Day trip to Lion Island turns sour
A jet skier drifted several kilometres out to sea on the outgoing tide after his watercraft lost power near Lion Island on Saturday, July 27. When the jet ski broke…
Lion Island
Lion Island clean-up clears the waters for Little Penguins
A clean up project at Lion Island last month has resulted in a record amount of debris collected, and local wildlife to bounce back, following severe flooding in March. The…
Ocean swimmers pick the perfect day for Lion Island swim
SWIMMING – Ten members of the Peninsula Ocean Swimmers Group dodged the recent wild weather to complete an 8.5-kilometre swim from Lion Island on Sunday, March 13. The swim began…
Training session turns into rescue mission
A training session turned into a rescue mission after a crew from the Central Coast Outriggers heard the yells of a man floating in rough ocean conditions around Lion Island…
Bushfire on Lion Island
Fire brigades from across the region’s south responded to a bushfire on Lion Island on August 25. The blaze is thought to have been started by a lightning strike and…