Self-proclaimed contrarian, Peter Rhodes, was born on Flinders Island and returned 40 years later to live. Peter claims it's only the second best place in the world to live - he's still looking for the 1st.
Peter talks with Debbie and Josie about growing up on Flinders Island, going mutton birding with his father and his purchase of the figurehead of the Farsund, shipwrecked in Bass Strait.
Peter's love of maritime history has led him to develop plans for a Furneaux Maritime History Centre to tell the stories of the region's rich maritime history.
Peter sees Flinders' ideal visitor as the sort of person you might want to invite to stay, not someone who wants to be entertained. They may even help with the washing up!

Show notes and links:
Peter Rhodes | https://www.flinders.tas.gov.au/councillor-profiles
Mutton birding | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttonbirding
The Farsund shipwreck |Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database: http://www.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=7151
Moonbird People by Patsy Adam-Smith | https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/10509; https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Moonbird_People.html?id=F7mQzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Latitude Forty: Reminiscences of Flinders Island by Jim Davie | https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2963916
These days have gone forever: a narrative of the early days of the Furneaux Islands as I have known them by Stan Blyth | https://www.librarything.com/work/24124867
Furneaux Maritime History Symposium | https://www.flinders.tas.gov.au/history-symposium
Visit Northern Tasmania | https://visitnortherntasmania.com.au/events/furneaux-maritime-history-symposium
Forty South| https://www.fortysouth.com.au/history888/furneaux-maritime-history-symposium
Islander Way project | https://www.islanderway.co

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

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