Things to do in Bass Strait Islands
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Grassy Club
The chef in the restaurant here can be hit-and-miss, but at least he’s ambitious. Expect creative mains utilising produce from around the island (often involving cheese) served attentively in discreet surrounds.
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Strzelecki National Park
Visitors love to stamp up the 756m-high Mt Strzelecki in Strzelecki National Park. The walk starts 12km south of Whitemark on Trousers Point Rd, from where you point your trousers up the well-signposted track (four to five hours return). The views from the top are gob-smacking. Mt Strzelecki is one of the peaks in the Three Peaks Race.
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King Island Historical Museum
The King Island Historical Museum, inside the former lighthouse-keeper’s cottage, features maritime and local history displays, including remnants of maritime disasters (casually displayed on the floor) and absorbing newspaper accounts of the Grassy mine closure.
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Furneaux Museum
Nearby at Emita is the engrossing Furneaux Museum, housing a variety of Aboriginal artefacts (including beautiful shell necklaces), sealing and shipwreck relics, and a display on the seasonal mutton-birding industry.
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Kelp Industries Pty Ltd
Kelp Industries Pty Ltd processes bull kelp seaweed for export to Scotland for alginate extraction. See the kelp drying on racks by the roadside, or duck into the visitor centre for more info.
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Nautilus Coffee Lounge
Nautilus is your best bet for a near-decent coffee and a big island breakfast. Ponder the local art on the crimson walls as you chow into a feta-and-scrambled-egg croissant with orange mustard dressing ($16).
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Boathouse
This weather-beaten old boathouse on Currie Harbour has been turned into a free, artsy ‘restaurant with no food’ – you bring the edibles and wine; the plates, cutlery and glasses are in the cupboard.
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Flinders Island Bakery
The only decent coffee on the island is at the only bakery. Try a wallaby and red-wine pie or pick up some preservative-free bread made with rainwater. Open on weekends in summer.
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King Island Dairy
King Island Dairy's Fromagerie is 8km north of Currie (just beyond the airport). Taste their award-winning bries, cheddars and feisty blues and then stock up in their shop.
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