Australia Islands

Australia has a lot of islands and most are easy to reach from the mainland, here we list a few to try but there are many others.

Dunk Island
Great views from the top of Mount Koo-tal-oo and made famous due to the writings of Edmund Banfield the original 'Beachcomber'.

Green Island
A popular day trip from Cairns and named after Charles Green who was the astronomer on the Endeavour. There is a resort on the island and you can snorkel off the beach.

Flinders Island
Off Tasmania and has a lot of history, read more

Fraser Island
The world's largest sand island .. read more

Hinchinbrook Island
A large island on the Great Barrier Reef and so big enough for walkers to enjoy and a very underdeveloped Whitsunday's islands

Kangaroo Island
A large island that we have lots more on so read on

Lady Elliot Island
Offshore from Bundaberg a small coral island that takes less than an hour to walk around and easy to visit for the day.

Lady Julia Percy Island
A volcanic outcrop 17 kilometres offshore from Port Fairy with very steep cliffs and home to mutton birds, blue penguins and other bird life.

Lord Howe Island
A long way off the coast and a small isolated community read more

Low Isles
A coral cay off Port Douglas with excellent snorkeling.

Montague Island
Montague Island, ten kilometres from Narooma in New South Wales is a good place to watch bay penguins, fur seals and whales. The whole island is a wildlife sanctuary.

North and South Stradbroke Islands
Two islands very close to Brisbane with plenty of beaches.

Sir Joseph Banks Islands
A conservation area off the coast from the Eyrie Peninsula where you should be able to see the albatross.