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24 Jan 2023
A great time to visit Flinders Chase National Park
WATCH: Kangaroo Island is a wild and beautiful place with an incredible natural environment and delicious local produce. But dotted across the island are also places of fantastic history.
Built in …
19 Jan 2023
Rebuilding the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre
WATCH: The Flinders Chase Visitor Centre is coming back to life. This asset was lost in the 2020 bushfires and it’s great to see its rebuild taking shape.
The new …
18 Jan 2023
The importance of increasing resilience on our metro beaches
Erosion on our metro beaches is nothing new. Our coastline faces significant challenges due to increasing storm events, rising sea levels and manmade problems.
The former Liberal Government had a …
13 Jan 2023
Prescribed burning funding cut
Prescribed burning, also sometimes referred to as ecological burning, in South Australia is an important part of bushfire preparedness.
As Environment Minister, I oversaw a record investment in fire hazard …
03 Jan 2023
Flooding by air
Last week, I was able to see the extent of the flooding in our Riverland and Murraylands regions by air. It is truly astonishing. We're calling on the government to …
02 Jan 2023
Trigger point needed for lifting restrictions on recreational activity on the River Murray
MEDIA RELEASE: The Opposition is calling on the Malinauskas Labor Government to provide Riverland and Murraylands communities with certainty and declare a specific trigger point at which recreational restrictions on the River Murray will be lifted.
21 Dec 2022
Restoring Glenthorne National Park
This week I caught up with Max McQuillan, a University of Adelaide PhD student who is researching the restoration of native grasslands at Glenthorne National Park. With the help of …
19 Dec 2022
Notpla leading the way with plastic alternatives
Sustainable living can look like so many things. But did you ever think it would look like this?
Notpla’s Ooho sachets are an innovative solution to single use plastic packaging. …
15 Dec 2022
Visiting SRWRA
Recycling facilities are fascinating places. Checking out Southern Region Waste Resource Authority (where your waste goes if you live in Adelaide’s southern suburbs) this week to see how hard they …
11 Dec 2022
Opening Happy Valley Reservoir one year on
Today marks one year since the opening of Happy Valley Reservoir! Opening up our reservoirs is something I was so proud to achieve when I was the state’s Environment Minister. …
