Local artists announced for New Shoots Music Festival
New Shoots Music Festival is excited to announce the addition of two local acts to their already stacked line up for the festival this...
Listen to the world’s loudest burp
Australian Neville Sharp aged 51 from Humpty Doo, Northern Territory has smashed the long standing world record from 2009 held by an Englishman for...
Vale Maria – a thank-you from the Loechel family
The Loechels, through The Islander would like to thank the many people who have helped us out over these last two horrible months.Maria Loechel...
New wool mill plan gathers steam on Kangaroo Island
Plans are underway for one of Kangaroo Island's most audacious plans - a working wool mill to process local wool.That wool would be manufactured...
BirdLife KI planting at Cape Rouge beach
Bush birds along the north shore of Bay of Shoals on Kangaroo Island will one day have a new patch of coastal vegetation to...
SeaLink announces ferry design competition, community funding
SeaLink has officially announced a fun project to design the new ferries to serve Kangaroo Island.The announcement at its headquarters in Adelaide on Thursday,...
Union in contact with KI nurses over staff shortages
The state's nursing union has been in contact with Kangaroo Island nurses regarding staff shortages.Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation state secretary Elizabeth Dabars said...
Show must go on after restrictions eased: KI SALA
South Australia's Living Artists Festival (SALA) will go ahead after the easing of COVID restrictions.The mainland arts extravaganza has become one of the most...
Competition for Australia’s digital economy through highly secure online payments
Payments giant eftpos is bringing competition to the Australian digital economy through its highly secure online payments capability.The company is spending $100m on its...
Chief distiller Charlie and Tyler arrive on KI via Army
New chief distiller at Kangaroo Island Distillery, Charlie Schmidt came to know Kangaroo Island during last year's bushfire crisis. He served as a reservist...
Federal Member for Mayo welcomes proposed federal electoral redistribution
Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie MP has welcomed the release of the proposed federal electoral redistribution by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), while...
