Living off-grid on French Island | Back Roads | ABC Australia

The Residents of French Island, Victoria, are a close community of off-grid enthusiasts, ahead of their time for mastering methods of sustainability and protecting their special environment. Lisa Millar discovers how they do it.

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[aprilmuller]

My island home.😀 so looking forward to this.

[rhyswong]

I was there for eco tourism studies in 2009. Its an amazing slice off off grid land. So close to Melbourne, and yet so beautifully remote.

[Tinachimneycreekfarm]

Love this! How inspiring. It is interesting that we used to call an off gridder a hippie back in the day. Now everyone wants to do it! We love our off grid life too.

[Stikibits]

We need to get solar and wind powering all public infrastructure.

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This is my dream that will come true one day, 👍

[stevewiles]

Love the solar powered car ferry to get there.

[guillaumeaptel]

Why is this island called "French Island"? What is the relationship with France?

[mervynpenny]

Oh! so that Gas BBQ is also solar powered is it?

[lmvcnn]

Do you need Eco citizen passport to live there since it's self governed?

[catman]

Good way to live, but harder I think, when you age

[uppanadam]

Lots of alcohol bottles for off the gird!! LOL!!