The chairs of South Australia’s nine landscape boards have made a strong commitment to reconciliation and to strengthening partnerships with First Nations across the state by signing an historic ‘Statement of Commitment’.
Upgraded campsites at Sheringa Beach and Walker's Rock near Elliston can now be booked online, with more campgrounds to be added in the future, as part of our Eyes on Eyre pilot project.
Eyre Peninsula is one of six regions across Australia to be included in an Australian Government pilot program that will see local farmers able to apply to receive payments to manage and enhance remnant native vegetation on-farm.
The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board is urging landholders in the eastern areas of the Eyre Peninsula to bait feral rabbits now, with reports of numbers rising around Cleve, Kimba and Cowell.
Liam Anderson has been appointed as a new Landscape Officer on the Eastern Eyre Peninsula team, based in Cleve. Whyalla born and raised; he returns to the Eyre Peninsula after spending eight years in the Adelaide region.
Five community groups, four Progress Associations, four farming groups or landholders and a council will all receive a share of over $100,000 of funding in this year’s Grassroots Grants program.
Local landscape officers and BirdLife trained volunteers are encouraged to learn at least six Hooded Plover chicks have made it to flying age across Eyre Peninsula beaches during the past breeding season.