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Kangaroo Island resident maps bushfire damage using satellite data

Kangaroo Island resident and spatial sciences student Wallace "Boone" Law has created detailed maps of the burned ground on Kangaroo Island using satellite imagery.He...

KI sugar ants’ preference for pee may reduce greenhouse gas emissions

An unlikely penchant for pee is putting a common sugar ant on the map, as new research from the University of South Australia shows...

Federal Member Rebekha Sharkie addresses bushfire, climate change connection

Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie at the opening of Parliament this week spoke about the bushfires in her community in the Adelaide Hills...

3D aerial maps to help fire ground recovery on Kangaroo Island

Adelaide-based Airborne Research Australia is creating free 3D high resolution maps of devastation caused by fires in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island to...

More than 240 GoFundMe pages raise $3.8 million for Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery

More than 240 GoFundMe pages have been launched for Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery, raising $3.8 million from more than 53,000 donations.The top KI funding...

First aerial food drop to Kangaroo Island wildlife in bushfire zone

The State Government on Wednesday, February 5 commenced aerial food drops to Kangaroo Island wildlife, vulnerable and starving after the recent bushfires.While the normal...

Regional Express airlines to end KI service, after Qantas steps up flights

UPDATE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5: Regional Express airlines today issued a statement saying it won't withdraw from Kangaroo Island until Qantas steps up flights.Regarding the...

More koalas rescued from Kangaroo Island to be housed at Cleland

The State Government has transferred more koalas off Kangaroo Island to the mainland.Sixteen more koalas have been transferred from bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island and will...

RSPCA rolls out Kangaroo Island Emergency Response, local volunteers feeding wildlife

Volunteer wildlife feeding and caring teams from RSPCA South Australia began work on Kangaroo Island today, Tuesday, February 4. Six of the nine volunteers...

Middle River reservoir overflowing, water tests safe

Following last week's heavy rainfall on Kangaroo Island, the height of Middle River Reservoir is now around 10.6 metres, which is an increase from...

Free public transport should be priority, heavy freight concerns

The Greens are calling on the South Australian Government to make public transport free and implement pop-up bike lanes to cut transport costs instead...