Returning to Lord Howe Island

My first job when I became a dive instructor in my early 20’s was on a small and relatively unknown island off Australia’s east coast. Lord Howe Island is a diver’s heaven and, during my seven years of working there seasonally, I came to know it as a second home. In 1982, Lord Howe was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage property. The biodiversity here is incredible, both above and below the surface. Located within temperate waters off Australia east coast, LHI is also strongly influenced by the East Australian current from the north that delivers life from the Great Barrier Reef. The results; a kaleidoscope of temperate, tropical biodiversity amongst an ancient volcano. 

in partnership with

Bowker Beach House on Lagoon Road, with long-term locals Lisa Makiiti and Rod Oxley and their lovely border collie, Biddy.

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