News
A Kangaroo Island woman who has raised over $1 million in cash and essential household items for bush-fire affected families has called on the State Government to do more for those left destitute following the devastating summer bushfires.
Opinion
The future of the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart is even more precarious after last summer’s devastating bushfires. Their survival now may depend on controlling the growing feral cat population, argue Rosemary Hohnen and Sarah Legge.
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It will take at least five years for people to recover from the trauma of Australia’s devastating bushfires, a disaster responsible for an estimated $2 billion in smoke-related health costs, experts say.
Filmmaker Stephen de Villiers and his crew will share the stories of Kangaroo Island residents in an emotional documentary charting the devastation caused by the bushfires that raged across the island, as well as the ongoing process of recovery.
Kangaroo Island’s sheep industry is starting to rebuild after the recent fires wiped out more than 50,000 of its flock.
The coronavirus is keeping Chinese tourists away from Kangaroo Island, delivering another blow to the fragile local tourism industry following last month’s devastating bushfires.
