1 July 2009
Changing the boundaries on natural resources management
Today the boundary of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board changed.
22 June 2009
Aquatic weeds a threat to waterways
Four aquatic plants with potential to cause significant environmental harm by spreading to local watercourses are causing concern for the Board.
19 June 2009
Coastal Gardens: A Planting Guide
Coastal gardens are set for a stylish makeover with a new planting guide for people living in the coastal suburbs of Adelaide and beyond.
4 June 2009
Metropolitan dunes to be rehabilitated
Significant environmental rehabilitation work will be carried out by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board and the City of Holdfast Bay to protect the environmentally sensitive Minda Dunes at Somerton Park.
26 May 2009
Fleurieu Coast Estuary and Marine Officer
Metropolitan Adelaide Coast Estuary and Marine Officer
Northern Coast Estuary and Marine Officer
Three new officers are appointed to facilitate key biodiversity and conservation issues for the NRM Board's coastal action plans.
7 May 2009
Environmental volunteers recognised for great work
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board will hold special Walk & Talk Day to thank environmental volunteers for their valuable work.
6 April 2009
Managing our natural resources starts in the schoolyard
Teaching more sustainable use of our water, land and other environmental resources needs to start early – so natural resources managers are taking the sustainability message to the schoolyard.
2 April 2009
Regional plan wins national award
A plan mapping out the future protection and management of local natural resources has collected a National Award for Planning Excellence from the Planning Institute of Australia at its national congress being held in Darwin.
March 2009
Deer numbers leap in the Adelaide Hills
Landholders and deer farmers are being urged to work together to help curb escalating numbers of feral deer in the Adelaide Hills.
19 March 2009
High praise for Land Management course
Small-scale farmer, Nicholas Rutherford, believes that attending an Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board Land Management Course is one of the best things he has ever done.
19 February 2009
Partnership helps keep waterways clean
A joint program between the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board and the Department for Correctional Services has resulted in major reductions of litter and debris in key metropolitan water catchments.
12 February 2009
Winning the battle against invasive weed
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board is winning the battle against an invasive pest plant which can damage watercourses.
27 January 2009
Rural land management course a must
Balhannah landholder, Fiona Challen, remembers March 14, 2008, like it was yesterday.
21 January 2009
Landholders need to understand soils
Landholders in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board area are being urged to learn more about soils on their properties.
17 December 2008
New project to help protect marine wildlife
A new program to reduce deaths and injuries to marine wildlife in Gulf St Vincent from marine debris will be introduced next month by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board.
8 December 2008
Landholders warned on major pest plant
Landholders in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges region have been urged to take steps to control the pest plant caltrop.
25 November 2008
Behind the seascapes
An online photographic gallery of Adelaide’s scenic coastline has been launched by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board for Coast Week commencing tomorrow through to Sunday.
6 November 2008
Mexican feathergrass fears in the fleurieu
Incorrect labelling of seed bought from Germany has resulted in a Fleurieu Peninsula nursery unwittingly selling the invasive pest plant, Mexican feather grass, to the public.
31 October 2008
Native fish returning to Torrens after 70 years
The installation of a fish ladder on Breakout Creek Weir at the Torrens Outlet at Henley Beach South has proved an outstanding success, with native fish returning in large numbers to the river after more than 70 years in exile.
28 October 2008
Community involved in major native fish survey
A major community monitoring program of creeks and rivers from the Barossa Valley to the Fleurieu Peninsula is being coordinated by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board to assist in determining native fish numbers.
24 October 2008
Concern over sales of pest plant
An invasive pest plant with the ability to cause major environmental damage and economic losses for landholders may have been unwittingly sold to the public by hardware retailers at Noarlunga, Marion, Mile End, Parafield Gardens, Gawler and Malvern.
24 October 2008
Award Finalists for Natural Resources Management
Aboriginal Natural Resources Management Governance Group, ‘Four Nations’ has been accepted as a finalist for the prestigious South Australian Premier’s Award.
21 October 2007
Sustainable schools initiative leads to sustainable homes
Marg’ Underwood’s Year five students at Nuriootpa Primary School are designing sustainable housing projects as part of a new environmental focussed curriculum.
24 October 2008
Award Finalists for Natural Resources Management
Aboriginal Natural Resources Management Governance Group, ‘Four Nations’ has been accepted as a finalist for the prestigious South Australian Premier’s Award.
13 October 2008
Board working to improve quality of Onkaparinga Estuary
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board will provide funding towards major revegetation and weed control work in the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park.
8 October 2008
Hills survey to look at spread of new form of bridal creeper
A survey will be carried out in the north-eastern foothills of Adelaide in an effort to track the spread of a significant pest plant.
24 September 2008
Advice on how to best manage properties
Landholders in the Adelaide Hills will be given an opportunity to learn about how best to manage their land.
9 September 2008
Biological control agents released
Tiny mites invisible to the naked eye are at the forefront of biological attacks on two pest weeds in the Adelaide Hills.
1 September 2008
Campaign to educate on roadside pests.
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board will write to hundreds of landholders to help educate them about the problems caused by roadside pest plants and animals.
26 August 2008
Hills landholders face significant changes from climate change
Climate change will provide new and significant challenges for farmers and horticulturists in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges.
5 August 2008
Environmental work to protect Middle Beach
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board is carrying out environmental works to protect Middle Beach, a popular recreation area about 30 kilometres north of Adelaide.
23 July 2008
South Australian's urged to plan local natives
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board is urging South Australians to help restore the natural habitat by planting trees as part of National Tree Day on Sunday (July 27).
22 July 2008
New NRM Groups. Central Hills, Northern, Fleurieu
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board has established a new seven-member Central NRM Group as part of a major streamlining of its operations.
10 July 2008
Householders urged to avoid weedkiller
Many householders who spray weedkiller also can pollute precious stormwater and prevent it from being
recharges and stored underground in aquifers for later use as bore water.
7 July 2008
Sustainability street
Information Sessions to take place in Marion
20 June 2008
Tree-changers overwhelm Land Management course
A new course to help teach people new to the land how to run their rural retreat has been swamped by
‘tree-changers’
16 May 2008
NRM Board steps up fight against weeds
Rural land managers are being urged to join the war against pest plants.
15 May 2008
Routine Maintenance: Patawalonga dredging (78kb)
The Patawalonga Lake sedimentation basin is full to capacity and will be dredged to remain effective in
stopping pollution from spilling into the sea.
18 April 2008
Sustainability Street for Garden East
East End residents in the City could soon be the first South Australians to create a “Sustainability Street” – a program to foster sustainable living.
22 April 2008
Western wetland an outstanding success
The South Australian Jockey Club has backed a winner with the wetland at Alan Scott Park Morphettville, providing significant savings on its watering costs.
17 April 2008
No Longer Drowning in Olives (70kb)
The discovery of more than 50 native plant species hanging on, despite years of olive invasion and cattle grazing, inspired David and Jill Gronow of Chandlers Hill to try to restore the balance.
8 April 2008
Duty of care to protect environment (98 kb)
Protection of the precious water, land and biodiversity assets of the western Mount Lofty Ranges has taken a step forward with the assignment of three specialist compliance officers to help landholders carry out their responsibility to care for the environment.
7 April 2008
Watch for the break of season (98 kb)
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board has urged farmers to be prepared to lime their soils before the break of season finally comes.
20 February 2008
Another urban wetland development gets go-ahead (98 kb)
Greater community access to the River Torrens will result from major environmental work which will start next month on Stage 2 of the Breakout Creek Wetlands and Watercourse Restoration Project situated between Henley Beach and Tapleys Hill Roads on the River Torrens at Lockleys.
13 February 2008
Foxes devastating wildlife (98 kb)
Foxes are devastating native wildlife in the metropolitan and near urban areas, according to an expert on the cunning animal’s behaviour.
12 February 2008
Community Consultation on groundwater (87 kb)
Communities are being urged to have their say in how they believe groundwater used for commercial, industrial and irrigation purposes around Adelaide should be managed in future. This does not apply to domestic (backyard) bores.
4 February 2008
Australian first in natural resources management planning (76kb)
Aboriginal cultural information will form a key part of natural resources management under a major new guide funded by the State Government’s Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (AMLR NRM) Board.
30 November 2007
Coastal “Heroes” recognised for environment work (80 kb)
Three people have been recognised as “Local Heroes” because of their outstanding work to help protect South Australia’s fragile coastal environment. 27 November 2007.
27 November 2007
Businesses recognised for water initiatives (67kb)
More than 30 small businesses across the metropolitan area have been recognised over the last six months for their efforts towards improving water quality in local creeks, rivers and the Gulf St Vincent.
26 November 2007
20 year plan for a sustainable future (74kb)
A draft plan for the management of natural resources in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges has been released today. A comprehensive range of proposed actions have been put forward with the aim of helping to protect the natural assets of the region.
26 November 2007
Weevil to help primary producers improve yields (63kb)
A major release across farming areas of a tiny European weevil to help control the noxious weed Salvation Jane – known colloquially as the Purple Peril or Paterson’s Curse – has the potential to help farmers improve their yields across the State.
16 November 2007
Young Volunteers Recognised at Premier’s NRM Awards (67kb)
Two young people who have made major contributions towards the environment and natural resources management have been recognised with prestigious Rising Star Awards.
13 November 2007
Conservation Vs Bushfire Protection. Is it a case of Oil and Water? (79kb)
An expert on sustainable landscapes has called on landholders carrying out fire protection works to find a balance with conservation.
29 October 2007
Joint approach to protecting native vegetation. (73kb)
A neighbourly approach of setting up ‘conservation precincts’ is helping protect and enhance native vegetation management in the Barossa Valley.
29 October 2007
Rabbit number of the increase. (78kb)
Rabbit numbers in SA are at their highest since the release of the rabbit calicivirus (RCD) 12 years ago.
24 October 2007
Local grants to encourage local action. (78kb)
Grants of up to $5,000 are now available to assist local citizens, community groups and organisations take
action to better understand and manage the region’s natural resources.
9 October 2007
Proposed licensing of rainwater storages – The facts. (77 kb)
The Western Mt Lofty Ranges (WMLR) is currently moving through the process of prescription, that is, the development of a management plan to ensure the sustainability of water resources.
8 October 2007
Special Water Allocation Plan meetings (77 kb)
Two special community meetings will be held on the Fleurieu Peninsula during October to discuss the crucial Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges.
8 October 2007
Need to better manage weeds (82 kb)
A call has been made for landholders to continue their fight against the spread of pest plants which cause widespread damage to farming land and the environment.
3 October 2007
Rocking to a different beat (82 kb)
Four Year 10 students from St John’s Grammar School at Belair have organised a special concert on October 11 to raise awareness about global warming.
28 September 2007
Water Allocation Plan discussion papers released (81 kb)
Nine discussion papers examining the future of a Water Allocation Plan for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges have been released for public comment.
05 September 2007
Fight to save endangered species (81 kb)
A Fleurieu Peninsula environmental group is attempting to preserve several plant and animal species which are threatened by invasive weeds.
05 September 2007
Aldgate group’s valuable work (79 kb)
Work by a small and committed Adelaide Hills environmental group is at the forefront of the battle to save the nationally endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot.
03 September 2007
Western Mt Lofty Ranges moves towards ‘WAP for all’ (316 kb)
The development of a Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the important Western Mount Lofty Ranges (WMLR) area has moved a step closer with the establishment of a number of regional advisory committees to help ensure that the end result is a plan that works for all who live and work in the region.
29 August 2007
Board to launch ‘Spike’ at Gawler Show (80 kb)
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board will launch their new mascot at the Gawler Agricultural and Horticultural Show this weekend.
29 August 2007
Breakout Creek development takes further step (78 kb)
Excellent environmental outcomes and better public access areas along the lower reaches of the River Torrens are one step closer to reality, with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board calling for expressions of interest for the construction and landscaping of stage 2 at Breakout Creek.
22 August 2007
Swing to goat products gains momentum (83 kb)
The growing local and international demand for goat products presents exciting new opportunities in alternative agriculture of which the Fleurieu region is well-positioned to capitalise on.
14 August 2007
WAP Advisory Committee taps into community pulse (83 kb)
The Water Allocation Plan Advisory Committees (WAPACs) established across the Western Mount Lofty Ranges earlier this year will help planners of the Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the region deliver a final plan that is fair and reasonable in its allocation, transfer and use of available water from prescribed resources.
14 August 2007
Education the key to sustainable water allocation
Community education is the priority for the Water Allocation Plan Advisory Committee (WAPAC), in particular for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges region. It is essential that the community understands the processes followed in arriving at outcomes that work for all – now and into the future.
16 July 2007
Minding Minda dunes (95 kb)
Caring for our coastline is extremely important, especially when our dune systems play a major part in providing habitat for a wide variety of our local birds.
16 July 2007
Groundwater on the improve in McLaren Vale (80 kb)
The first comprehensive Floodplain Mapping Study of First to Fifth Creeks has been completed. The Study, released on Monday 9 July 2007, provides eastern suburbs councils, authorities and property owners with additional up-to-date information to enable better planning for flood events and will help guide future development of the urban environment in the eastern region.
5 July 2007
Flood maps released for First to Fifth Creeks (82 kb)
The first comprehensive Floodplain Mapping Study of First to Fifth Creeks has been completed. The Study, released on Monday 9 July 2007, provides eastern suburbs councils, authorities and property owners with additional up-to-date information to enable better planning for flood events and will help guide future development of the urban environment in the eastern region.
4 July 2007
Workshops to tackle Bridal Creeper menace (76 kb)
The Asparagus Weeds Working Group (AWWG), supported by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (AMLR NRM) Board, will hold a series of free workshops in late July and early August to provide property owners, councils and conservation groups with the latest information and tools to use in the fight against spiralling Bridal Creeper populations.
18 June 2007
Board calls for community input to region’s first ever comprehensive NRM Plan (81 kb)
The Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (AMLR NRM) Board will host a series of workshops across the region in June and July to call for community ideas and input to its first-ever comprehensive NRM Plan for the region.
18 June 2007
South Para Biodiversity Project gets its message through (78 kb)
When the South Para Biodiversity Project (SPBP) was established in 1999, its overriding aim was to maintain, enhance and restore indigenous biodiversity values and take the biodiversity message to the local community. Now, some seven years later, the Project can look back on a job well done.
30 May 2007
Upgrades to McLaren Vale weather station network a major boost for local growers (74 kb)
The $100,000 upgrade to McLaren Vale’s network of nine weather stations is already delivering significant benefits to local primary producers who can now call on highly accurate and user-friendly weather data to improve water use efficiency and better manage pest and disease risk.
29 May 2007
Native fish, birds come under spotlight at free June seminars (73 kb)
A study of native fish in the Adelaide region, which revealed both pleasant surprises and some disappointments, will be shared with the Adelaide public at two free seminars in early June.
7 May 2007
Rural Landholder and Volunteer Awards (86 kb)
Rather than lugging around fencing, seedlings, weed sprayers and the like as part of their efforts to revegetate, rehabilitate, restore and sustainably manage natural resources on both private and public land, an elite group of rural landholders and committed community volunteers instead walked away last week loaded up with certificates, plaques, trophies, property signage and high praise for their valuable work.
01 May 2007
Deadly autumn hazard for our waterways (105 kb)
Every autumn, tonnes of leaves are washed from the streets of Adelaide into our stormwater system, choking the life from the fragile ecosystems of our creeks and rivers.
16 April 2007
Allocation of Water in the Western Mount Lofty Ranges (36 kb)
The development of a Water Allocation Plan for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges is progressing well, with discussion papers due to be released in June, closely followed by community consultation.
5 April 2007
Water caring businesses recognised (80 kb)
Small businesses across metropolitan Adelaide now have the opportunity to be recognised for their efforts towards improving water quality in local creeks, rivers and the Gulf St Vincent. Nominations are now open for the WaterCare Business Recognition Scheme, launched this month by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board.
2 April 2007
Woody weeds removed from Linear Park (78 kb)
Hundreds of woody weeds, including Ash trees, olives, briar rose, olives and poplars, have been removed from the banks of the North Para River in Nuriootpa thanks to a partnership project of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board and the Barossa Council.
29 March 2007
Invasive weeds removed to rescue Onka estuary (87 kb)
Around 40 hectares of the highly invasive swamp oak Casuarina glauca has been removed from the Onkaparinga Estuary as part of a plan to restore the natural balance of one of the State’s most important estuarine environments.
23 March 2007
Drought and the lower River Torrens (97 kb)
The dry state of the lower River Torrens in the western suburbs of Adelaide is another sign of the State’s continuing drought conditions, according to Kym Good, General Manager of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, who also said there had been an encouraging reprieve due to local rains today (Friday).
16 March 2007
New weapon in fight against weeds (95 kb)
Satellite images that can differentiate between species of weeds look set to help the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board’s fight to control weed infestations across the region.
16 March 2007
Rocc’s on a role at All Transport Industries (91 kb)
Think mechanical workshop, add in a crash repair component on one hectare of land in Regency Park and you’d be forgiven for immediately drawing a mental picture of your average cluttered industrial site.
16 March 2007
Nominations open for Rural Landholder Awards (84 kb)
Rural landholders will be recognised for their efforts to rehabilitate and sustainably manage their properties in the 2007 Rural Landholder Awards.
9 March 2007
Dry lower River Torrens not unusual at this time of year (95 kb)
The dry state of the lower River Torrens in the western suburbs of Adelaide is not unusual at this time of year, but is another sign of the State’s continuing drought conditions, according Kym Good, General Manager of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. "The drying out of the lower Torrens is quite normal in February and March every year as we approach the end of summer," said Mr Good.
5 March 2007
Illegal dumping threatens waterways (74 kb)
Rubbish is being illegally dumped along creek lines and in waterways across the Fleurieu Peninsula.
March 2007
Local volunteers needed (63 kb)
Attracting volunteers to join local environmental groups has just become easier, thanks to an initiative of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board.
Feb 2007
New $2.8-million wetland (105 kb)
Adelaide has taken another vital step towards better management of its water resources with the official launch today (2 February 2007) of a $2.8-million wetland and stormwater reuse scheme at The Grange Golf Club at Seaton.
27 February 2007
Businesses encouraged to clean up (94 kb)
That’s the message from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board in a challenge to all South Australian businesses to celebrate National Business Clean-Up Day today by getting involved in initiatives to care for the environment and keep their work sites pristine.
29/09/2006
New trash rack for north eastern suburbs (71kb)
A new $250,000 trash rack is being constructed in the north eastern suburbs to prevent tonnes of litter, organic matter and sediment from polluting local waterways.
11/09/2006
Waterbugs - little creatures giving a big insight (95kb)
Many people recognise the value of frogs as a measure of stream health, but few in the community appreciate the importance of waterbugs* as biological indicators that can help us learn a great deal about the health of our environment.
10/09/2006
Adelaide's marine underworld to be put under the microscope (82kb)
A new advisory committee will put future protection of Adelaide’s marine "underworld" under the environmental microscope.The Coastal, Marine and Estuarine Advisory Committee has been established by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board to ensure our coast and marine environments, including estuaries, are better understood and properly managed.
28/08/2006
Millions invested to protect natural assets (82kb)
Community environmental groups, farmers, waterways, plants and animals across Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges will be among the beneficiaries of a $6.95 million investment over two years to be announced today by the Australian and South Australian Governments.
5/07/2006
Concept statement for the Board's NRM Plan (69kb)
The first step in the development of a Natural Resources Management Plan for the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Region was taken on June 7 with the release of a Concept Statement for public consultation.
03/05/2006
Concept Statement for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges (369kb)
The first step in the development of a Water Allocation Plan for the Western Mount Lofty Ranges was taken today with the release of a Concept Statement for public consultation.
20/04/2006
Fish ladder for the River Torrens (95kb)
Native fish will soon be able to return easily to the River Torrens and end their 70 year exile thanks to the installation of a fish ladder at Breakout Creek.