Ruth Lee and her family stayed on Coochiemudlo Island in the 1960s. Time on the island turned out to be a rescue of sorts for the family — ‘ping-pong Poms’. Ruth’s story is both charming and historically insightful.

Christine Leonard wrote this article after spending a morning reminiscing with Norma and friends back in May 2024. They revisited happy memories and earlier days on Coochie, with small talk and tall tales lubricated by cups of tea, coffee and biscuits.

Rosemary’s attachment to Coochiemudlo Island began on a day off from her work at Saint Anne’s Private Hospital, Cleveland, when she rowed her little dinghy to Coochiemudlo Island and heard an inner voice say, ‘You have to live here’.