GLOBAL dairy giant Saputo booked a loss in its third quarter on the back of a A$196.8m impairment charge related to the Canadian company’s Australian dairy division.
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Sarina makes stand for libs
WELL-known King Island councillor Sarina Laidler says the North West, including King Island, deserves a strong voice in Parliament.
Leap of faith for showgoers
KING Island enjoys its own special public holiday on March 5 for the annual Show Day.
Discussions cool on fire levy reform
THE State Government has paused the working group tasked with reforming Tasmania’s fire levies.
Well-known King Island councillor stands for Libs
KING Island councillor Sarina Laidler has been endorsed as a Liberal candidate for Braddon in the coming State Election.
Shelley heeds call to high seas
THERE’S a first for everything! And adventurous King Islander Shelley Graham enjoys taking on the wild and remote firsts.
Ringin’ in the Dragon
BACKPACKERS from Taiwan, Indonesia and Vietnam celebrated the end of the Year of the Rabbit and the start of the Year of the Dragon in a Lunar New Year get together at the Boathouse in Currie on Saturday.
Cooke’s cattle switch
BEING a sheep farmer on King Island for the past few years has been an expensive and difficult logistical exercise.
People needed to drive
THE King Island Community Car is on the lookout for new drivers to help spread the volunteer load across their existing driver pool.
Cooling down the kiln
THERE’S a certain irony that the King Island Porcelain Painters group is coming to an end when pottery painting – ceramics, porcelain and china – is a major 2024 trend on social media platforms, with clips having millions (if not billions) of views.