16 November 2015
Are you looking to build, enlarge or deepen a dam, excavate a spring or soak, construct or repair a drainage channel or water crossing? These are just some examples of the range of water affecting activities that require a permit.
16 November 2015
NRM working with traders to prevent pest incursions
30 October 2015
Reef Point Track, Coffin Bay National Park, to remain closed over weekend.
28 October 2015
Horse owners need to be aware of pasture weeds that may adversely affect their horses. Weeds may be declared poisonous plants which are dangerous to stock, and the environment or common plants growing in the wrong place at the wrong time. They often have little or no feed value and reduce pasture yield by competing for space, moisture and sunlight.
21 October 2015
In last week’s article we described the Eyre Peninsula Blue Gum (Eucalyptus petiolaris) Woodlands in the Cowell/Cleve Hills area. This week we’re talking about why this tree species and its associated community have been declared a “threatened community” under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
20 October 2015
The Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board is expecting to provide the draft Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the Southern Basins and the Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas to the Minister for consideration in late 2015.
14 October 2015
The yellowtail kingfish have made their annual spring migration back to Kellidie Bay to spawn in its protected, shallow waters. “The seasonal phenomena is a sight to behold, with hundreds of large kingfish cruising through the shallow waters and occasionally breaking the surface,” Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula Senior Compliance Officer David Wilkins said. “Kellidie Bay is a great place to try and hook a big kingfish, but it’s important for anglers to know that the eastern end of the bay was made a sanctuary zone in 2014 to protect this unique spawning ground.
14 October 2015
Eyre Peninsula water users are being warned to steer clear of a dead whale spotted in the shallows off the popular Lone Pine surf beach near Port Lincoln.
13 October 2015
Tracks, including the popular Sleaford to Wanna track, have now been reopened within Lincoln National Park following the containment of a fire burning in the park’s west last week.
12 October 2015
The Eyre Peninsula Blue Gum is a majestic tree species growing on Eyre Peninsula and last year the EP Blue Gum (Eucalyptus petiolaris) Woodland was listed as an Endangered Threatened Ecological Community by the Australian Government through the Environmental Protection Biodiversity and Conservation Act (EPBC Act).