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The recent bushfires in Australia inflicted heavy damage across the land, destroying forests and buildings, and displacing both humans and wildlife. The fire took its toll on Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. The fire on Kangaroo Island, which was sparked by lightning strikes in December 2019, burnt its way through half of the island, destroying more than 200,000 hectares. As part of the recovery efforts, it was decided to build a new Koala Hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park to provide refuge to a large number of koalas that had either been injured or had lost their natural habitat on the island. ....
A South Australian social entrepreneur has been crowned the 2021 Young Australian of the Year. News by Clare Armstrong Premium Content Subscriber only A South Australian social entrepreneur who is also an aspiring surgeon has been crowned the 2021 Young Australian of the Year. Isobel Marshall, 22, of Adelaide, was honoured in Canberra last night for helping disadvantaged women access personal hygiene products and improving education for women in Africa. At 18, Ms Marshall cofounded TABOO, with school friend Eloise Hall, to help women around the world by breaking down stigma around menstruation and providing access to hygiene products. Profits from the sale of the ethically sourced cotton pads and tampons in Australia go to One Girls - a charity providing education to girls and women in Sierra Leone and Uganda. ....