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Early childhood grants taking off in regional communities

The South Australian Government is offering grants to support early childhood organisations suffering from worker shortages in regional locations. A sum of $150,000 has...

Cheese the bread and butter of dairy industry

Across the board, global commodity prices for dairy were broadly weaker last month according to Rabobank’s Australia agribusiness monthly. Cheese, however, rose four per...

New equipment for Kingscote Men’s Shed

The Kingscote Men's Shed has scored a $5784 grant from the state government to buy new equipment. A total of 35 sheds across South...

Q fever has sprung

Mia’s ark

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Covers come off the cricket pitches ahead of KI season

The pitch covers are coming off Kangaroo Island’s six pitches as the summer of cricket approaches. The Hog Bay Razorbacks are back for the first...

Kangaroo Island Ladies Week 2025 played with 60 attending

Well, that’s a wrap with yet another KI Ladies Week done and dusted. Kangaroo Island Ladies Week 2025 was held September 16-18 and the...

Renney wins Great Southern Medal

Willunga's Sam Renney won the Great Southern A grade Mail Medal on Wednesday night (August 27) at the McCracken Convention Centre in Victor Harbor. The...

Mighty Victor hit back

After 26 years, the Victor Harbor Football Club has finally broken through and won the Great Southern Football League A Grade premiership. The club with...

New location for Kingscote 8-ball teams as season gets underway

The Kangaroo Island 8-Ball League 2025/2026 season is underway and the Kingscote teams that formerly played at the Aurora Ozone Hotel and Turbill Windows...

Junior, Senior Colts Grand Final action: PHOTOS

Junior and Senior Colts action from 2025 KIFL Grand Final as photographed by Maggie Patterson.

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Koala gets thirsty on Kangaroo Island, visits bottle shop

A koala was spotted walking into the bottle shop at the Queenscliffe Family Hotel in Kingscote on Wednesday afternoon. Pierre Gregor snapped some photos...

Refurbishment of old Cape Willoughby light at Hope Cottage Museum

The much-needed major refurbishment of the old Cape Willoughby light is now complete thanks to the hard work of two lighthouse restoration specialists. Restorer and...

Letter: Glossies in my back yard near American River

The following is a letter from John McNeil from American River who passed away just after mailing it in to The Islander. He was...

Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bee Co a finalist in Premier’s Food and Beverage Industry Awards

Food South Australia, the state’s peak industry body for the food and beverage manufacturing industry, has announced the finalists for the 2025 South...

‘Weather it Together’ campaign to support wellbeing of farmers doing it tough

A new campaign to support the wellbeing of farmers doing it tough in a time of drought was launched across the state last week....

Surfer bitten twice on leg by bronze whaler at D’Estrees Bay

Shark Watch SA has reported that a surfer has been taken to hospital after receiving two shark bites from a large bronze whaler shark...