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Squeak’s new beak

19/09/2019

A young Port River dolphin - Squeak - rescued from an entangled fishing line in April, has made a strong recovery.

Sand carting from Semaphore to West Beach and Henley Beach South

17/09/2019

Sand trucking will continue from two built-up spots in Semaphore to Adelaide’s struggling southern beaches from mid-October, three to four times periodically until 2021.

River Murray water allocations increase to 81 per cent

16/09/2019

South Australian River Murray irrigators’ allocations have increased to 81 per cent – improving from 74 per cent as announced on 2 September 2019.

South Australian Heritage Council celebrates 100th meeting

12/09/2019

The South Australian Heritage Council celebrated an historic milestone on 12 September 2019 with its 100th meeting.

Growing heritage tourism in SA

10/09/2019

The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is seeking the views of heritage and tourism experts, and the community, to develop a vision and shared plan to grow heritage tourism in South Australia.

South Australia’s lesser-known threatened species

07/09/2019

Today is National Threatened Species Day and this year we are shining a light on some of SA’s lesser-known threatened to extinction plants, fish, birds and mammals.

Be careful: it’s snake season

05/09/2019

Warmer spring days sparks snake breeding season, so be snake aware in both regional and urban areas across South Australia.

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