18 April 2017
Eyre Peninsula is set to benefit from an additional one million dollars of Natural Resources Management funding with the approval of six new projects encompassing nature-based tourism and regional climate change adaptation needs over the next two years.
12 April 2017
Teachers, educators and students are some of the region’s most enthusiastic sustainability change-makers and Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula is keen to help local schools and education centre’s get the help, resources and direction they need through the South Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI- SA).
11 April 2017
Eyre Peninsula educators, community and local government value time in nature for children, discussed in last month’s Nature Play SA workshops. Three workshops in Ceduna explored how unstructured outdoor play in nature can benefit children’s physical and mental health.
30 March 2017
Six key Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula (NREP) regional achievements where highlighted in the State Parliament last month during the tabling of Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board’s Annual Report 2015-16.
29 March 2017
‘Managing Practice Change in Agriculture’ 2017-18 grant round now open. Grants of up to $4,000 are now available to Eyre Peninsula farming groups working to help put sustainable agriculture into practice. The grants, funded by the Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board and the Nation Landcare Programme, are available to help the region’s farming groups.
17 March 2017
The Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board’s 2017-18 Annual NRM Grant round is now open and Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula is looking for ideas or project proposals to help maintain or improve the condition of natural resources on private or community parks and reserves in the Eyre Peninsula region. Applicants can apply for grants from $500 up to $25,000.
16 March 2017
Land managers on lower Eyre Peninsula will be better placed to fight invasive perennial grasses and stop the spread of these weeds through a series of workshops being offered by the Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula. Farmers, private land managers and owners of small rural acreage are encouraged to attend the free Pests Cost Us All, Invasive Grasses Workshop on 29 March 2017, between 6:00pm and 9:00pm at the Tumby Bay Skills Centre.
09 March 2017
Children of all ages, their parents and caregivers are being encouraged to spend time outdoors engaged in ‘nature play’ to gain a multitude of physical, cognitive and social benefits. Free workshops for educations and community Tuesday 28 March 2017 and local council workshop Wednesday 29 March 2017, in Ceduna.
06 March 2017
People with a passion for wildlife and the Eyre Peninsula environment are invited to enrol now for a free ‘Introduction to bird watching’ course.
28 February 2017
Summer rains have seen the pesky prescribed weed caltrop popping up at several hotspots including Tumby Bay, Coulta and other locations around southern Eyre Peninsula.