Flinders Island Guides Attractions Events in Tasmania

Flinders and its 51 surrounding islands are all that remain of the land bridge that once connected Tasmania to mainland Australia.
This is an island of dramatic and varied landscapes, from the pink and grey granite cliffs of Strzelecki and Killiecrankie to the gentle, green farmland that rolls through the northern part of the island. Flinders is an island of prolific bird life and wildlife. By the eastern lagoons and inlets, thousands of migratory birds rest on their long flights to breeding areas north of the Arctic Circle.
On many nearby islands are the rookeries of the southern hemisphere’s most numerous bird species, the amazing shearwaters, which make an annual journey of thousands of kilometres to the Arctic circle, then return to exactly the same burrow each year. The island’s dense coastal scrub shelters wallabies and wombats. It’s an island of friendly locals - take a stroll through the towns of Whitemark and Lady Barron or the little settlements of Emita and Killiecrankie - you’ll meet people with time to stop and chat.
It’s an island with a rich heritage, both sad and boisterous - at Wybalenna, the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, relocated during the 19th century, pined for their homelands.
On offshore islands, rough and ready sealers camped. On hidden reefs, ships foundered and sank.
It ’s an island of cosy beachside cottages, a couple of local pubs and friendly bed and breakfasts.

Whitemark has a population of around 150 and is the administrative centre for Flinders Island and overlooks Parrys Bay on the west coast.
The historic Interstate Hotel, built in 1912, is one of the earliest buildings and you will find a good supermarket and bakery, petrol station, post office, cafe, general store, hairdresser, rural retail outlets, hospital, golf club, pub, internet facilities, and Service Tasmania.
The town is about 10 ten minutes’ drive from the airport. Most of the island roads are unsealed.
The other major centre is Lady Barron, at the southern end of the island. It has a supermarket, tennis courts, wharf, and restaurant.
In the northwest is Killiecrankie where you will find a small general store.
Flinders Island sits in the path of the mighty Roaring Forties winds and the climate is maritime. The annual rainfall ranges from about 600mm in the south west to over 800mm in the central hills on Flinders Island, and rainfall is the greatest during winter months (June to August).
The average minimum temperature in winter is 6.0 degrees Celcius (43 degrees Fahrenheit) and the average maximum temperature in summer is 22.5 degrees Celcius (72.5 degrees Fahrenheit). For the summer months it is not uncommon for the temperature to hover around the low 30s Celcius.