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Furneaux Futures Forum 2023
The Furneaux Futures Forum (FFF) will be held next week. Every two years, Flinders Council, the community and the local chamber of commerce
Dianne Dredge
Jun 3, 20236 min read

Regenerative Travel on Flinders Island
This latest contribution to Sharp magazine was aimed at getting visitors to think more deeply about how they travel and what values they...
Dianne Dredge
Nov 22, 20226 min read


Emergence: A different way of working
An important element of the Islander Way regenerative tourism project has been to flip thinking and experiment with new ways of working.
Dianne Dredge
Oct 29, 20228 min read


A sense of place and stewardship
The complex relationship between culture, history, and nature is never far away in our conversations on Flinders island. In this post, we ta
Sarah Lebski
Oct 28, 20224 min read

Latitude 40: Redesigning tourism on a small island
The seven-part podcast series provides personal perspectives from different islanders about what makes Flinders Island special.
Claire Single
Aug 3, 20223 min read


Learning from a regenerative living lab
Implementing a regenerative living lab on Flinders Island, Tasmania comes with many challenges, an enormous range of insights and inspiratio
Dianne Dredge
Jul 31, 20227 min read


Art in Community Consultation
The Post Card Plus Exhibition was a community-led creative initiative led by a group of committed and concerned Flinders Island residents.
Dianne Dredge
May 16, 20225 min read


Community Engagement Done Differently
How are we framing community engagement in the Islander Way regenerative tourism living lab? What are the challenges and the opportunities?
Dianne Dredge
May 14, 20227 min read


Business Ideas and Community-led Initiatives
Do you have a business idea or community-led project that might align with regenerative tourism*? Would you like to explore these ideas...
Dianne Dredge
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Community workshops
What does regeneration mean in the context of tourism on Flinders island? Three workshops will help to answer this question
Dianne Dredge
Mar 24, 20222 min read

Postcards from Flinders Island
The project is taking a long haul approach to community engagement. Here we share some of the insights gathered from community postcards.
Claire Single
Jan 7, 20226 min read


Pledges and codes of conduct
A pledge alone will not solve all your challenges in managing tourism. But a well developed pledge may play an important role.
Dianne Dredge
Dec 12, 20218 min read

Regenerative tourism
Regenerative tourism is a term that it is increasingly used to signify a big shift in thinking about how tourism should be managed.
Dianne Dredge
Nov 17, 20217 min read


Islander Way Project Launch
The Islander Way project was launched at a community event on 8th October 2021. This council project explores a regenerative tourism future.
Dianne Dredge
Sep 1, 20213 min read
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