A Surf Beach resident who has worked with the likes of Microsoft’s Bill Gates to ecologist David Attenborough – and who has surmounted significant disability - has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours.
It may feel cold and wet outside, but according to rainfall records Phillip Island had a below average autumn.
Due out in May, a collection of stories charting the history of Phillip Island from 1868.
