Environment SA News archive
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SA harmful algal bloom update
30 May 2025
A naturally occurring, harmful algal bloom is affecting parts of the South Australian coastline.
Healthy pets and happy owners, even when times are tough
30 May 2025
Helping pet owners through times of crisis and reducing pressure on animal shelters are the key objectives of new support program.
Storm impacts being assessed statewide
29 May 2025
DEW is working with local councils and other government departments to assess the impacts of Monday’s storm event on beaches across the state.
Review finds Basin Plan environmental flows boosting River Murray ecosystems, biodiversity
29 May 2025
A comprehensive assessment of environmental outcomes in South Australia under the Murray Darling Basin Plan shows environmental water is having a positive impact on ecosystems, biodiversity and habitat quality.
Funding for wildlife sector
26 May 2025
The 2025-26 State Budget includes $7.6 million to better support the volunteer wildlife rescue and rehabilitation sector to care for injured native animals and to support wildlife conservation.
Quolls and possums thriving in the Flinders Ranges a decade on from their reintroduction
21 May 2025
More than a decade after their reintroduction to the Flinders Ranges, western quolls
and brush-tailed possums are prospering, despite recent harsh and dry conditions.
South Australia’s first ever Biodiversity Act introduced to State Parliament
15 May 2025
South Australia’s first ever Biodiversity Act has been introduced to State Parliament including new provisions to better protect our state’s native animals and plants, build resilience to the effects of climate change, and to reduce red tape for development.
Forty years of volunteer hosts in SA’s national parks
15 May 2025
A long-running National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) volunteer initiative is celebrating a significant anniversary.
Rare flood event transforms spectacular Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre into outback oasis
14 May 2025
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is starting to fill up for just the fourth time in the past 160 years, creating one of our country’s rarest ecological and tourism events.
Water wait times easing as extra water carters service off-grid homes
12 May 2025
An increase in registered water carters has improved access to domestic water deliveries in the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula, easing pressure on off-grid residents whose homes are not connected to mains supply.
