In this final episode of Season 1, Debbie and Josie speak with Wendy Jubb-Stoney who owns and operates Flinders Island Retreat.  Wendy talks about her childhood on Flinders Island and her deep attachment to the Furneaux islands.

Returning to Flinders Island after years away, Wendy brings together her experience in food and hospitality, and her strong connection to the Island, to create a special guesthouse and cooking school at Cooma House.  You can almost taste the flavours as Wendy describes the fruit and vegetables she lovingly grows and then harvests from her kitchen garden at Badger Corner.

Wendy takes genuine pleasure in hosting guests and sharing the stories of her island home. She recommends that visitors bring a good coat and hat, and a sturdy pair of boots. Wendy reflects on the importance of visitors understanding that "they are coming to a place that is remote. That is beautiful because it is remote. And as a result, the kinds of services that you may wish to have on a holiday elsewhere are not going to be necessarily at your fingertips on Flinders Island. You have to be resilient."

Show notes and links
Flinders Island Retreat | https://flindersislandretreat.com.au/
Long Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_(Tasmania)
Cape Barren Island | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Barren_Island
Wybalenna | https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history
/W/Wybalenna.htm
Howqua Dale Gourmet Retreat |  https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/howqua-dale/
Truganini | https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/T
/Truganini.htm
George Augustus Robinson | https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/robinson-george-augustus-2596
Boadicea | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boudicca
Soldier Settlement Schemes | https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_
to_tasmanian_history/S/Soldier%20settlement.htm
Memana, Flinders Island, Tasmania | https://www.flindersisland.net/memana/
Babel Island, Tasmania | https://www.niaa.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/environment/babel-island-ipa-and-tasmanian-aboriginal-centre-rangers

This podcast is created for Designing Tourism by Debbie Clarke and Josie Major from GOOD Awaits. Audio Production is by Clarrie Macklin. Check out their podcast: https://www.good-travel.org/goodawaitspodcast
Music by Judy Jacques, The Mesmerist; Wybalenna Prayer  from Making Wings  © 2002 with kind permission of the artist.
Extract from the Islander Way read by Jana Monnone co-created by the local community with Brand Tasmania as part of the Flinders Island brand story.
Original photography by Sammi Gowthorp.
The Islander Way project is funded by the Tasmanian Government. We also acknowledge our partners, Flinders Council, Visit Northern Tasmania and The

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