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Latitude 40: Stories from the Edge: Flinders Island, Tasmania

Furneaux Collective Inc
Flinders Island
Vansittart Island
Lady Barron
Tasmania
Construction
Wool Industry
Producer Groups / Farming Community
Tasmania Police
Flinders Island Community
New Zealand
Cycling

Latitude 40 : Stories from the Edge: is a podcast from the Furneaux Collective Inc, sharing conversations from Flinders Island at 40 degrees south. Through honest dialogue and local voices, the podcast explores what it means to live, lead and belong on a small island community navigating change.

Born from the Islander Way regenerative tourism journey, Latitude 40 has grown into something more - a... more

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A corner shop in Lady Barron can be more than a place to buy bread and an Icy Pole. It can be the post office, the newsagency, the petrol pump, the unofficial counselling room, and the spot where kids get their first job and their first taste of bein... more

Three months on Flinders Island was meant to be a quick posting. Nearly 60 years later, Peter Sheriff has lived enough working lives for a whole town: postmaster on a manual phone exchange, farmer through collapsing wool markets and soaring interest ... more

A remote island can sound like a postcard until you’re the one carrying months of supplies, keeping tracks clear, and watching the weather decide whether you arrive by boat or plane. 

We’re joined by Spud and Kim Murphy, a Flinders Island couple who... more

Policing on a small island can’t hide behind job titles. When everyone knows your name and your face, trust becomes the first tool you reach for, long before paperwork or penalties. On Flinders Island in Tasmania’s Furneaux Group two men have worn th... more

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Recent Guests

Tony Power
Former Senior Sergeant
Tasmania Police
Episode: It's Twice as Important to Be Trusted - Tony Power & Will Broadbridge
Will Broadbridge
Senior Constable
Tasmania Police
Episode: It's Twice as Important to Be Trusted - Tony Power & Will Broadbridge
John Cooper
Farmer and long-time island resident; prominent in local farming, wool industry, and community service
Flinders Island community, former Wandella and East Coast farming operations
Episode: It's a Community Place - John Cooper
Gwen Bailey
Longtime island resident, businesswoman, community leader
Flinders Island community, former owner of island stores and workshop
Episode: There’s So Much Love Out There - Gwen Bailey
Dawn Zellman
Accomplished artist, solo adventurer, teacher, cook and storyteller who settled on Flinders Island in 1987
Episode: Island Leap of Faith - Dawn Zelman
Guy Ireland
Builder and island resident, former chair of local rebuilding efforts, endurance cyclist
Episode: What Makes A Life Worth Building - Guy Ireland
Rachel Summers
Mayor of Flinders Island, advocate for open local government and community participation
Flinders Island Council
Episode: This is the place for me, this is home - Rachel Summers

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Jacqui Cooper
Co-host with focus on community storytelling and local governance, often guiding guest interviews.

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What Makes A Life Worth Building - Guy Ireland
Q: How did you stay engaged in the face of serious injury and life changes?
I focused on mobility within a wheelchair, kept involvement in project management, supported others, and found new ways to contribute, especially through mentoring and coordinating local building efforts.
What Makes A Life Worth Building - Guy Ireland
Q: What has mentoring meant to you and the island's younger generation?
Mentoring has allowed me to pass on practical skills, patience, and a work ethic, helping young islanders complete apprenticeships and start their own trades, which sustains the local industry and community.
What Makes A Life Worth Building - Guy Ireland
Q: You picked up hitchhikers in New Zealand and ended up on Flinders Island; what drew you to stay and build here?
The combination of a superb community, environmental beauty, steady work, and a sense of belonging that grew over time; plus a decision to take the shop offer and invest in a life here rather than continuing to move around.
There’s So Much Love Out There - Gwen Bailey
Q: What role did faith and community service play in Gwen's life, especially as a lay reader, and how did that evolve over three decades?
Gwen explains how lay reading grew from family faith to a community-needed role, including training across Tasmania and the importance of funerals for supporting families through loss.

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Listeners are likely drawn to intimate, place-based conversations that illuminate leadership, resilience, and community on a remote Australian island. Episodes center on public safety, local governance, entrepreneurship, culture, and family stories, with guests who are long-time residents, frontline workers, and community builders. The show tends to blend personal history with practical insights about how a tight-knit community navigates change, infrastructure, and regional identity, often highlighting mentorship, volunteering, and intergenerational collaboration. A notable edge is its focus on place, with episodes weaving landscape, history, and current events into character-driven narratives. Potential listeners may be policymakers, small... more

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