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STATEMENT: Dry Creek salt fields

20/01/2021

In September 2020, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) became aware of significant dieback of the mangroves adjacent to the St Kilda boardwalk within the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park – Winaityinaityi Pangkara (AIBS).

Buoys deployed in Kellidie Bay Sanctuary Zone

19/01/2021

Three buoys marking part of the outer boundary of the Kellidie Bay Marine Park Sanctuary zone have recently been deployed in Kellidie Bay by National Parks and Wildlife Service SA (NPWSSA).

New opening hours means more time to enjoy your botanic garden

18/01/2021

Visitors to Adelaide Botanic Garden will have more time to enjoy the garden’s enchanting landscapes and exciting, world-class curated events through an extension of its opening hours.

Breaking ground at new nature space in Blackwood’s Wittunga Botanic Garden

18/01/2021

A unique play space in the Wittunga Botanic Garden will start construction this week, providing entertainment for the whole family to enjoy, just one of the many upgrades at the Botanic Garden funded through the Adelaide City Deal.

Interest in nature-based tourism investment continues to grow in SA

12/01/2021

Interest in nature-based tourism is on the rise thanks to the State Government’s $5 million Nature-based Tourism Co-investment Fund.

Great White World film takes viewers inside a Neptune Island shark cage dive

11/01/2021

A short film is taking viewers inside the unique adventure experience of shark cage diving in the Neptune Islands on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.

South Australians can again bear hug a koala

05/01/2021

The iconic Cleland Wildlife Park koala holds have recommenced in 2021, along with other new animal encounter experiences.

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