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Man arrested over attempted murder in Victor Harbor

A man has been charged with attempted murder after another man was allegedly assaulted at a Victor Harbor hotel early on Friday morning, January...

Extreme fire danger rating triggers closure of Seal Bay Conservation Park

Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island will close on Saturday, Jan. 24, due to extreme fire danger. The SA Country Fire Service...

More locals at the track enjoying Racing at the Cygnet: PHOTOS

The Kangaroo Island Racing Club hosted its annual picnic races – Racing at The Cygnet, on Saturday, Jan. 17. Gate takings from Racing at The...

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Sport

Parndana hosts Hog Bay in Junior cricket: PHOTOS

Sebastian Windsor and Angus Murton making a run for Parndana in junior cricket on Saturday. Finn McKean and Cody Smith making a run for...

Kangaroo Island Basketball is back for the summer: PHOTOS

Eagles’ Minka Macauley surrounded by Parndana players in the B Women’s match played at Penneshaw on Monday, Jan 12. Pictures by Leasha Sanigar. Eagles’ Zach...

Kangaroo Island lawn bowls: Jan. 15 to Jan. 17

Ladies Pennant, played Jan. 15 at Parndana Kingscote Gold 45 (4) def Parndana Red 40 (0) E Florance T Kempster J Diaz M Barrett 23...

Round 11 Kangaroo Island cricket reports

MacGillivray vs Wisanger Juniors: Sharp fielding from the young MacGillivray Hawks hasn’t been able to secure them their first win of the season, going down...

Parndana overcomes Hog Bay at home

A Trethewey-led Parndana has overcome Hog Bay at home by 9 wickets and in doing so, created a three-way tie for second place on...

Wonks beat Parndana as KI tennis resumes

Tennis resumed after the Christmas break, with Parndana hosting Western Districts in what could be best described as weather better for flying a kite...

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SA Government

Dining Cashback boosts business’ spirits

Coastal businesses are feeling the pinch during the algal bloom and the State Government is fully aware of the problems this marine event has...

Visitors, local supporting KI Oysters during ongoing algal bloom

DINING cashbacks and travel vouchers issued by the State and Federal governments’ Algal Bloom Summer Plan are making a difference for Kangaroo Island Oysters. The...

How to access business support through algal bloom

The State Government’s Department of State Development is providing a range of measures to support impacted businesses, and their owners and staff, through the...

Tackling SA’s algal bloom

A harmful algal bloom has been impacting large stretches of South Australia’s coastline since mid-March. South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Executive Director Professor...

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Grassfire sparked on vacant block as construction of government housing begins

The Kingscote CFS brigade on Tuesday, Jan. 20 extinguished a grassfire at a vacant block where construction of new government housing had just begun. Police...

Great Southern Reef Foundation inspects north coast devastation

Following on from reports of algal bloom mass death and devastation, the Great Southern Reef Foundation’s Stefan Andrews immediately travelled to Kangaroo Island to...

SA grain growers wanted for pilot weed control project

A pilot weed control project set to tackle the increasing roadside weed challengers for grain growers is calling for participants. The collaboration between the Grains...

Locals at the track enjoying Racing at the Cygnet: PHOTOS

The Kangaroo Island Racing Club hosted its annual picnic races - Racing at The Cygnet, on Saturday, Jan. 17. Gate takings from Racing at The...

‘Kangaroo Island’ the movie wows locals at special screening

Locals who gathered to watch a special screening of “Kangaroo Island” at the yacht club on Friday left impressed with both the scenery captured...

Six questions for proponent of Katharsis KI development proposal

The Islander posed a set of six questions to proponent of the Katharsis KI development, Junctions90 founder and principal, Dina Malathounis: 1. What happens...

Community meeting on Katharsis development draws crowd of concerned residents

A community meeting at the Stokes Bay Hall heard impassioned pleas to save one of last patches of untouched coastal woodland on a property...

Kangaroo Island population set to grow to 6700 by 2051

The state government is planning for Kangaroo Island to have a population of 6700 in 2051, up from 5000 in 2021, requiring 1149 new...

We love our supermarkets on KI

Last week we published a letter complaining about empty shelves in the Kingscote supermarket over the busy holiday break. I immediately thought of the...

SA government ignores biggest petition, allows duck shooting season

RSPCA South Australia, Conservation Council SA, and Birds SA are disappointed at the SA Government’s decision to allow a 2026 recreational duck and quail...