Former Mayor of Flinders Council, educator and always the Scot, Annie Revie talks about the dark history of Flinders Island and her decision to make the beautiful small island her home.

Annie talks about what a thriving Flinders Island would look like: "we're kind of living on the edge of sustainability. We're almost close to the stage where we may not have enough people to take us forward in a sustainable way."

"The people here have a strong sense of belonging. And what I would really want is that the people feel they are being listened to. And because of being listened to, that they'll kind of take up the reins. And from doing that they'll accept ownership of this place in a way that makes it more than the place it is now ... I'd like the community to value, its own values, to understand what their values are. And to value this place themselves, as well as any visitors. I'd like there to be a kind of a host/guest relationship between visitors and the community. Because when you have a host/guest relationship, it's like you're inviting people into your home. You know that they will value it, you know, that they will not trash it, you know, that they'll offer to do the dishes and that kind of thing. And we need people to participate in our island like that."

Show note and links
Annie Revie | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-revie-a9148a217
Mt Strzelecki | https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/strzelecki-national-park/strzelecki-peaks
Wybalenna | https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian
_history/W/Wybalenna.htm
The Flinders Story, the "Islander Way"| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88Btlw88pw&t=1s
Dianne Dredge and Sarah Lebski are Designing Tourism | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianne-dredge and https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-lebski-43052413
Art Gallery response to consultation on Flinders Is: https://www.islanderway.co/post/art-in-community-consultation

This podcast is created for Designing Tourism by Debbie Clarke and Josie Major from GOOD Awaits. Audio Production is by Clarrie Macklin. Check out their podcast: https://www.good-travel.org/goodawaitspodcast
Music by Judy Jacques, The Mesmerist; Wybalenna Prayer from Making Wings © 2002 with kind permission of the artist.
Extract from the Islander Way read by Jana Monnone co-created by the local community with Brand Tasmania as part of the Flinders Island brand story.
Original photography by Sammi Gowthorp.
The Islander Way project is funded by the Tasmanian Government. We also acknowledge our partners, Flinders Council, Visit Northern Tasmania and The Tourism CoLab and the support of Flinders Island Business Inc.

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