Fisheries’ boarding practice questioned after Tacoma incident at Port Lincoln
A Fisheries compliance boat capsized while attempting to board the MFV Tacoma tuna fishing boat north of Thistle Island, near Port Lincoln, resulting in...
Jim Gorman celebrates 100th birthday at Carnarvon with family, friends
Jim Gorman celebrated his 100th birthday at Carnarvon aged care facility with family and friends on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Jim was born in County Antrim,...
KI Council gives water supply update for residents, primary producers
The Kangaroo Island Council is encouraging residents and primary producers to stay informed about the current water situation, following a water meeting held in...
CFS extinguishes fire inside abandoned Kingscote Penguin Centre building
Kingscote CFS brigade firefighters extinguished a fire inside the old penguin centre building at the jetty area just after noon on Thursday, Feb. 13.
The...
SA Power Networks washes power lines, record dry impacts on infrastructure
SA Power Networks will take the unprecedented step of washing overhead power lines coated with dust and salt deposits.
This will disrupt power on part...
Federal Member alarmed as residents run out of water in record dry
Federal Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie on Wednesday, Feb. 12 expressed her concern with the dire situation where residents in the Adelaide Hills,...
Unusual power outages and more electric cars on Kangaroo Island
Islanders experienced a series of momentary power outages on Sunday and Monday, with a scheduled overnight outage on Sunday night, Feb. 10.
SA Power Networks...
SA cricket elder statesman celebrates Bridget Patterson’s achievements
Former first-class South Australian cricketer and dual Bradman Medallist, Andrew Sincock OAM of American River has followed the career of Bridget Patterson since the...
Severe heatwave for Kangaroo Island, 2-metre shark at Penneshaw
Severe Heatwave conditions are forecast for the Kangaroo Island forecast district on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Meanwhile, SA Police reported that a 2.1-metre shark has been...
New Tirage wine bar opens as burned-out Lighthouse Cafe demolished
Islanders are hugely relieved that the burned out Lighthouse Cafe building on Dauncey Street in Kingscote was finally demolished in recent days.
And more good...
De-alcoholisation tech can help fix bushfire faults in wine
New research has found technology that removes alcohol from wine can be combined with traditional remediation techniques to mitigate smoke taint, minimising its impact...
