Russell Island – Sunrise Today…

Old Jetty and History Russell Island

The first settlers on the island relied on their own resources to take themselves and their produce to market. Source: Old Jetty and History of Russell Island http://moretonbay.biz/part-4-russell-island Russell Island Jetty The first settlers on the island relied on their own resources to take themselves and their produce to market. The area to the east ofContinue reading “Old Jetty and History Russell Island”

Christmas Carols Russell Island

Russell Island Safety Church Christmas Service was held at the Russell Island RSL on Tuesday 13 December. There was a full attendance. The service was led by Andrew resplendent in red, and Pastor Fred’s sermon, Christmas or Chaos, had us all thinking about the meaning of Christmas. Music and the words of the carols wasContinue reading “Christmas Carols Russell Island”

Boat Ride to Stradbroke Island

The Lady Caroline is a boat built for the Community by students at BYC Cooperative, and currently it is based at Russell Island. Every Thursday a small group enjoy a boat ride. Today the Boat went to Tipplers Licensed Café at South Stradbroke Island. It was a beautiful day and perfect for the water. TheContinue reading “Boat Ride to Stradbroke Island”

Full Moon Over the Sea

Moon set was 6.09 am, and I was meeting the 5.20 am ferry on Russell Island Jetty, and the moon was setting behind the moored ferries. Clouds made the moon not so visible and created reflections in the water The Moon’s visibility was 99.7% so it was the ending of the last full moon forContinue reading “Full Moon Over the Sea”

Ooncooncoon Bay Russell Island

Russell Island in Redland City is the biggest of the Southern Moreton Bay Islands, situated between the mainland and North Stradbroke Island. The island is eight kilometres long (north-to-south) and nearly three kilometres wide. The channel separating it from the mainland is known as Main Channel and the channel separating it from North Stradbroke Island is known as CanaipaContinue reading “Ooncooncoon Bay Russell Island”

Sandy Beach Russell Island

Sandy Beach is at the far end of Russell Island and opposite is Stradbroke Island. It has some grass areas, a Lions Club Parking and Camping area with toilets, and a cold shower outside where the taps are. Today the Corona virus restrictions in Queensland were lessened and locals were able to drive within aContinue reading “Sandy Beach Russell Island”

Going to the Mainland

The Island is limited to one super market, the IGA, and there is also a chemist, bakery and Post Office in the same area. This means you don’t have the big supermarkets with the specials and discounts. I also needed to go to the Motor Registration Branch at Cleveland for my License. I left onContinue reading “Going to the Mainland”

Old Jetty and History of Russell Island

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http://moretonbay.biz/part-4-russell-island Russell Island Jetty The first settlers on the island relied on their own resources to take themselves and their produce to market. The area to the east of the current jetty was the site of the rafting ground, where the timber-getters would form log rafts to float their timber…

The Bay at Russell Island

Walking to the Ferry to travel to Redland Bay from where the buses go to many places in Brisbane. The Waters are always beautiful…and today it is low tide, sunny and calm with no wind. Russell Island was named after the British Secretary of State for Colonies, Lord John Russell. In 1871-72 farm lots were soldContinue reading “The Bay at Russell Island”