24 December 2014
Enjoy your Christmas holidays relaxing and unwinding with family and friends in a National Park. Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula welcomes locals and visitors back into the great outdoors and the beautiful National Parks of Lower Eyre Peninsula. Come for a day visit, pack a picnic and bring the camera. Stay longer, set up a tent and enjoy the stars.
23 December 2014
Why not dive into Eyre Peninsula’s marine parks these holidays and see which lies beneath the surface. Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula is encouraging locals and visitors to get back to nature and enjoy what marine parks have to offer. Marine Parks Regional Coordinator Shelley Harrison said the Eyre Peninsula region provides access to 10 of the state’s 19 marine parks, more than any other region in the state.
12 December 2014
The Christmas holidays are a great time to spend with friends and family. Parks on Eyre Peninsula offer a diverse range of opportunities over this break. Catch fish, go four-wheel driving, camping, walking, bird watching, capture some great photos or just chill out – there’s so much to do in our national parks.
11 December 2014
Have your say on the Natural Resources Business Plan, now open for public comment.
09 December 2014
Members of the Whyalla Stingers Swimming Squad received more than just awards for their efforts in the pool at their Annual Presentation Night this week. More than 20 squad members were awarded certificates from Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula to recognise the time they have donated to support the local environment in the past year.
09 December 2014
A recent burn in Whyalla’s Hills of the highly invasive weed fountain grass has been successful, opening up the walking trails and reducing the weed’s hold on the area.
03 December 2014
Efforts to eradicate vermin such as foxes and feral cats in Venus Bay Conservation Park (VBCP) have been underway since the trial reintroduction of locally extinct native animals the greater bilby and brush-tailed bettong.
03 December 2014
‘Time bomb’ summer weed species such as caltrop, innocent weed and khaki weed are now appearing in gardens, nature strips and car parks around Whyalla.
03 December 2014
They build massive mounds, which they then fill with leaves, like a giant compost heap, to keep their eggs warm. This is just one of many unique facts about Malleefowl that make them special to the many volunteers who spend hours in the Mallee searching for mounds that a pair of birds may be actively tending during the summer months.
02 December 2014
A project to collect and analyse animal scat samples from Venus Bay Conservation Park is providing valuable research on the habits of feral animals in the park.