About smbi.com.au

smbi.com.au is a free, independent guide to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands — Russell, Macleay, Lamb and Karragarra. It's run by an island resident, and it isn't connected to any council, government body or ferry operator.

It brings the everyday island essentials into one place:

• Ferry times that are actually right — live delays and cancellations from TransLink, the correct timetable on public holidays, and a page for each island.
• Local businesses and tradies, searchable by what you need. Listing a business is free, and owners claim theirs by confirming the business's own contact details — no documents, no logins.
• The community noticeboard — a digital version of the jetty boards. Free to post, and every notice is checked before it appears.
• Island markets, events and a local marketplace, where island businesses can open a free shop front and residents can sell privately. Everything is collected on the islands — no shipping.

For visitors and people thinking of moving here, there are guides to day trips, places to stay, the barge, and what island life is really like.

The goal is simple: make island life a little easier for the people who live here, and help more people from the mainland discover the islands — and spend their time and money here.

Honest by design: facts come from official sources where they exist, and if smbi.com.au's owner ever has a commercial interest in something on the site, it will say so plainly.

Questions or something wrong? Contact us.