SeaLink will tender for Kangaroo Island ferry route
SeaLink understands the state government this week will seek expressions of interest for the KI ferry route. SA general manager Peter Abbott said tendering...
Quarry earthquake felt as far as Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island
Geoscience Australia reported a magnitude 2.4 quake occurred at Bay of Shoals quarry at Kingscote at 10.45am on Saturday, December 12 at a depth...
Islander’s Stan Gorton wins 2020 Rural Journalist of Year – Print award
The Islander journalist Stan Gorton was named the 2020 Best SA & NT Rural Journalist - Regional Print.He also received the 2020 Best SA...
Masons donate water tanks for Turkey Lane fire-bomber airstrip
The forward operations fire-fighting airstrip at Turkey Lane on Kangaroo Island will get new water tanks thanks to the Masonic Charities Trust.Masonic Charities has...
Friends of Parks KI Western Districts remains active
Friends of Parks Kangaroo Island Western Districts held its AGM recently at Duck Lagoon. Formalities were dealt with fairly quickly. Deb Laver continues as...
Dusty the KI Kelpie gets his own beer to help farm fire units
One of the iconic symbols of survival from last Summer's deadly Kangaroo Island bushfires has released his own beer to raise money for farm...
KI hit hard in feral cats’ $12 million impact on Australian agriculture
A national study has found that diseases carried by cats are having a $12 million impact on Australian agriculture each year with the sheep...
Four new defibrillators installed on Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island by the end of the week should have four new life-saving defibrillators installed, bringing the Island's total to 60.A generous donation of...
Collaboration key to UniSA nest box deployment on KI
In an extraordinary collaborative effort, many groups and individuals have permitted the unprecedented deployment of over 700 bat and pygmy-possum nest boxes on Kangaroo...
KI Country Education Fund student grants double to $48,000
New sponsors and bushfire donations have allowed the KI Country Education Fund (KICEF) to more than double the total amount granted to students this...
Vale Valda Pain: honest, passionate, fiercely loyal
Tribute was paid to Valda Pain at the Kingscote netball courts on Saturday after she passed away recently.
Kingscote Netball Club president Jasmin Florance...
