Bula! Fiji Islands

Mike Gosling was born in Suva, Fiji Islands, on 16 April. 1949, at the Nurse Morrison centre.  My grandfather, Captain Harry Gosling, was from Hull, Yorkshire, UK.  He settled in Fiji in the late 18th century and established the well-known shipping agency, Williams and Goslings Ltd, with his father-in-law, Captain Frank Williams who lived in Amy Street.  Williams & Goslings was later bought by the Aidney family who established it as a prominent Fiji firm under the guidance of Senator Don Aidney.  My father, John (Jack) William Gosling (deceased 1994) was born in Fiji in 1920.  He was a successful shipping manager and well-known Fiji cricketer, renown for his medium-paced swing bowling.  My mother is Jean (Paddy) Gosling (nee Tarr).  Mum lives at Southport, Gold Coast, Australia, along with my five siblings.

I received my primary and secondary education at the Boys Grammar and Suva Grammar Schools, completing the New Zealand School Certificate in 1964.  I started my working life on the Suva wharves as a shipping clerk and later became branch manager of Morris Hedstrom Ltd, a large retail and wholesale island trader in Fiji and the South Pacific.  I immigrated to Australia in late 1973 and became an Australian citizen on 15 November 1976. I am now Chief Executive of my own company, Gosling International Pte Ltd, a leading emotional Leadership coaching and counseling corporation established in Singapore in January 1998.

I invite you to visit some of the Web sites on this page to experience the Fiji Islands - The way the world should be!

- Mike Gosling

Fiji Visitors Bureau Bula! Page	Official Fiji Islands Home Page
Fiji Islands Stories	Rob Kay's Fiji Guide
Web Sites in Fiji	Fiji Trade & Investment Board
The Fijilive Network	Destination Fiji