Helping South Australians Conserve Sustain and Prosper

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Foamy yellow-brown algae bloom covering rocks and sand along a coastal shoreline, with waves breaking in the background under a blue sky

Biodiversity Act Western Pygmy Possum credit Martin Stokes

Environment SA News

Rare chance to activate a piece of SA history

21 Oct. 2025

The state government is calling for bold ideas on how to best reactivate one of South Australia’s most unique tourism offerings, the State Heritage-listed Gladstone Gaol.

GoodLiving blog

10 things you might not know about wombats

22 Oct. 2025

Get to know South Australia’s most commonly-sighted wombat species – which can run almost as fast as Usain Bolt.

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A person in PPE lighting up bushland with fire behind them.

Fire management

Parks and places

Native vegetation

Animals and plants

Water and River Murray

Climate Change

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.