Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
Home News Page 510

News

Police urge Islanders to report any suspicious behaviour on fire grounds

Hills Fleurieu Police want to encourage the public to share any information about suspicious activity near fire grounds directly with police, not on social...

Qantas to double its flights to Kangaroo Island after Rex withdraws service

Qantas will more than double its flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island, following the surprise decision by Regional Express airlines to exit the route.Rex...

Drones used to power up the Island

Remote controlled drones played a key role in repairing key power lines that were damaged by the bushfires in January. Ground crews and helicopters...

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...

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...