Fulham Island is a privately owned island with an area of 10 hectares (25 acres). It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas in Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Owner
editIn 2016, Fulham Island was purchased by the Singaporean Hotelier and property magnate Koh Wee Meng (Aka "James Koh") through his company "JK Island Pty Ltd".[2] James Koh is a billionaire and controls Singapore-listed Fragrance Group.[3][2][4] Despite facing objections in a Tasmanian planning tribunal from local wildlife groups,[2] James Koh's company continues construction of a jetty on the island.[5][6]
Marine
editWaldemar reef is present at the north-east end of Fulham island.[7]
Flora and fauna
editThe island has been extensively grazed and the vegetation is dominated by introduced grasses, bracken, boxthorn and some remnant blackwoods.[1]
Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater and kelp gull.[1]
See also
editOld county map featuring Fulham island as 'Green Island'.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
- ^ a b c "Bird lover takes on Singaporean billionaire over Tasmanian island jetty". ABC News. 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Wee Meng Koh, Fragrance Group LTD: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Koh Wee Meng". Forbes.
- ^ "Fulham Island". ABC News. 24 August 2017.
- ^ Redblower (1 July 2018). "Fulham Island Jetty Construction" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "AF396-1-1082". stors.tas.gov.au.
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