Environment SA News archive

Environmental watering underway at Lock 4
18 August 2020
Water levels at the Lock 4 weir pool at Bookpurnong near Berri and Loxton are planned to be further raised up to 30 centimetres as part of a trial underway this winter and spring.

Cleland Wildlife Park achieves zero waste to landfill
17 August 2020
South Australian tourism icon, Cleland Wildlife Park, reached an important environmental sustainability milestone this month, achieving zero waste to landfill for the first time.

SA’s River Murray water allocations reach 100 per cent
17 August 2020
Water allocations for South Australian River Murray users have now reached 100 per cent for the 2020-21 water year.

‘Snags’ re-establishing critical new habitats for Murray fish populations
12 August 2020
2020 has seen noticeable improvements to native fish habitats along the South Australian leg of the River Murray thanks to an ongoing re-snagging process led by the Department for Environment and Water (DEW).

Short film puts spotlight on Coorong during National Science Week
11 August 2020
The public are invited to view a short film produced by DEW and the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board about South Australia’s iconic Coorong and the scientists and citizens helping return it to a healthy system.

Applications now open for leasing of shacks on Crown lands
11 August 2020
Eligible leaseholders (or nominees) for shacks on Crown lands are currently invited to apply for longer tenure as part of the government’s Retaining Shacks program.

Waterfall Gully walking trail upgrade complete
10 August 2020
One of Adelaide’s premier walking trails is now safer to use and will be better protected from extreme weather events thanks to a recently completed $5 million restoration and upgrade.

Six months on and bushfire recovery effort continues
06 August 2020
It’s now been six months since South Australia was declared bushfire-safe by the Country Fire Service (CFS) following the summer’s devastating bushfires and work continues to rebuild communities and wildlife affected by the fires.

Land conservation gets a $3 million boost
05 August 2020
A $3 million Heritage Agreements grants program has been launched to revitalise private land conservation which will improve both environmental and economic outcomes.

Plants to stabilise rebuilt dunes
04 August 2020
More than 8500 plants will vegetate newly restored dunes at Semaphore South as part of a project to rebuild the area, which was badly damaged during a storm in 2016.