The Journal
Kangaroo Island
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Flinders Chase. No to More Visitors? Why?
The campaign against the Australian Walking Company’s proposal to build eco-friendly lodges at two locations on the KI Wilderness Trail is a perfect example of the dog in the manger negativity that hurls itself at every…
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Save Smith Bay – The Real Story
The Ballad of Jack and Dianne… Jack and Dianne had lived on Kangaroo Island for a few years, when a shop became available on Dauncey St. They decided to open a coffee shop. Although they had…
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Last Word on the Smith Bay Jetty – Kangaroo Island
If you have to lie to make your case, you don’t have a case. Never has this been more starkly clear than in the determined opposition to KIPT’s proposed new jetty at Smith Bay. This is…
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A Bridge to Kangaroo Island
A bridge to Kangaroo Island.. It would be an amazing project, and an amazing feat of engineering. It could certainly be done. https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/2053622871335024/?t=0 But not everything that can be done should be done. Would it be…
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Transformative Development on Kangaroo Island
Proposed Jetty at Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island KI Plantation Timbers (KPT) is planning to build a deep water jetty at Smith Bay on the North coast of Kangaroo Island. This plan has been controversial, mainly…
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Australia – Local Energy Development
Apart from occasional links to news stories of interest, I haven’t written anything about local oil and gas development for over a year. I am often asked why I would support energy exploration in the Bight.…
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KI Accommodation Providers Have a Whinge
I watched the SA ABC’s Stateline programme on Friday night. There was a segment about KI Sealink and some of Kangaroo Island’s accommodation services. The accommodation providers said it was unfair that they weren’t benefitting from…
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Photos Taken This Morning On Kangaroo Island
This is an old tractor that used to be used for harvesting oysters from one of the oyster leases on Min oil beach. I have been wanting to get a picture of it for a while,…
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KI Doctors Again
I am starting to feel something akin to outrage at the way Kangaroo Island’s doctors continue to hold medical services on the island to ransom. See my earlier post for more details about the background. Briefly,…
