Medals for KI’s Department of Environment firefighters | PHOTOS
Department for Environment and Water firefighters from Kangaroo Island have been recognised for their contribution to emergency management.Six DEW brigade members from KI in recent...
The Islander editorial – Dolphins, tuna and beach driving
A group of local surfers had an awesome dolphin experience at Pennington Bay last Thursday morning.And photographer Pierre Cazes was there to capture it using his...
Letters to The Islander | Jan. 31
The Flinder Chase Wilderness Trail, which opened in 2018 was designed with minimum impact and the safety of walkers in mind. Massive fires have...
KI records hottest ever temperatures
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that Kangaroo Island did indeed break its all-time high temperature records last Thursday, January 24.Kingscote recorded 45.4 degrees, beating the previous record...
Four extra high-level aged care places added on KI
The number of high-level aged care places on Kangaroo Island provided by a Federal Government program is rising from 32 to 36. Liberal candidate for Mayo,...
KIPT donates funds from deceased estate auction
The Men's Shed in Kingscote will complete internal work on its shed to create a comfortable kitchen/meeting area with funds raised at an auction...
Water mains being replaced at Penneshaw
SA Water has commenced works to replace more than 200 metres of old water mains along Pelican Street and a section of Warrawee Terrace,...
KI Council to waive CFS aircraft airport landing fees
The Kangaroo Island Council at its January meeting voted to waive all landing fees for CFS aircraft.There were 30 recording landings of firefighting aircraft...
400 female KI koalas will receive hormone implants
The SA Koala Conservation and Management Program will be implementing koala fertility control on Kangaroo Island in early 2019.Approximately 400 female koalas will receive...
New beach signs generate complaints on Kangaroo Island
New beach access and boat-launching area signs placed on Kangaroo Island beaches are causing considerable debate.Two of the signs, at Snellings Beach and Western...