Mike Baird's government to return Goat Island to Indigenous owners

Edit The Guardian 16 Oct 2016
Island known by traditional owners as Me-mel is currently owned and managed by National Parks and Wildlife. The New South Wales government is taking steps to return Goat Island, known by the traditional owners as Me-mel, to the Aboriginal people, and has established a working group to establish how management of the island can be handed over ... The island is currently owned and managed by National Parks and Wildlife....

Daily Air to upgrade fleet by Oct. 31

Edit Taipei Times 16 Oct 2016
The new aircraft will replace the carrier’s aging Dornier 228 aircraft, which fly to Orchid Island, Green Island and Penghu County’s Cimei (七美), the agency said ... 31, all flights to remote islands will be flown by the new ......

Coney Island: The life and death of a lonely Singapore cow

Edit BBC News 16 Oct 2016
The Coney Island Cow lived for years on a small island north-eastern park, but as Heather Chen explains, its origins were as mysterious as its death was sad. Nameless and elusive, no-one really knows how the lonely bull wound up on Coney Island ... "But as no-one has reported a lost cow, its presence on the island remains a mystery." ... It was then everyone became aware that the island already belonged to one magnificent beast....

Picton sailor helps blast from the past (Royal Australian Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
A Navy marine technician has been helping bring safety to a historic war zone as part of a multi-national task force undertaking Operation RENDER SAFE in the Solomon Islands ... Although born in Australia, Able Seaman Powell said his Fijian heritage was definitely an advantage when talking to the Solomon Islanders during the operation ... The islands were also used as a support and ammunition base....

Decision about Batam's refugees should follow human rights principles: UNHCR

Edit The Jakarta Post 16 Oct 2016
The UNHCR, however, will ask the government to thoroughly consider if they want to place refugees on a single island, as proposed by the Batam administration. UNHCR senior protection officer Jeffrey Savage told The Jakarta Post in Batam on Friday that he had heard of the idea to move the refugees to an island outside Batam ... on one island....

Does your own name sound good on your new island? The feds might not agree

Edit The Miami Herald 16 Oct 2016
Thinking of buying an island? Think twice about legally naming it after yourself ... Board of Geographic Names won’t allow it, as David and Tamra Marabella found out after purchasing the 1.6-acre unnamed island in 2015....

Rolling road closures in Abu Dhabi on Friday for cycling tour - graphic

Edit The National 16 Oct 2016
Cyclists will travel down Khalifa Al Mubarak Street before crossing over to Sheikh Zayed Bridge and into Khalifa City before rounding back through Yas Island. Sheikh Khalifa Highway will be closed from 3.25pm to 4.25pm as cyclists head towards Saadiyat Island. The cyclists will detour onto Reem Island by 4pm before heading towards Abu Dhabi Corniche and finishing at Marina Mall at 5.15pm....

Coast Guard, Big Island Fire Department search for missing boater near Lapakahi State Park, Big Island (USCG - United States Coast Guard)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
HONOLULU - Coast Guard and Big >Island Fire Department crews are searching for a missing boater near Lapakahi State Park, Big Island, in a case that began late Saturday ... Air assets and ground crews from the Big Island Fire Department are also assisting in the search ... The USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349) has relieved the Kittiwake in the continuing search for missing free diver Josh Goodwin that began Friday....

Coast Guard, Big Island Fire Department search for missing boater near Lapakahi State Park, Big Island (United States Coast Guard - 14th District Hawaii & the Pacific)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Oct 2016
HONOLULU - Coast Guard and Big >Island Fire Department crews are searching for a missing boater near Lapakahi State Park, Big Island, in a case that began late Saturday ... Air assets and ground crews from the Big Island Fire Department are also assisting in the search ... The USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349) has relieved the Kittiwake in the continuing search for missing free diver Josh Goodwin that began Friday....

Rain extinguishes Meranti Islands forest fire

Edit The Jakarta Post 16 Oct 2016
After burning for almost a week, a forest fire on hectares of peatland was distinguished after rains throughout Saturday night poured over the Rangsang Timur district in Meranti Islands, Riau ... said Meranti Islands Disaster Management Agency head Edy Afrizal on Sunday....

‘Human Pinball’ entertains at Treasure Island Music Festival 2016

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 16 Oct 2016
Human Pinball’ entertains at Treasure Island Music Festival 2016 The fast and wild wind shut down the Treasure Island pier for most of Saturday during the island’s music festival. Dominic Santiago and his friends had converted a truck trailer into a human-operated pinball machine ... ....

New York Islanders Daily: Mathew Barzal's Growing Pains

Edit Fox Sports 16 Oct 2016
A look around the web at the most recent New York Islanders news. Make Eyes On Isles your go to website for all things Islanders.We were all wondering if Mathew Barzal would make his New York Islanders debut before the game yesterday. He did and it will be one that he'll never forget.Ther... ....

Police end dig for clues for missing toddler Ben Needham on island of Kos

Edit Belfast Telegraph 16 Oct 2016
The police dig for clues over the disappearance of toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island where he vanished 25 years ago has ended after three weeks. South Yorkshire Police said officers formally ended their search on the island of Kos on Sunday afternoon ... the island at midday UK time on Monday....
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