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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[@aprilmuller655]

My island home.😀 so looking forward to this.

[@guillaumeaptel1283]

Does a stamp of French Island exist in Australia Post-office? Do you have sometimes specific postal mark on letter sent from French Island? Thank you

[@Brandon.R888]

Wow that’s cool. I been there before. One day I want to buy the island.

[@b9brutality]

Looks like a magical place!

[@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.

[@sandypersaud95]

Now we HAVE to because of the state of our planet’s climate

[@rhyswong8976]

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.

[@blank.9301]

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

[@Skatted]

Someone loves their Cooper's red

[@Stikibits]

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

[@BicycleFunk]

I agree. Get involved because things don't just happen on their own.

[@theshauny]

Most people on French island have diesel generators as well because battery power doesn’t all get the job done

[@guido1866]

@@theshauny Thanks, absolutely spot on speaking from direct experience.

[@stevewiles7132]

Love the solar powered car ferry to get there.

[@theshauny]

That’s funny 👍🏻

[@Brandon.R888]

I miss there

[@guillaumeaptel1283]

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

[@lioneldemun6033]

Another French colony I suppose

[@bernadettelanders7306]

I heard name it explained watching full episode on ABCiview.
The island was named in 1802 by a French scientific expedition on board the ship, L'Naturaliste. This team circumnavigated the island and named it Isle des Francais. English settlers called it French Island.

[@catman8670]

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

[@mervynpenny5558]

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

[@uppanadam74]

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

[@timmydownawell]

Huge opportunity for someone to start reusing those empties for home brew on the island, you'd have to think.

[@Enter_Zoneless]

@@timmydownawellpeople thinking? Rarity nowadays

[@lmvcnn]

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

[@homlesy1172]

all white people wow :)

[@dddeathmannnn]

Interesting race is all you get out of this.