025, 10am - 3pm, Saturday and Sunday. It’ll be fun! Stunning work by 18 artists at 11 studios/galleries on the island (including one open garden on the trail. This is a
On the Life on Coochiemudlo website there’s an article about Christine Leonard’s book, Coochiemudlo Island: A Mariner’s Mystery (from the link in our bio, navigate to Articles). From the article, you’ll see links to Christine&
Great crowd on the island this afternoon at Christine Leonard’s book launch, to celebrate her third book, Coochiemudlo Island: A Mariner’s Mystery. Lots of people there, we all enjoyed it 🏝️💚 Ted Jones passed away in 2012 after decades
Fabulous talk by Dr Dianne Cartwright on the island yesterday at the launch of her book ‘Telepathy our Lost Sense: neuroscience sheds light on ESP’. The book is the result of decades of science-based research and listening to stories told
Coochiemudlo’s Artisan Collective Easter Art Exhibition - the opening yesterday was fabulous ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! The show is at Mudlo, near the ferry terminal, and open today Easter Sunday from 9am-4pm, and Easter Monday from 9am-2pm. As Carolyn Bramme
There’s a new article on the website about Alfred’s impact of Ex. TC Alfred on Coochiemudlo Island during March 2025. Residents were without power for days, with many enduring the blackout for 7 days. Fallen trees were a major issue. Ene