Locals at the track enjoying Racing at the Cygnet: PHOTOS
The Kangaroo Island Racing Club hosted its annual picnic races - Racing at The Cygnet, on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Gate takings from Racing at The...
‘Kangaroo Island’ the movie wows locals at special screening
Locals who gathered to watch a special screening of “Kangaroo Island” at the yacht club on Friday left impressed with both the scenery captured...
Six questions for proponent of Katharsis KI development proposal
The Islander posed a set of six questions to proponent of the Katharsis KI development, Junctions90 founder and principal, Dina Malathounis:
1. What happens...
Community meeting on Katharsis development draws crowd of concerned residents
A community meeting at the Stokes Bay Hall heard impassioned pleas to save one of last patches of untouched coastal woodland on a property...
Kangaroo Island population set to grow to 6700 by 2051
The state government is planning for Kangaroo Island to have a population of 6700 in 2051, up from 5000 in 2021, requiring 1149 new...
We love our supermarkets on KI
Last week we published a letter complaining about empty shelves in the Kingscote supermarket over the busy holiday break.
I immediately thought of the...
SA government ignores biggest petition, allows duck shooting season
RSPCA South Australia, Conservation Council SA, and Birds SA are disappointed at the SA Government’s decision to allow a 2026 recreational duck and quail...
Dunedin is the Edinburgh of the south, complete with Scottish vibe
Having explored the tourist meccas of the South Island of New Zealand (Queenstown and Christchurch) I thought it was time to venture further afield...
Letter: Insecticide sprays wreak havoc on KI’s ecology
Kudos to Grain Producers SA for raising the awareness of spray drift and the importance of minimising it for the benefit of both community...
‘Critically Endangered’ listing of Lower Murray river system is a wake up call
Last week’s announcement that the Lower Murray, including the Coorong and Lower Lakes, will finally be listed as “critically endangered” under Australia’s environment laws...
KI community rallies behind two much-loved locals battling cancer
Led by seven-year-old Elsie, the Kangaroo Island community is rallying behind two much-loved locals.
Her grandfather, Mos Howard, a dedicated Penneshaw ambulance volunteer recently diagnosed...
