The Department for Environment and Water is partnering with The Nature Conservancy and COmON Foundation to deliver $1.2 million worth of projects to restore up to 2000 hectares of coastal wetlands in St Vincent and Spencer gulfs.

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The workshops

When:

Day one – 11:00 – 2:00pm AEST Wednesday 18 August 2021.

Day two – 11:00 – 2:00pm AEST Thursday 19 August 2021.

* Sessions are identical so please register for one session only.

Where:

Online Zoom workshop. A meeting link will be sent to registered attendees with an Outlook calendar invitation and reading materials.

How:

Register for one of the stage two workshops via Eventbrite. Registrations close one week prior to the event (Wednesday 11 August and Thursday 12 August 2021 respectively).

What:

These workshops will provide a national forum for you to further consider, critique, refine and co-design the draft National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) framework to ensure that it meets the needs of your organisation. Workshops will be facilitated by the team at Wild Matters with support from the Environment and Invasives Committee’s Weeds Working Group, who will provide an overview of the feedback received through the first stage of workshops and the online survey undertaken in April/May 2021, and seek your input on the implementation of the draft NEWP Framework.

The workshop will seek detailed feedback on:

• Governance models that will best support implementation of the NEWP framework
• Implementation models for WoNS/WINS strategic plans, including national taskforce and coordinator models, integration with existing approaches, including examples of implementation models that have worked well
• Defining key stakeholders for further engagement.

Background

The National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) Framework was conceived in a 2020 report by Wild Matters that analysed the original Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) initiative and proposed a draft framework that builds on the successes and lessons learned from WoNS by moving beyond a single species approach to encompass a suite of National Established Weed Priorities:

1. Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
2. Weed Issues of National Significance (WINS)
3. National Established Weeds Action List (NEWAL).

In July 2021, Wild Matters were announced as the successful tenderers of an Australian Government project to progress the development of the NEWP framework and develop a plan for its implementation. In addition to facilitating these workshops, the Wild Matters team will be consulting broadly with community, industry and government stakeholders across Australia to ensure that the framework meets the needs of people and organisations involved in weed management. For more information about the project, see the DAWE media release or contact weedpriorities@wildmatters.com.au.

Following the first stage of National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) workshops in March 2021, we invite you to attend the second stage of workshops to help further develop the draft NEWP Framework and provide input on its proposed implementation.

The workshops

When:

Day one – 11:00 – 2:00pm AEST Wednesday 18 August 2021.

Day two – 11:00 – 2:00pm AEST Thursday 19 August 2021.

* Sessions are identical so please register for one session only.

Where:

Online Zoom workshop. A meeting link will be sent to registered attendees with an Outlook calendar invitation and reading materials.

How:

Register for one of the stage two workshops via Eventbrite. Registrations close one week prior to the event (Wednesday 11 August and Thursday 12 August 2021 respectively).

What:

These workshops will provide a national forum for you to further consider, critique, refine and co-design the draft National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) framework to ensure that it meets the needs of your organisation. Workshops will be facilitated by the team at Wild Matters with support from the Environment and Invasives Committee’s Weeds Working Group, who will provide an overview of the feedback received through the first stage of workshops and the online survey undertaken in April/May 2021, and seek your input on the implementation of the draft NEWP Framework.

The workshop will seek detailed feedback on:

• Governance models that will best support implementation of the NEWP framework
• Implementation models for WoNS/WINS strategic plans, including national taskforce and coordinator models, integration with existing approaches, including examples of implementation models that have worked well
• Defining key stakeholders for further engagement.

Background

The National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) Framework was conceived in a 2020 report by Wild Matters that analysed the original Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) initiative and proposed a draft framework that builds on the successes and lessons learned from WoNS by moving beyond a single species approach to encompass a suite of National Established Weed Priorities:

1. Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
2. Weed Issues of National Significance (WINS)
3. National Established Weeds Action List (NEWAL).

In July 2021, Wild Matters were announced as the successful tenderers of an Australian Government project to progress the development of the NEWP framework and develop a plan for its implementation. In addition to facilitating these workshops, the Wild Matters team will be consulting broadly with community, industry and government stakeholders across Australia to ensure that the framework meets the needs of people and organisations involved in weed management. For more information about the project, see the DAWE media release or contact weedpriorities@wildmatters.com.au.

Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in contributing to the development of the framework.

We look forward to your insights and contribution to the future management of National Established Weed Priorities.

Sincerely,

Environment and Invasives Committee’s Weeds Working Group and the Wild Matters team

We may not be able to eliminate all pest animals so instead, we prioritise which ones to manage to help look after native wildlife, pets, livestock, plants and crops. And we also need to stop new pests from establishing.

What makes an animal a pest?

There are two key elements that make an animal a pest, they are:

1. introduced to an area where they don’t naturally occur – either accidentally or deliberately
2. wreaking havoc on the environment, agriculture and/or pets.

What are the impacts of pest animals?

Some impacts of pest animals include:

• • kill pet chickens and livestock (foxes)
  • eat native animals (foxes, feral cats)
  • destroy native vegetation, damage crops and cause soil erosion (rabbits, deer)
  • can transmit diseases to native wildlife and livestock (feral cats, foxes)
  • compete with native animals and stock for food (feral goats)
  • pose a threat to public safety on the roads (deer).

https://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/news/managing-pest-animals-in-adelaide

Like most cities, Adelaide’s nature is under pressure due to factors such as urban densification, climate change and loss of natural habitat. Fortunately, we can all do something about it. Many of us already are.

Green Adelaide is a new, government organisation that is charged with leading this cooler, greener and wilder transformation, and we invite your participation.

We have seven priorities that will guide our work, and our draft five year Regional Landscape Plan outlines how, together, we can bring our vision to life.

We are about partnering, funding and supporting aligned organisations and communities, as well as delivering on-ground iconic projects to establish Adelaide as Australia’s first ‘National Park City’.

We invite your feedback on our draft plan

Please visit yoursay.sa.gov.au/green-adelaide-plan for further information and to find out about opportunities to provide your input.

Your feedback will refine Green Adelaide’s final five year plan, and also inform the development of Green Adelaide’s 2021-2022 annual business plan of practical projects and programs.

Feedback closes at 5pm on Tuesday 20 April 2021.

We warmly welcome our partners and all Adelaidians to join us on this journey to create a cooler, greener, wilder and climate-resilient Adelaide to live, work, visit, enjoy and love.

Chris Daniels
Presiding Member
Green Adelaide

The Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs MP has set a new course for conserving our state’s natural environment with the release of the Nature Conservation Directions Statement 2020 last month.

The new Nature Conservation Directions Statement 2020 sets a vision for all South Australians to conserve nature in a rapidly changing world.

It’s been developed using leading practice principles from international and national sources, with input from an internal Working Group comprising representatives of the Strategy, Partnerships, and Conservation and Threatened Species teams.

Importantly, the Nature Conservation Directions Statement 2020 provides focus for state and federal funding and assists in identifying species where recovery plans are required in the face of a changing climate.

It will be implemented through an action plan where priorities are addressed according to a strong evidence base.

The principles on which the Nature Conservation Directions Statement rely are also aligned to other significant initiatives, including:

• the establishment of regional Landscape Boards and Green Adelaide
• the development of the upcoming South Australian Climate Change Action Plan
• the work of the Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Taskforce
• the development of a new South Australian Wellbeing Strategy.

For further information about the Nature Conservation Directions Statement 2020 contact DEW Strategy Branch Principal Adviser Dr Monika Stasiak.

More information