Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) would survive their castaway adventure for at least three weeks, but as McCullin later recounted, "because of our gathering weakness ... out of temper, and out of water, we hoisted the red flag and were taken off in the early hours of the fifteenth day". According to McCullin, there was nothing idyllic about the desert island: "The mosquitos and other insects were more venomous and persistent than any I had encountered in Vietnam or the Congo." Richard Branson's "Extreme Tech Challenge" has been hosted annually at Necker Island since 2015. Described as one of the largest technology competitions in the
Norfolk Island Act 1979 2015) abolishing self-government on Norfolk Island and transferring Norfolk Island into a council as part of New South Wales law. From July 1, 2016 Norfolk Island legislation will be transferred to New South Wales and subject to NSW legislation. In February 2016, the Australian Parliament passed the "Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016" (Assented on 23 March, 2016) to enhance further political reforms on Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island Act 1979 The Norfolk Island Act 1979 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia. It granted the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island limited self-government. The Act formally established the Norfolk Island