Environment SA News archive

Coorong National Park is celebrated in March
08 March 2022
Not only is it the home of Storm Boy, Coorong National Park protects a vast wetland of international importance and the fragile dune systems of the Younghusband Peninsula.

New lookout opens in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
16 February 2022
The new Gulawulgawi Ngunda Nhagu – Cape Spencer Lookout has opened in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park providing visitors with spectacular 360-degree views of Investigator Strait and the Althorpe Island group, as well as Kangaroo Island in the distance.

Come and explore the parks of Onkaparinga this February
03 February 2022
From rugged clifftop views to wetland ponds, floodplains and intertidal rock pools, there is something for everyone to discover in the Onkaparinga parks.

South Australia welcomes Koala birth in United Kingdom
02 February 2022

Jobs continue to flow from Myponga Reservoir
31 January 2022
The opening of the state’s reservoirs is the gift that keeps on giving for South Australians, with plans unveiled for two projects worth $6.6 million that will transform Myponga Reservoir into a never-seen-before Fleurieu Peninsula eco-tourism hotspot – providing a significant boost to the economy and creating local jobs.

High Murray flows spawn a successful breeding season
25 January 2022
Fish monitoring undertaken throughout November and December has shown a major breeding response from native fish in the River Murray with the largest numbers of golden perch (callop) larvae recorded in the last eight years.

Aldinga Washpool officially saved for future generations
24 January 2022
A new 340-hectare park in Adelaide’s south is set to become a coastal environmental, recreational and cultural haven for generations to come, with the official proclamation of the Aldinga Conservation Park.

Artist impressions for Bookmark Creek restoration revealed
24 January 2022
Artist impressions of the Bookmark Creek restoration upgrade have been revealed today showing proposed infrastructure upgrades at Jane Eliza Estate and Nelwart Street as part of a project to reinstate natural habitat conditions for native species.

$1.5 million infrastructure boost for Eyre Peninsula parks
11 January 2022
Construction is underway to improve existing visitor facilities in Eyre Peninsula parks, with the first round of works to be undertaken at Lincoln National Park’s popular Fisherman’s Point Campground.

Remarkable mountain biking trails open in the Southern Flinders Ranges
30 December 2021
South Australians are now able to hit the trails at the first of the completed mountain biking routes at Willowie and Wirrabara, as part of the $10 million Remarkable Southern Flinders Ranges project.