Category Archives: King Island Courier

RSL Tasmania CEO John Hardy recently announced the launch of VeteranHub, a new one-stop shop for veteran services in Tasmania.

Earlier this month, 10 Grand Lodge members from the Grand Lodge of Tasmania visited the Nugara Masonic Lodge, marking the King Island Masonic Lodge’s 106th year.

Although the Antarctic front passed through early on Saturday morning, Currie still gave North a frosty welcome in their first home game of the season.

I am extremely proud of how the King Island community is dealing with current issues – the can-do approach, drive, determination to help each other and remaining philosophical about setbacks along the way.

King Island son Stewart McSweyn shone with a new personal best of 12:56.07 in the 5000m, well under the entry standard for the Paris Olympics.

ONE of the largest support and logistical exercises in King Island’s history culminated on Sunday when the King Islander docked at Grassy Harbour with a cargo of more than 500 bales of hay and 200 pallet bags of pellets purchased by the Need for Feed organisation and shipped by EasternLine Shipping.

On behalf of the Council and all King Islanders, Mayor Marcus Blackie congratulated the island’s longest-serving councillor, and former warden, David Bowden, who recently turned 80.

Tasmania fared well in Beef Australia’s 2024 national beef carcass competition in Rockhampton, Queensland.

Eeastern Line Shipping owner Warren Dick says he was motivated to help King Islanders by the despair he witnessed on farmers’ faces during the first State Growth convened roundtable discussion.

Yambacoona House will feature in Restoration Australia Season Six on ABC. The new season starts on May 23.