18 March 2021
King Island residents and businesses could take a financial hit if a push by the State Government for a proposed statewide waste levy goes ahead in its present form. The Government plan is to introduce a charge of $20 for every tonne of waste going to landfill by the end of 2021, which will cost ...
18 March 2021
After providing more than 2,000 free facemasks at the King Island Airport, stocks are running low and the travelling public and visitors will now need to provide their own facemask when at the airport. This will bring the Airport into line with standard practice at other airports. Masks are a ver...
16 March 2021
Come down to the King Island Arts & Cultural Centre this weekend to see how King Island, Tasmanian and Australian artists have responded to the 175th anniversary of the Cataraqui wreck and the loss of 399 souls. Events include a gallery exhibition, Poor Souls, and the premiere of Fathom, an u...

King Island Council

At the western entrance to Bass Strait lies an idyllic place known as King Island. An island rich in history, with shipwrecks, lighthouses and jagged reefs, bountiful with long stretching sandy beaches and lush green pasture. From our little paradise we produce some of Australia’s finest natural foods for which we are probably best known including beef, cheese, crayfish & abalone, yet there is more to this 64km long by 27km wide stretch of land than first meets the eye.

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