28 Jan 10 | Timber giant Gunns has stepped in to manage the bluegum plantations on Kangaroo Island. Gunns announced recently it would become the responsible entity for the former Great Southern (administrators appointed, receivers appointed) plantings around Australia and on Kangaroo Island with the takeover date set for the end of this month.

28 Jan 10 | Young Achiever Awards state semi-finalist Kaitlin Taylor, pictured left, wants to start a native tree nursery at Kingscote Campus.

28 Jan 10 | Kangaroo Island Health Services is unable to deliver babies this week. A letter has been sent to women who might be affected, advising them that the Kangaroo Island Medical Clinic’s GP anaesthetist is away for an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission hearing and family commitments.

28 Jan 10 | Local horse Ducky Dear, owned by Daniel Taylor and James Bates and trained by Bates, won Race 1 at the Gourmet Gallop, much to the delight of its interests and the crowd. Gourmet gallop race results

28 Jan 10 | After some well attended trainings over several weeks a squad was selected to represent island cricket at Victor Harbor at the Meyer Shield carnival last weekend. Thanks to Ian Green and Elders for supplying team shirts which if nothing else made us look like a team of winners and secondly Sealink for their sponsorship for our travel. Without this sort of assistance our association would struggle to afford to send a squad away each year.