Category Archives: King Island Courier

Jocelyn Bowden was many things to many people, a gardener, a farmer, a Nana, a crusader against injustice.

As of July 1, the qualifying age for the Age Pension increased to 67. National Seniors Australia rejects calls for raising the age to 70 on both fiscal and social policy grounds.

INDEPENDENT Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest has sponsored an e-petition in the Upper House on behalf of King Islanders.

It is only a few days until two very special commemoration ceremonies that relate to the very strong heart of our island community, and to your RSL Sub branch. We need you on Tuesday 11 July.

IT WAS good to see that both North and Currie were able to field a full side of 15 players each on Saturday without having to call on top ups from Grassy.

A COMMON waterbird on King Island is the Purple Swamphen, which also inhabits outlying islands including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.

Last month Beach Daisy was found for the first time on King Island at British Admiral and Porky Beaches by King Island resident Renae Gale and removed.

THE King Island Council adopted the largest-ever King Island annual budget and program at last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting.

LAST week King Island Mayor Marcus Blackie joined hundreds of other mayors, shire presidents and council management in Canberra for the revamped Australian Council of Local Government forum

RESIDUALtravel voucher funds of $150,000 will be split between King island Council and King Island Tourism Inc.