Lord Howe Island (Location)

The seeds were harvested on Lord Howe Island, a magical world of rare plants many of which are found nowhere else

Thousands of people have already filed insurance claims after a complex and powerful weather system pounded Australia's east coast.

Some wild bird populations, like those on Lord Howe Island, are at lower risk from the virus but other populations could face a ‘wildlife massacre’

A weekly supply plane carries online grocery orders to the island’s 450 residents, but a growing number are returning to subsistence farming

The Great Barrier Reef is world famous – it’s the largest coral reef system in the world and home to tens of thousands of species. No wonder it is World Heritage listed.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns of a possible marine tsunami after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake south-east of the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust.

Permanent park preserve temporarily closed over fears myrtle rust outbreak may compromise endemic plant species

One of Australia's most exclusive holiday destinations has been partially closed to visitors as it fights an invasion of myrtle rust spore.

The majority of land on Lord Howe Island has been temporarily closed to all non-essential visitors due to the escalating risk of the highly transferable myrtle rust.