New sandpit for the Western Districts kids
After losing their playground to the January 2020 bushfires, the Western Districts community has been looking at innovative ways to cater for their members...
BirdLife Australia highlights Kangaroo Island shorebird incident as “wake-up call”
Australia's largest bird conservation organisation is highlighting an incident on Brownlow Beach on Kangaroo Island where at least 20 shorebirds were killed by a...
Two Kangaroo Island butterflies on new extinction list
Two Kangaroo Island butterfly species are included a new list of 26 Australian butterflies in danger of going extinct in coming decades.A new study...
A shield reborn from fire
It's not often you get to hold the shield aloft twice.Captain of the 2019 premiers Western Districts, Josh Graham did just that after the...
Amended plans released for proposed American River Tourist Resort
Residents have until Friday, May 7 to make written submissions on the amended development report for a proposed tourism resort off Thomas Road at...
Three companies bid for ferry service
Three companies have been shortlisted to bid to run ferry services between Kangaroo Island and mainland South Australia.Current service providers Kangaroo Island SeaLink have...
KI Phoenix to persist with purchase attempt of timber company
The investment company KI Phoenix plans to persist with attempts to purchase Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers.KI Phoenix has made a $20 million conditional offer...
Archaeologists investigate historic cannery at American River
Archeologists from Flinders University spent last week investigating the historically significant fish cannery at American River on Kangaroo Island. Their aim is to better...
Housing market strong on KI
The keenly anticipated auction of 12 Flinders Terrace, Penneshaw was conducted by Elders Real Estate last Saturday. It was a perfect day to be...
Accolades from Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition judges
Judges from the Kangaroo Island Art Easter Exhibition have lauded the success of the Exhibition, describing it as a "significant cultural event in the...
Fossil tour of discovery for KI high school student Jack Wilson
In the eery, dark depths of an Australian cave, high school students are learning first-hand about thousands of years of incredible natural history.
Among them...
