Environment

An eco-tourism project along the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail which will deliver positive economic and environmental outcomes will go ahead after the Australian Walking Company and local environmental groups reached an agreement and settled the matter in the Supreme Court.

South Australia’s national parks have experienced a visitor boom with a 77 per cent rise in park entry numbers in December 2020 when compared to the same time in 2019.

More than three kilometres of new trails are now ready to be explored at the Myponga Reservoir Reserve as the Marshall Liberal Government continues to improve recreational access at South Australia’s reservoirs.

Forty-seven community organisations, schools and volunteer groups across the Adelaide metropolitan area have shared in $1 million of funding from the Green Adelaide Grassroots Grants program.

South Australia’s recycling industry will receive a $30 million boost with the Morrison Coalition Government and Marshall Liberal Government signing up to a National Partnership on Recycling Infrastructure.

South Australians will tap in to around 80 new SA Water drinking water fountains across the state over the next four years, further contributing to the Marshall Liberal Government’s efforts to reduce the impact of single-use plastics on the environment.

Visitors to Adelaide Botanic Garden will have more time to enjoy the garden’s beautiful landscapes and exciting, world-class curated events through an extension of its opening hours now available.

The iconic Cleland Wildlife Park koala holds will recommence this weekend along with other new animal encounter experiences.

South Australia will be better prepared to support the preservation and re-establishment of the natural environment during and following bushfires with a new framework released today by the Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Taskforce.