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CSIRO, UniSA research sheds light on long-distance travel of seabirds

New research by the CSIRO and University of South Australia is shedding light on why wandering albatrosses circumnavigate the Southern Ocean up to three...

Extra funds to eliminate KI’s last 30 feral pigs by June

Kangaroo Island will benefit from $191,250 in additional funding that should see the last 30 feral pigs completely eradicated by June 2023.The additional funding...

Seagrass meadows being restored in waters around Fleurieu Peninsula

The restoration of vitally important seagrass meadows to the waters around the Fleurieu Peninsula is a step closer after the incredible efforts of an...

Have your say on SA government’s review of beach driving speed limits

South Australians now have the opportunity to have their say on proposed options to lower speed limits on the state's beaches, improving safety for...

New wasp discovered as KI entomologist Richard Glatz builds fire-proof collection room

Kangaroo Island entomologist Dr Richard Glatz has just discovered another previously unknown species.He recently described a new genus of wasp and authored a report...

Starlit dinners and dining under an Enchanted Fig Tree on KI

From this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, visiting chef Alana Brabin will be heading up the Enchanted Fig Tree kitchen at Middle River on Kangaroo...

Massive increase in wallaby, kangaroo cull numbers for Kangaroo Island

The state government will allow 19,200 tamar wallabies, a 500 per cent increase, and 4100 kangaroos to be shot on Kangaroo Island in 2023.This...

Dementia awareness advocate speaks at KI Australia Day ceremony

Australia Day ambassador Kate Swaffer spoke about Indigenous recognition, as well as dementia awareness, at Kangaroo Island's 2023 ceremony.Ms Swaffer was selected as the...

Community rallies around Parndana couple who lost everything in house fire

The Kangaroo Island community is rallying around June and Rick Rasmussen, who lost everything when their house at Parndana burned to the ground in...

Gala Day at American River was a success, more events planned

As the cool grey of early morning lifted and the weather warmed up, so too did crowd numbers and activities at American River's recent...

Brodee Williams wins SA Power Networks’ apprentice-of-year Playford Medal

SA Power Networks has awarded its prestigious Playford Medal to fourth-year apprentice Brodee Williams of Kangaroo Island. Brodee works as a trade-skilled powerline worker out...