Team Member Profile: Jonas Woolford
Introducing Jonas..
Jonas Woolford’s parents, Peter and Pamela, bought and relocated to the island when Jonas was just over 12 months old. Flinders Island was Jonas’ playground and school classroom for the first 9 years of his life. A childhood full to the brim of exploring, beach combing, diving into rockpools, fishing, surfing, motorbikes and horse riding.
Life these days is still full of fishing, as Jonas is co-director and wild harvest abalone diver with Eyrewoolf Abalone. He also enjoys camping, fishing and travelling adventures with his two young daughters and partner. Occasionally, he manages to find time to catch some waves in the surf.
Jonas keeps himself busy by being involved in many committees, associations and volunteer groups that are either focussed on the abalone industry or regional health care.
If you book a transfer across to Flinders Island Eco Escape, Jonas will likely be your skipper on board our “Golden Roughy” – the 12 metre fast landing vessel we have had purpose built for the island. Look forward to meeting Jonas and learning all about Flinders Island history, he is a wealth of knowledge!
Pepita March ~ Flinders Island Eco Escape.
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I absolutely agree.The Jonas I met and chatted with as he took us (myself,my partner and our 3 good friends) to and from Flinders Island on the Golden Roughy was clearly a man made by nature. Specifically, the spectacular and remote island where he spent his formative years. He was steady as a rock.The more we talked, the more obvious it became. Jonas is the product of an idyllic, self reliant childhood, where work and play were one and the same . He is at once warm and likeable, disarmingly modest, socially adept and very knowledgeable. Multitasking came naturally: he maintained a listening ear even while skilfully piloting the vessel, communicating by radio with our island hosts, and so on. A perfect blend of outdoor experience, superb navigation skills, quiet confidence, inner contentment,and awareness of how, in the end, only the natural world can nurture the human spirit.
Hi David,
Thank you for sharing such a heartfelt reflection on your experience with Jonas — it is wonderful to hear how much of an impression he left on you and your group. You are spot on, the family have all been shaped by the spectacular beauty and self-reliance of Flinders Island.
Your kind words mean so much, and I’ll be sure to pass them on to Jonas. Thank you again for visiting Flinders Island and for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment.
Warm regards,
Carissa Woolford