''The Islander'' is a weekly newspaper published in Kingscote, South Australia, founded in, and published continuously since, 1967. In addition to local news and events, "Council Matters", the

Kangaroo Island Council The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the District C ...

's information to the community, is also published in the newspaper every Thursday It was later sold to

Rural Press Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the ''Canberra Times'', ''Newcastle Herald'', '' The Examiner'', ''The Border Mail'', '' The Courier'' and th ...

in 1995, previously owned by

Fairfax Media Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties. The company was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased ''The Sydney Morning Herald' ...

, but now an Australian media company trading as

Australian Community Media Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the ''Canberra Times'', ''Newcastle Herald'', '' The Examiner'', ''The Border Mail'', '' The Courier'' and th ...

History

Historically, there were several different newspapers issued on

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...

prior to the ''Islander''. For example, the 4-page ''Kangaroo Island Courier'' (1907-1951), a weekly newspaper which was issued on the island on Saturdays. In June 1951, it was incorporated by the '' Glenelg Guardian'', and a later separate insert version of that newspaper, ''The K.I. Courier'' (1957-1968) was also published by the ''Glenelg Guardian''. The first issue of ''The Islander'' was on 19 January 1967, continuing weekly until 4 August 1982. The newspaper quickly went on to absorb its main rival publication, ''The K.I. Courier.'' Between 11 August 1982 (issue No. 754) and 27 May 1987 (No. 994) it was briefly renamed as the ''Islander News Pictorial''. The newspaper was sold to Rural Press (formerly part of Fairfax Media) in 1995. It celebrated its 50 years in 2017 with a 1960s

retro Retro style is imitative or consciously derivative of lifestyles, trends, or art forms from history, including in music, modes, fashions, or attitudes. In popular culture, the "nostalgia cycle" is typically for the two decades that begin 20–30 ...

-party event at its main office on Osmond Street, Kingscote.

Distribution

Given Kangaroo Island's population of approximately 4,500 and the paper's weekly circulation of 2,000 copies the average issue readership is calculated to be around 3,200. Like other Rural Press publications, the newspaper is also available online.

Preservation

The South Australian Library carries

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versions of the newspaper from the 1960s to 1970s, accessible on-line.

References

External links

''The Islander'' website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Islander (newspaper), The Newspapers published in South Australia Newspapers established in 1967 1967 establishments in Australia Weekly newspapers published in Australia