Environment

The preservation and economic management of the environment of the Fleurieu Peninsula has become increasingly important for Council, local groups, business, concerned residents and ratepayers. Preservation of the environment is managed under the Environment Protection Act. The objects of the Environment Protection Act are:

• To promote the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
• To ensure that all reasonable and practicable steps are taken to protect, restore, and enhance the quality of the environment having regard for the principles of ecologically sustainable development.

Conservation Parks, water quality, access and egress, landcare and marine environments are just a few of the issues impacting on the district.

Declared Animal and Plant Control on Road Reserves

Council Permit - Public Notice - Declared Animal and Plant Control on Road Reserves(70 kb)

Current Community Projects

Plastic Shopping Bag Free Campaign

The District Council of Yankalilla was the first Council in South Australia to work towards a plastic shopping bag free environment. The council district is surrounded by the waters of Gulf St Vincent and the Southern Ocean. Plastic bags have a devastating impact on marine life. They are often mistaken for jellyfish as they float in the water and cause animals to die a slow and painful death when swallowed. The campaign has been embraced by residents and visitors alike. Residents have been provided with a free calico bag and local retailers have been encouraged to change their practices and consider alternative bags for the checkout. A community education campaign has encouraged local residents to rethink their usage of plastic bags and consider alternatives such as cardboard boxes, calico bags, green bags, personal shopping trolleys, baskets and paper bags. The campaign is a long term strategy.

Bungala River Restoration

A number of community groups are working together to rehabilitate sections of the Bungala River. The Bungala runs through the towns of Yankalilla and Normanville. Rehabilitation efforts include control and removal of invasive weeds and revegetation with native plants. Community education programs are also being conducted to raise awareness of the river.

Bungala Estuary Action Plan - Click Here

Restoring the Habitat of the Glossy Black Cockatoo

The Glossy Black Cockatoo (SA Sub species) is Australia's rarest Cockatoo. It remains critically endangered and now can only be found on Kangaroo Island where only 280-300 birds remain. They use to fly regularly between Kangaroo Island and the mainland at Cape Jervis but due to habitat destruction through land clearing their food trees and nesting habitats disappeared. They disappeared from the mainland in 1970's.

In 1997 Greening Australia commenced a habitat restoration project. Since that time over fifty thousand trees and shrubs have been planted at priority sites on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula. The Sheoaks are now forest like and are just beginning to bear the cones that the Glossies rely on for food. Eucalypts have also been planted to provide nesting sites. In order to recreate a sustainable native vegetation community the revegetation program has included as many local indigenous species as possible including native grasses, groundcovers, understorey and canopy plants with seed collected from nearby remnants.

Many schools, community groups, service clubs and social clubs contribute to this massive effort. For further information or to get involved please contact Greening Australia on (08) 8372 0120 or email: general@greeningsa.org.au

Environmental Information

The Natural Resource Centre provides information and can arrange referrals to technical expertise on a wide range of topics including:

Sustainable Living	Climate Change	Backyards for Wildlife
Plant Identification	Water Salinity Testing	Soil Testing Kits
Weeds	Rabbits and Foxes	Waste Management
Watercourses & Dams	Native Vegetation	Coastcare
Soils & Pastures	Farm Forestry	Revegetation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful Environmental Contacts

Adelaide & Mt Lofty Ranges  Natural Resource Management Board	Willunga Office	8558 3400
Environment Protection Authority		1800 623 445
National Parks & Wildlife Service	Fleurieu Office	8552 6377
Coastal Protection Board, Dept. Environment & Planning	Rob Tucker	8124 4878
Fleurieu Bird Watchers	Val Laird	8555 5995
NPWS Deep Creek Conservation Park		8598 0263
Friends of Deep Creek Conservation Park	Chris Royans	8598 0244
Heysen Trail Friends	Fleurieu Office	8212 6299
Native Animal Rescue	Sharyn Braithwaite	8558 0804 0437 856 175
Cape Jervis Recreation Park Committee	Alan Robinson	85980 0270
Second Valley to Cape Jervis  Land Management Group	Peter Filsell	85980223
Yankalilla Bay Dune Care Group	Sheryn Pitman	8537 2361
Yankalilla Bay Enviro Group	Bruce Trigg	8558 8180
SA Sea Rescue Squadron - Wirrina Flotilla	PO Box 2017  Normanville SA 5204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please check the links listed below for further information

• Keep South Australia Beautiful (KESAB)
• Leafy Sea Dragon
• Coast and Marine
• SA Whale Centre
• Southern Right Whales
• Greening Australia
• Marine Life Society of SA