Have your say on how we care for the region’s landscapes

The Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board is inviting the community to provide feedback on the draft Regional Landscape Plan, a roadmap for caring for the region’s natural and productive landscapes over the next five years. The plan sets out priorities, strategies, and practical actions to help our landscapes thrive, supporting healthy soil, waterways and nature for generations to come. 

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board Chair David Greenhough said the new plan builds on progress made under the previous five-year plan.

“Across the Hills and Fleurieu, land managers, community groups, and volunteers have worked tirelessly to improve soil health, protect biodiversity, and manage water responsibly. Partnerships with First Nations have grown stronger, with cultural knowledge helping to guide how we care for Country. These efforts show the power of whole-of-community stewardship to help our landscapes flourish.

“We’ve also faced challenges and will continue to do so. Bushfires, long dry spells, pest animals and weeds, and a marine algal bloom have tested the resilience of our ecosystems, farms and communities. This plan focuses on practical, collaborative actions and adaptable strategies to meet future challenges and protect landscapes for generations to come,” he said.

The draft plan reflects this work and the ideas shared by the community. It has been shaped through a thorough review of the previous plan and the insights gathered from a series of Landscape Conversations and a Yarning Circle with First Nations representatives held across the region last year.

The plan continues to be built around five regional priorities - Land, Water, Nature, Community and Climate - along with the objectives, strategies and actions needed to achieve lasting and beneficial change.  

“From conserving natural places and ecosystems, to healthy and productive land and waterways, each priority is interconnected, and progress depends on working across all five together.” 

“We warmly invite anyone with an interest in the health of the region’s landscapes to review the draft plan and provide feedback. This is our region’s plan and we all have a role to play to turn it into action,” said Mr Greenhough.

View the plan and provide your feedback here.

Public consultation closes on Friday 6 March 2026.