The Adelaide and Mt lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board is currently developing a new and exciting initiative to deliver environmental improvements.
A new program is being built, which is aimed at supporting all rural land managers to achieve effective stewardship of the regions precious natural resources.
This new program is intended as the vehicle for delivering consistent and meaningful incentives, and educational services to rural land managers, to help them implement improvements to address threats to biodiversity, water quality and primary production.
There has been a wealth of effort and energy put into improving land management practices in the Region over a long period of time. Groups such as the South Para Biodiversity Project, North Para Land Management Committee, and the Northern Foothills Land Management Committee have worked tirelessly to this end, and involved local communities in tackling NRM issues at the local scale.
The Adelaide and Mt lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board is hoping to strengthen and build upon the partnerships in place with such groups to see that land managers within these project areas can receive financial and technical support to a broad range of environmental issues confronting them in the management of their properties.
This is likely to result in the slight re-alignment of historical boundaries of one-time Animal & Plant Control Officers, but will allow land managers to access advice and support on natural resource issues, such as watercourse management, remnant vegetation management, pest management & soil management, in a more coordinated and simplified way.
As the program takes shape and local contact officers are established, we will be promoting the program to the local community, and informing them of who their local project officers are, and providing more detail about the types of assistance available.
Local contacts:
Eastwood office
205 Greenhill Road, Eastwood SA 5063
Tel: (08) 8273 9100
Gawler office – Northern Service Hub
8 Adelaide Road, Gawler South SA 5118
Tel: (08) 8523 7700
Lobethal office – Hills/Central Service Hub
1 Adelaide Lobethal Road, Lobethal SA 5241
Tel: (08) 8389 6166
Willunga office – Southern/Fleurieu Service Hub
5 Aldinga Road, Willunga SA 5172
Tel: (08) 8550 3400