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Join Us In Celebrating Australia Day on Christmas Island

Number: A7/2018

Date: 23 January 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island

Topic: Join Us In Celebrating Australia Day on Christmas Island

Join us in celebrating Australia Day at the CI Cricket & Sporting Club—Friday 26th January 2018.

Public WiFi at the Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands airports

Number: A50/2018

Date: 28 August 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

I am pleased to announce that the Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands airports now have free public WiFi on flight days.

Department of Defence project team to hold community briefings on the proposed airfield upgrade

Number: A53/2018

Date: 11 September 2018

Relevant: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Topic: Airfield upgrade

The Department of Defence will have a project team on Cocos this week to engage with the community on the proposed airfield upgrade.

Trip Safety—Personal Locator Beacon

Number: D13/2018

Date: 26 March 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island

Topic: Personal Locator Beacons Available for Loan

Christmas Island Beaches are re-opened—Irukandji Jellyfish Threat has passed

Number: A29/2018

Date: 26 May 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island

Topic: Public Safety

Over the past 24 hours we have continued to monitor Christmas Island's beaches and fortunately there have been no more sightings of the Irukandji jellyfish.

Works by Linx at the Old Jetty at West Island

Number: D72/2018

Date: 6 November 2018

Relevant: Cocos (Keeling) Island

Topic: Coastal Erosion and Public Safety