French Island - "The Forgotten Island" Many people say to us: "We never knew all of this was here!" Easily understood. French Island is a landscape with no sealed roads or shopping centres. The 75 full time and 35 part-time residents live under very special circumstances. The Island has no local government, churches, or mains electricity and water; self-sufficiency is a necessity. Ferry companies carry all incoming and out-going traffic and there is no bridge connection to the mainland, like on Phillip Island. The benefits of this isolation are immediately obvious. French Island is 70% National Park and has beautiful flora and fauna, rarely seen elsewhere, which flourishes here. We have the largest disease-free koala population in the world. There are 260 bird species, 600 plant species, and 100 native orchids. We are listed in the Register of the National Estate, and have received the highest rating from the National Trust, a classification reserved exclusively for parts of the physical environment considered to be essential to the heritage of Australia. So if you love nature you'll love French Island! McLeod Ecofarm recently appeared on Coxy's Big Break. You can watch the videos below! Part 1 of 2: Part 2 of 2:
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