Fly Island Explained

Fly Island is a tiny uninhabited island in the Great Palm Island group. Along with nine of the other islands within the Palm Islands group, it falls under the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island.^[1]

The island was gazetted as an Aboriginal reserve on 20 September 1941, along with neighbouring small islands, with the intention of extending Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement, but it was never used as such.^[2]

Fly Island is a few hundred metres northwest of Havannah Island and southeast of Ingham. The nearest island to the west is Pandora Reef.^[3]

See also

• List of islands of Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 Local Government Boundaries: Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council. map. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 4 March 2020.
2. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander missions and reserves in Queensland 1Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander missions and reserves in Queensland. Queensland Government. Department of Communities?. 3 March 2020.
3. Web site: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Detailed maps, MPZ8 - Townsville. 2011-01-04. 24 April 2006. Australian Government, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.