Category Archives: King Island Courier

Need for Feed’s big rig trucks are rumbling across Victoria and “we got a convoy” is an understatement.

Eastern Line Shipping has stepped in and offered Need for Feed Australia the charter of their vessel, the King Islander – at cost – to shift all 700 tonnes of hay and cattle pellets from the mainland to King Island in one sailing.

An eerie stillness enveloped the Currie Oval last Saturday, just moments before 2.30pm.

One could be quite floral of wording and pen the old fashioned opening line of “Gentle Reader …” to introduce an art exhibition…

While a ceasefire has been called in the increasingly bitter war of words between King Island Mayor Marcus Blackie and Rex, some tourism operators and councillors have backed the airline.

While a ceasefire has been called in the increasingly bitter war of words between King Island Mayor Marcus Blackie and Rex, some tourism operators and councillors have backed the airline.

Eastern Line Shipping has stepped in and offered Need for Feed Australia the charter of their vessel, the King Islander – at cost – to shift all 700 tonnes of hay and cattle pellets from the mainland to King Island in one sailing.

THE 110th Anzac Day commemoration of the landing at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 began at dawn at the Cenotaph in Currie.

Feed has been secured for King Island farmers with the first shipment of hay expected to depart the mainland next week.

THE hours ticked down last week when Kelly and Phil Lancaster’s daughters Kara and Gracie were both due to give birth in the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie.