What is the balance?

02 Sep 10 | Finding the balance between people’s right to enjoy and employ the natural environment and preserving it for future generations is a question which preoccupies a large amount of personal and public time in the 21st century.

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No one is a winner

26 Aug 10 | As exciting and news-making as the past few days have been with the uncertainty over the result of the Federal Election, a hung parliament cannot be in the best interests of any Australians.

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Wharf needs a future

19 Aug 10 | The mysterious workings of a wharf are a wonder to many people, including the thousands of tourists who pull up at wharfs all over the country to eat their lunch and watch the industry.

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A ‘warm body’ please

12 Aug 10 | The Islander has emailed an avalanche of questions to several government departments over the years. Email is the government’s preferred communication option. It is frustrating. The nature of an interview is that one question and answer leads to another, to build up a picture.

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Art comes of age

05 Aug 10 | Kangaroo Island’s arts industry comes of age this year. The signs have been brewing for a while. But after Sunday’s hugely successful exhibition launch at the National Wine Centre and the coming Adelaide launch of the KI Art Feast, there can be no doubt that art now joins food and wine in the reputation of its quality and Kangaroo Island branding.

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Pioneers’ spirit alive and well

29 Jul 10 | It is easy to recognise some achievers by their medals, awards and trophies. Others take their own path to achievement and make significant contributions to our community in many and unassuming ways.

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Gym blues indeed

22 Jul 10 | The closure of a business is always a sad event, especially when it means the end of a service to a community, for which there is not a ready alternative.

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How deep the divide

15 Jul 10 | The doctors’ dispute has been in progress for more than six months now in the public eye and much longer behind closed doors.

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See you in the gallery

08 Jul 10 | Our council cops flak for just about everything it does; if it spends money it is wasteful. If it cuts spending it is accused of not providing the services ratepayers believe it should.

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Welcome, good luck

01 Jul 10 | So another forestry company has arrived on Kangaroo Island and the chequered history of the plantation industry continues. Forestry will soon rival airline services in the number of arrivals and departures over the past 20 years.

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Fresh cause for hope on Water Gap

24 Jun 10 | It’s amazing what fresh eyes and a little confidence can do for a cause.

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