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Short film puts spotlight on Coorong during National Science Week

11/08/2020

The public are invited to view a short film produced by DEW and the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board about South Australia’s iconic Coorong and the scientists and citizens helping return it to a healthy system.

Applications now open for leasing of shacks on Crown lands

11/08/2020

Eligible leaseholders (or nominees) for shacks on Crown lands are currently invited to apply for longer tenure as part of the government’s Retaining Shacks program.

Waterfall Gully walking trail upgrade complete

10/08/2020

One of Adelaide’s premier walking trails is now safer to use and will be better protected from extreme weather events thanks to a recently completed $5 million restoration and upgrade.

Six months on and bushfire recovery effort continues

06/08/2020

It’s now been six months since South Australia was declared bushfire-safe by the Country Fire Service (CFS) following the summer’s devastating bushfires and work continues to rebuild communities and wildlife affected by the fires.

Land conservation gets a $3 million boost

05/08/2020

A $3 million Heritage Agreements grants program has been launched to revitalise private land conservation which will improve both environmental and economic outcomes.

Plants to stabilise rebuilt dunes

04/08/2020

More than 8500 plants will vegetate newly restored dunes at Semaphore South as part of a project to rebuild the area, which was badly damaged during a storm in 2016.

Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta opens its gates

04/08/2020

Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta, Adelaide’s second metropolitan national park, has opened its gates to the public.

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The Department for Environment and Water 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.

The Department works in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and supports their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.