21 June 2021

School obstacles for employers

Relationships with schools and perceived deficiencies in vocational training are the top issues for businesses on Kangaroo Island when trying to hire apprentices and trainees. Eleven people from 10 businesses gathered recently to discuss issues surrounding hiring apprentices and trainees, with the Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni. Participating businesses were Island Electrical, Craig’s Plumbing,…

25 May 2021

Kangaroo Island savours new chicken flavour

Jenny Stanton with daughters Grace, Annabelle and Matilda. Primal Harvest Kangaroo Island is off to a flying start! Jenny and Will Stanton are raising Pasture Raised on Open Fields (PROOF) certified pasture-raised chicken at their Stokes Bay farm and their first harvest of 165 birds in late April was sold in a flash, simply through a Facebook post….

21 May 2021

Attention doctors! KI is calling

The Kangaroo Island Medical Clinic has launched its latest campaign to attract doctors to live on Kangaroo Island. A video by Island-based Ad Hoc Docs is the latest “carrot” in its campaign to attract GPs. Kangaroo Island doctor Stephanie Cohen says she felt “embraced by the community” when she and husband Philip arrived to work…

26 February 2021

Your #1 issue – cost and access to the Island

Brand partners and Business Members of the KI Business and Brand Alliance have long listed access to the Island as their number one issue. Recently we wrote to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Hon. Corey Wingard to raise some issues with him on behalf of our members. You can read our letter and the…