by Stavroula Tsapaliaris | Apr 10, 2025 | Grants, community, News
South Australia’s dedicated environmental volunteers will share in more than $779,000 of State Government funding to help them protect our precious national parks and landscape biodiversity. Grants of up to $15,000 from the latest round of the Friends of Parks and...
by Stavroula Tsapaliaris | Apr 10, 2025 | Grants, community, News
Round two of the Native Vegetation Council’s Restoration Grants 2024 – 2026 is now open to landowners in Murraylands and Riverland, Limestone Coast and Hills and Fleurieu and will close on the 16 May 2025. Restoration grants are for long term (5 – 10 year)...
by Kate Marshall | Jan 29, 2025 | Board, community, News, Organisational tips, volunteering
Across South Australia, Friends of Parks and Nature groups play a vital role in caring for our environment. From restoring habitats to monitoring wildlife, volunteers help ensure our parks, reserves, and natural spaces remain thriving and beautiful. But like any...
by Kate Marshall | Jan 7, 2025 | Board, News
DEW Accessibility Officer Yvie Eglinton’s address to the Friends’ Forum in August certainly impressed a past President of Friends of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. On returning home from the Forum Dinner he emailed members of the group to tell them there was a...
by Kate Marshall | Apr 15, 2024 | Board, News
The 31st AGM which will be held on Monday, 27 May, 2024, at 10 am, online via MS Teams. The AGM will finalise the election of Board positions, and review the Board reports. This year, all board positions are open for election. We welcome new board nominations! A...
by Kate Marshall | Nov 14, 2023 | community, News
The Tangier Pea Story from Para Wirra When I was getting to know Para Wirra as a new Ranger in 1998, I noticed there was one hillside in the South Para Valley that turned an attractive shade of pink-purple every November. A creeper not unlike the garden Sweet Pea was...
