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).
05 October 2015
Lincoln National Park on Eyre Peninsula has been closed to new visitors while the South Australian Country Fire Service and Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) work to bring a fire within the park under control.
24 September 2015
Forty-nine Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula staff have just completed more than 880 hours of pre-season fire training in readiness for the 2015-16 fire danger season.
22 September 2015
As part of the Spring Prescribed Burn Program, a number of burns have been planned around Eyre Peninsula by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Burns are planned for Lincoln National Park, Lincoln Basin Crown Land south of Port Lincoln, Ironstone Hill Conservation Park, Hincks Wilderness protection area, Coffin Bay National Park and Kellidie Bay Conservation Park.
15 September 2015
Park Rangers are continuing to actively monitor sightings of a whale that has beached itself an number of times around Boston Bay – Port Lincoln foreshore area on Tuesday 15 September.