Churchill Island
About
Churchill Island, Churchill Island is a working Heritage Farm that can be accessed from Phillip Island. The 57 heactare Island was originally inhabited by the Bunurong people with the first European inhabitants finding remains of canoes and fires. European settlement started when Lieutenant James Grant sailed the Lady Nelson to the island in 1801. He planted seeds he'd been provided, felled trees and built a hut making this the first European agricultral pursuit in Victoria. The Island forms part of the Churchill Island Marine National Park and is maintained by Parks Victoria. From an Indigenous cultural perspective Aborigianl middens and the remains of stone foundations are also preserved with the area of Western Port surrounding the island listed under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR Convention). Admission is $10 for adults, 5 for kids.
