The Islander editorial – Bushfires, roadkill, koalas on main street
The outbreak of three bushfires in as many days is a worry and does not bode well for the coming summer. Please everyone, tidy...
Yacht breaks mooring as severe weather hits Kangaroo Island
Wild weather has hit Kangaroo Island breaking a yacht from its mooring, running it aground at Reeves Point.The Spirit of Hydro broke its mooring...
Busiest ever cruise ship season to begin on Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is about to experience its busiest cruise ship season ever with the first of 28 visits next week.The Holland America ship Noordam...
Feral cat survey for KI residents; eradication program progresses
Kangaroo Island residents are being asked to participate in an online feral cat management questionnaire.The survey, being done by a Ph.D student from the...
Heroic efforts by KI crews to halt Emu Bay fire | PHOTOS
Kangaroo Island firefighters did an incredible job to halt another potentially disastrous bushfire, this time at Emu Bay.The fire, the cause of which has not...
Bushfire at Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island
A paddock fire at Keith Road, Emu Bay on Kangaroo Island started at 10.17am on Tuesday, November 20.Ambulance crews responded to two residents who...
ssBackstairs Passage swimmer resets swim date
Marathon swimmer Shane Sanigar and his support team called off Sunday’s Backstairs Passage swim due to unfavourable weather conditions.Mr Sanigar, together with the support...
Exciting plans to turn Kingscote silos into tourist attraction
There are exciting plans to cover two sides of the Kingscote silos with Kangaroo Island inspired murals, turning the structure into a tourism attraction. Owners Scott and...
Free breast cancer screening in Kingscote
BreastScreen SA’s mobile screening unit is visiting Kingscote to provide free breast cancer screening for more than 520 local women. Breast X-ray screening appointments...
Backstairs Passage swimmer resets swim date
Marathon swimmer Shane Sanigar and his support team called off Sunday’s Backstairs Passage swim due to unfavourable weather conditions.Mr Sanigar, together with the support...
‘King of the Castle’ George Turner laid to rest at Kingscote...
George Maurice Turner was laid to rest at the Kingscote Cemetery on Tuesday, January 6 following a funeral service at the Kangaroo Island Yacht...
