Kangaroo Island contacts

• Children's wellbeing
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Agriculture and wildlife
• Finances
• Employment support
• Volunteering
• Telstra
• Local council
• Household waste and bin collection
• South Australian Accommodation and Tourism

Children's wellbeing

Back to school, uniforms, etc.

Kangaroo Island Community Education (KICE)
Phone 8559 6068

Kangaroo Island Children's Services
Phone 8553 2436​

Mental health and wellbeing

Emergency support - phone Lifeline on 13 11 14

Support from regional counsellors - phone 1300 032 186

Counselling services and advice for coping after a distressing event (in several languages, including Easy Read)

Children's Coping Skills (resilience) - Parent Easy Guide

Agriculture and wildlife

Get help to rebuild fencing

BlazeAid
Email Blazeaid.kangarooisland@gmail.com
Phone 0427 616 323

Wire wrapper - for rolling up burnt fences (Agriculture KI)
Email admin@agki.com.au
Phone 0428 716 330

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers fencing policy and FAQ (PDF 566.0 KB)

Fodder donation/administration

Livestock SA
Phone 8297 2299
Email admin@livestocksa.org.au

Natural Resource Management

KI Bushfires Recovery - Natural Resources Kangaroo Island
Phone 8553 4444

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
Phone 8553 4444 or Flinders Chase National Park on 8553 4450

Wildlife, injured

KI Wildlife Network
Phone 0477 334 898

Dangerous trees, assessment and removal

National Parks and Wildlife Service
Phone 8553 4444

Finances

Rural business financial counselling

Rural Business Support
Phone 8364 2577

Business advice from Business SA
Phone 8300 0000

KI Business and Brand Alliance

Centrelink

Centrelink - Commonwealth Department of Human Services

Employment support

Loss of income, workforce displacement and retraining

Adelaide Training & Employment Centre
Maria Morgan
Phone 0401 917 647
Email MariaM@atec.asn.au

Employment support and recruitment

Workskil
Monique Hayward
Phone 8566 6102 or 0432 901 864

Volunteering

You may want to volunteer your time and skills to help others

Telstra

General enquiries

Telstra - bushfire support
Phone 13 22 00 or Telstra Business on 13 2000

Use payphones for free

The Telstra payphone network around the country is currently free for local, national and standard mobile calls. Telstra will also be allowing free use of the Telstra Air Wi-Fi network at locations where payphones are equipped to provide this.

People affected by fires

Anyone affected by fires, including people who have lost their houses, can register for a Telstra assistance package. Phone 13 22 03.

CFS volunteers

Telstra is offering to cover the cost of volunteer firefighter’s mobile phone bills over December and January. To register for this, phone 13 22 03.

Local Council

Kangaroo Island Council
Phone 8553 4500

Household waste and bin collection

Some kerbside collections may be affected by fire damage and road closures.

You can take waste to the Kangaroo Island Resource Recovery Centre (KIRRC), 1207 North Coast Road, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, open 7 days.

During the recovery period the Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority will provide free replacement of kerbside bins that were damaged in the fires.

Phone Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority on 8555 7405

South Australian Accommodation and Tourism

SA Tourism Commission (SATC)

Kangaroo Island Tourism, Food, Wine and Beverage Association