From the tinnie to tinned tuna, how fuel prices are hampering business — and custom — on this remote Aboriginal island.
A stone's throw from an idyllic ocean and with island views to match, the Palm Island Servo surely has one of the best vistas of any petrol station in the country.At $2.92 a litre for unleaded and $3.16 for diesel, a rapid surge in fuel costs is forcing a stop to boating in the Aboriginal community, where fishing is a way of life."We get that fresh seafood, it's the stuff we need as part of our culture … the turtle or the fish and your crayfish.
But Mr Ross said the "pretty hectic" cost was beginning to have a ripple effect on other aspects of the island's lifestyle. Fisherman Todd Pearson is determined to continue his evening fishing trips, but he's reined in how far he trolls for fish.Todd Pearson says $100 is not giving him much fuel to trawl for fish.
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