Lamb Island is the second smallest of the four Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI). Located not much more than a stone's throw from the much larger Macleay Island, Lamb Island is only 2km long and 1km wide. Akin to the other SMBI it is accessible only by passenger ferry or vehicular barge. Access to a convenience store is therefore vital to the residents and visitors to Lamb Island.

The Lamb Island Convenience Store very much reminds me of the kiosks one finds at the larger caravan parks. There's a little bit of everything for sale, but nothing in large quantities. You can pick up the band aids you need for your cut knee, the mossie coils to keep the biters away, and the sauce to quickly make up your curry dinner. The daily newspapers and ice-creams are available and you can quickly snack on a meat pie from the oven. Other take-away meals can be bought and eaten in the beautifully shaded area in front of the store.

In the lush grounds of the store is a flower shop which was not open at the time of my visit but appears to operate on weekday mornings and on weekends. It looks very inviting and will certainly warrant another visit to the island. What I found incredibly community minded was the table outside of the flower shop. On the table was a large selection of very good quality second-hand clothes with a sign saying "FREE". Community spirit appears very much alive on Lamb Island.