Run Away Winter In The Tiwi Islands By: Richard and Elaine Bryant | Nov 11th 2009 - I was heading out for a hike in the mountains, answering the phone as I bounded down the stairs, wow! It was the agency I had been working with in Australia last winter. They were not only bragging about the lovely temps of 26C in Northern Queensland, but offering me a 9 week contract in the Tiwi Islands 90km off the coast of Darwin. Tags:Australia, Tiwi Islands, Darwin, northern territory, tropical islands, kindle, Bathhurst Island, crocodiles, Skype, Melville Island