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Roam the Ranges this July
01 July 2025
The Ikara-Flinders Ranges is the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) park of the month with July offering double the fun as it coincides with NAIDOC Week (6 -13 July) and the school holidays.

Tests to reveal extent of harmful algal bloom
01 July 2025
The state government is conducting further tests to determine if the algal bloom affecting South Australia’s coastline has entered West Lakes and parts of the Port River.

Significant expansion of the Warrenben Conservation Park on Yorke Peninsula
30 June 2025
Villawood Properties has gifted almost 1000 hectares of ecologically significant land to the Warrenben Conservation Park located on Narungga country on the south-east Yorke Peninsula, 12 km north-east of Marion Bay.

Irrigators to receive 100 per cent of their River Murray allocation for fifth year running
24 June 2025
For the fifth successive year, South Australian River Murray water users will start the 2025-26 water year with 100 per cent of their allocation.

Coastal protection grants now open
23 June 2025
More than $1 million in Coast Protection Board grants are available to councils and community groups to help our coastal and marine environment and address climate change.

Landmark Biodiversity Act will help to better protect SA’s unique native flora and fauna
20 June 2025
South Australia’s first ever Biodiversity Act aimed at better protecting the State’s native animals and plants, as well as addressing the impacts of climate change, has passed State Parliament.

Laws banning puppy farms and increased penalties for dog attacks pass State Parliament
20 June 2025
Significant reforms to dog and cat laws including banning puppy farms, expanding feral cat eradication and increasing penalties for dog owners that attack people and other animals have passed State Parliament.

Two new saltmarsh vegetation species records for Kangaroo Island
16 April 2025
Scientific and survey officers from the Department for Environment and Water returned to Kangaroo Island in February to repeat saltmarsh vegetation and elevation surveys which were first undertaken along the Cygnet River Estuary back in 1994.

River Murray water allocations to open at 100 per cent
15 April 2025
South Australian River Murray irrigators are projected to receive their full water allocations in 2025-26.

Design work approved for Bruno Bay infrastructure upgrade
26 September 2024
The Riverland community will be asked to have input into the design of infrastructure upgrades at Bruno Bay in Cobdogla, which could see the boat ramp and community infrastructure made more accessible during high River Murray flows.