04 November 2014
Echidna and goanna expert, Dr Peggy Rismiller, visited Eyre Peninsula October 20-21st to present a series of field walks and a community information evening at Coffin Bay hosted by Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula.
04 November 2014
Eyre Peninsula volunteers will be out walking beaches to find and record sightings of the vulnerable Hooded Plover as part of Birdlife Australia’s National Hooded Plover Biennial Count, involving hundreds of people from southern NSW to western SA.
04 November 2014
A recent spate of kangaroo shootings on roadsides and in Lincoln National Park has prompted a warning from Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula.
28 October 2014
Whyalla residents are being reminded to be on the lookout for prickly weeds that have started to appear in local gardens, nature strips and car parks following spring rain.
22 October 2014
Nine seasonal fire fighters and 40 NREP Officers have just completed over 735 hours of preseason fire training in readiness for the 2014-15 fire danger season. Further training in South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) courses are undertaken throughout the winter period to up-skill our staff in both fireground roles and incident management teams.
22 October 2014
The Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board will soon be inviting feedback on their draft Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the Musgrave and Southern Basins prescribed groundwater reserves.
22 October 2014
Where does your drinking water come from? How much water do we use for domestic and agriculture? These are just some of the questions devised by Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula to test your knowledge as a fun activity to celebrate National Water Week from 19th to 25th October.
15 October 2014
Local residents can get an insight into why goannas and echidnas are important indicators of ecosystem health at a free public seminar next week. Author and wildlife expert Dr Peggy Rismiller, from Kangaroo Island, is coming to Eyre Peninsula and will share her knowledge about both animals at the Coffin Bay Yacht Club, on Tuesday 21st October from 7.00 pm – 8.30pm.
15 October 2014
Staff of the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources want to clarify some confusion as to what can and cannot be done within sanctuary zones, including the Kellidie Bay Sanctuary Zone in Coffin Bay.
15 October 2014
A weekend prescribed burn at Ironstone Hill, on the highway and near Iron Duke, has created a low fuel area which will minimise the chance of a large bushfire, like that of the 1990 Cooyerdoo fire, causing significant and widespread damage.