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Video: The biggest seagrass restoration trial in Australia is being done in SA

Coasts

The South Australian Government has announced a new investment in both metropolitan and regional coasts with:

Additional sand, including sourcing around 500,000 cubic metres of external sand from outside of Adelaide for the metropolitan coastline ($20 million).
Building a sand recycling pipeline from Semaphore to West Beach, as well as sand dune restoration and revegetation in partnership with local councils and community groups ($28.4 million).
Support for regional coasts to help repair, restore and sustain them in partnership with local councils ($4 million).

The State Government is also restoring lost seagrass, working with local councils to limit damaging stormwater run-off from entering Gulf St Vincent, research and development and building a new reef. Find out more here.

Register for an upcoming event to learn about what's happening on Adelaide's beaches
To find out about sand movement works underway go to Adelaide beach works.
Read FAQs about the Securing the Future of our Coastline project.
Watch webinar: History of Adelaide's beaches

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Latest news

New marine parks patrol vessel nets illegal fishing in sanctuary zones

02 March 2021

A newly-acquired marine parks patrol vessel has delivered immediate results with rangers from National Parks and Wildlife Service SA (NPWSSA) successfully detecting illegal fishing activity in South Australian sanctuary zones.

$1.6 million infrastructure upgrades underway on Kangaroo Island

17 February 2021

The $1.6 million transformation of Antechamber Bay camping facilities, in Lashmar Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island is underway with the installation of a suspension bridge linking the north and south sides of the campground.

Visit the DEW coast team at the West Beach Pink and Blue Swim/Walk

10 February 2021

Learn more about how Adelaide’s beaches are actively managed and the government’s plans to secure the future of South Australia’s metro coastline this Saturday 13 February at the West Beach Surf Lifesaving Club’s ‘Pink and Blue Swim / Walk’ event.

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Acknowledgement of Country

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.