wombat lodge

Settled into a rugged Tasmanian outpost, this luxe coastal lodging is the ultimate place to escape

WORDS KATE HASSETT

Remarkable doesn’t quite fit the bill when you’re trying to describe the unbridled beauty of this remote coastal isle. Despite feeling like you’ve landed a million miles away from the mainland, Flinders Island is just a one-hour flight from Melbourne or a 30-minute trip from Launceston. As the plane begins its descent towards the 1367-square-kilometre island in the Bass Strait, off the north-east coast of Tasmania, it becomes clear that this place, replete with natural beauty and a beguiling sense of seclusion, is one of Australia’s best-kept secrets. A mere 40-minute drive from Whitemark Airport, Quoin (pronouned coin) Farm presides over a whopping 1200 hectares of pristine cattle-farming land and was one of the original blocks allocated as part of the post-WWII Soldier Settlement Scheme. Its custodians, Jo and Tom Youl,…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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