Mr Ben is off to Brisbane for a vital kidney transplant operation.

Mr Ben will be only the second resident from the Wellesley Islands group to ever receive the life -giving operation.

Mr Ben was joined on the long journey south with wife Amanda and said he has awaited this day for the past three years.

"I got the call at 4am today, so it was systems go,” Mr Ben said last week.

“I was getting ready all morning and then a quick trip to the local hospital before my flight."

Lester has kidney disease and has to undergo intensive and invasive dialysis treatment at least three times a week.

Speaking before he was due to fly out to Brisbane, Mr Ben said this transplant was life-changing for him

“it is going to mean an entire change to my day to day, it will make me feel like me again," he said.

Dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with kidney failure.

Mornington Shire Council Mayor Bradley Wilson said he had been advocating for greater education around health, as well as more dialysis units to service the remote region - which has a relatively high amount residents suffering the disease.

"For the past five years, we have been lobbying government departments for more health equipment and a proper dialysis unit for Mornington Island," Cr Wilson said.

"The kidneys have a very important role in maintaining general health and, when healthy, the kidneys maintain the body's internal equilibrium of water and minerals.

"I am so pleased for Lester and his family, we at Mornington Shire Council wish him all the best with his operation ... he has waited a very long time for this outcome."

Mr Ben will likely be in hospital in Brisbane for about a week.