Featured articles Archives – Lord Howe Island Signal https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/category/featured-articles/ Lord Howe Island's independent online newspaper Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:38:30 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-LHI-Signal-Favicon-3-800-32x32.png Featured articles Archives – Lord Howe Island Signal https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/category/featured-articles/ 32 32 Lord Howe Island Board News July 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-news-july-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-news-july-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:24:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171271 The Program will provide the Lord Howe Island Board with improvements to essential infrastructure which are critical to day-to-day services and operations.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-news-july-2025/feed/ 0 Delicate Balance: Freight, Tourism, and the Pressure Quietly Reshaping Lord Howe Island’s Economy https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/delicate-balance-freight-tourism-and-the-pressure-quietly-reshaping-lord-howe-islands-economy/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/delicate-balance-freight-tourism-and-the-pressure-quietly-reshaping-lord-howe-islands-economy/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:17:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171145 My team has spent the past year mapping the impact of rising freight costs, technological labour shocks, and shifting consumption patterns across Australia’s regional economies. Of all the locations we studied, Lord Howe Island stood out, not because it is unstable, but because it is so finely balanced that small changes offshore are now having disproportionate effects onshore.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/delicate-balance-freight-tourism-and-the-pressure-quietly-reshaping-lord-howe-islands-economy/feed/ 0 The Last QantasLink Flight to Lord Howe Truly the End of an Era! https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-last-qantaslink-flight-to-lord-howe-truly-the-end-of-an-era/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-last-qantaslink-flight-to-lord-howe-truly-the-end-of-an-era/#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 00:58:20 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171101 On Friday, 16th May, the last QantasLink flight rolled into Lord Howe at around 2.45pm piloted by senior QantasLink captains, Mark Nesbitt and Jarrod Seen. This flight marked the end of an era that began on the 1st of June, 1991, when VH-TQP an aircraft owned by Eastern Australia Airlines - arrived at Lord Howe bearing passengers, freight and mail from Sydney.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-last-qantaslink-flight-to-lord-howe-truly-the-end-of-an-era/feed/ 0 A Quick Visit to Lord Howe by Airline Representatives https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/a-quick-visit-to-lord-howe-by-airline-representatives/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/a-quick-visit-to-lord-howe-by-airline-representatives/#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 00:08:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171099 Skytrans officials, Gytis Gumuliauskas (CEO) and Richard George (Commercial Officer), made a quick visit to Lord Howe Island on the 22nd & 23rd May, to brief the Lord Howe Island Tourism Association and Island residents on Skytrans’ progress in taking over Sydney/Lord Howe RPT service from QantasLink.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/a-quick-visit-to-lord-howe-by-airline-representatives/feed/ 0 Thank you from Qantas https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/thank-you-from-qantas/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/thank-you-from-qantas/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 22:50:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171100 Thank you for your letter of 16 May 2025.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/thank-you-from-qantas/feed/ 0 Anzac Day 2025 on Lord Howe Island https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/anzac-day-2025-on-lord-howe-island/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/anzac-day-2025-on-lord-howe-island/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:57:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=171063 A photo gallery of this year's Anzac Day on Lord Howe Island.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/anzac-day-2025-on-lord-howe-island/feed/ 0 Phasmids and Ball’s Pyramid exhibition at Prague Zoo https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/phasmids-and-balls-pyramid-exhibition-at-prague-zoo/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/phasmids-and-balls-pyramid-exhibition-at-prague-zoo/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:18:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170961 Prague Zoo Director Miroslav Bobek in a recent article explains the Prague connection:

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/phasmids-and-balls-pyramid-exhibition-at-prague-zoo/feed/ 0 The Top 10 Most Beautiful Airport Landings in the World https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:06:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170964 Topping the list is Australia’s remote Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH). This UNESCO World Heritage site offers a dramatic introduction as planes descend toward a narrow runway nestled between azure waters and lush mountains.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/the-top-10-most-beautiful-airport-landings-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Soccer Camp 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/soccer-camp-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/soccer-camp-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:52:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170966 The second Soccer Camp wrapped up this week with smiling faces, as kids from across the Island came together to learn, play, and enjoy the spirit of the game.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/soccer-camp-2025/feed/ 0 Earthday 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:46:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170968 To celebrate the 55th Anniversary of international Earthday, the Lord Howe Island Museum and, cultural centres from around the world, collaborated in screening a collection of ecosystem-honouring films from artists from Australia, China, Malaysia, Spain, Turkiye and the United States.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/earthday-2025/feed/ 0 Lord Howe Island Central School – April News 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-central-school-april-news-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-central-school-april-news-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:39:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170970 The latest news from Lord Howe Island Central School.

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]]> https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-central-school-april-news-2025/feed/ 0 Lord Howe Island Board News – April 2025 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-news-april-2025/ https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/lord-howe-island-board-news-april-2025/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:31:00 +0000 https://www.lordhoweislandsignal.com.au/?p=170971 This month's news from Lord Howe Island Board.

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