Publications and Resources

Commencing June 1992, Reflections was for members and the wider community, containing a collection of local and global historical news and hints to help researchers.

Since June 2025, our monthly newsletters provide useful family history resources.

We also publish regular articles in VIBE magazine.

View newsletters or previous Reflections via the links below:


We publish regular articles in VIBE magazine, which “is an independently owned and produced magazine that offers cultural news and local information about the Island and San Remo.” Excerpts are provided below:

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  • Comprehensive collection of local family histories
  • Historical reference books, journals and newsletters
  • Internet access to Ancestry, Find my Past, and Family Tree Maker
  • Assistance provided to research:
    • Australia States and Territories Births Deaths and Marriages
    • Australian shipping and migration records
    • Cemetery records
    • UK Births Deaths Marriage
    • Convict records
    • Phillip Island Rate Books 1872 – 1928 (Hard copy)
    • Various Phillip Island School Registers
    • Details of Phillip Island early ratepayers

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