More support to unlock vital landscape projects in our regions

Twelve projects will be supported in the latest round (2025-26) of the Landscape Priorities Fund.

Many of the projects are aimed at better managing land – building the resilience of farmers and land managers during drought and helping them implement measures to boost water security, groundcover, native vegetation and livestock management. 

These initiatives include:

• Building rainwater tanks and catchment structures for use in buffel grass control operations in the Alinytjara Wilurara region, in the state’s north west.
• Developing an on-farm tool to increase water use efficiency in the Northern and Yorke region.
• Expanding rabbit control measures on the Limestone Coast, bolstering the targeted program funded through the Malinauskas Government’s Drought Support package. 

Other projects include stepping up conservation efforts of the glossy black cockatoos on Kangaroo Island, reducing the threat of feral herbivores and convening a two-day South Australian Aboriginal Ranger Land and Sea Conference on 23-27 March 2026. 

Department for Environment and Water Climate Action and Landscape Services Director Mary-Anne Healy said the emphasis of the Landscape Priorities Fund was to protect our precious natural environment and maintain its rich biodiversity.

"It’s often the landscape boards who are on-ground and leading these projects on public and private land in their regions, so it’s vital that they get additional resourcing." Ms Healy said.

"The projects that will benefit from funding have unique merit in terms of the value they provide in helping our environment."

The Landscape Priorities Fund provides annual grants for landscape boards, which often work in partnership with other organisations, groups and individuals to invest in large-scale integrated landscape management projects.

Eligible projects can address a range of landscape management issues such as vegetation restoration and rehabilitation, threatened species, climate resilience and adaptation, ecosystem recovery, sustainable agriculture and natural disasters. 

For more information, including full descriptions of funded projects, visit landscape.sa.gov.au/priorities-fund.