Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

29/09/2026

After working in natural resource management for 15 years, Landscape Officer Gemma has seen the difference local initiatives can make to the environment 🌱

In the early days of her career she was involved with managing gorse, an invasive pest plant. And now it’s close to being eradicated on lower EP. Gemma says collaborating with the local community to achieve environmental outcomes is a highlight of her job 💚

Find the link to the full story in the comments.

28/09/2026

❓Did you know some garden plants can become w**ds, especially when they jump the garden fence into native bushland?🌳

Similarly, when garden plants and waste are dumped on roadsides they can keep growing or grow from seed.

Recently one of our lower EP Landscape Officers came across garden waste that had been dumped on the roadside amongst sugar-gum woodlands.

We work with landholders including local councils, on roadside w**d control on a continuous basis, so to see garden waste dumped – which can then create a new w**d infestation – undermines these efforts and creates unnecessary challenges for roadside w**d management.

🗑 🌿 Don’t have access to a green waste bin? Add small amounts of garden waste to your landfill bin. Alternatively, if you’re loading up a trailer with garden waste, take it straight to the closest waste management centre. Responsible disposal helps prevent the spread of w**ds.

Also note that some plants in home gardens are actually declared w**ds, and transporting them to new locations may be an offence under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019.

24/09/2026

🌿Plants are a significant part of our local biodiversity. On Eyre Peninsula we have plants that occur nowhere else including West Coast mintbush, chalky wattle and Whibley’s wattle as well as threatened species found elsewhere like bead samphire, metallic sun orchid and silver daisy bush.

Native plants like these are suited to our local soils and climate, playing a valuable role in local ecosystems. Controlling w**ds that threatened to over-run native plants is an important action that every landholder can take to help preserve these plants ✅

22/09/2026

A new series of case studies and fact sheets relating to farm water issues including capture and storage, and managing hard water, salinity, pH, turbidity and dissolved iron, are now available. See comments for links.

While most areas across Eyre Peninsula are flourishing with plenty of rain around this year, we know this is in stark contrast to other years. For local agriculture, water is vitally important, so alternative water capture and storage options are recommended, to access higher quality water for sprays and livestock and to take pressure off mains water use.

ℹ These new resources come from the EP Farm Water Security Project, led by Department of Primary Industries and Regions through the South Australian Research and Development Institute, with us as project partners along with SA Water, AWI Extension SA and AgCommunicators.

21/09/2026

📆Next Monday: Ceduna community event at Wittelbee Conservation Park 🌱

Come along to Wittelbee Conservation Park next Monday (28 September) to experience seed planting, guided walks and damper making while connecting with others in nature.

ℹ We’re pleased to be involved in this community event as part of Nature Festival with Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia and Far West Coast Rangers.

RSVPs and more information link in the comments or via the QR code.

17/09/2026

🌿Are you interested in learning more about local native grasses? We’re hosting a native grass ID workshop in Streaky Bay on 21 October, suitable for all skills and experience levels.

The workshop will start with theory followed by an outdoor field ID session (weather-dependent). Places are limited and registrations are essential (see poster and comments).

❓For more information contact Landscape Officer Gemma Bawden on 0409 849 820.

ℹ This workshop is supported by our project to restore & enhance Drooping Sheoak Grassy Woodlands, funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by ourselves, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners Panel.

16/09/2026

🌊 On beaches across Eyre Peninsula, threatened Hooded Plovers are now nesting, hoping their eggs make it to hatching and then their chicks to fledgling (flying) age.

Hooded Plovers’ habitats just happen to be some of the most popular areas for human recreation - and with their camouflaged nests and cryptic behaviour, we can impact the survival of eggs and chicks without even knowing it.

❓How can you help when you’re at the beach? 🏖
1️⃣ Leash your dog and walk at the water’s edge
2️⃣ If temporary signs or fences have been installed to protect nests, keep in mind that the parents and chicks will move outside this area to feed at the water’s edge so still look out for them beyond the fence
3️⃣ Don’t enter fenced areas or nearby sand dunes
4️⃣ If driving, stick to the water’s edge at low tide and don’t park near fenced areas

14/09/2026

🗓 Regenerative Ag forum at Ungarra, 29 Sept 🌱

Come along to hear about research-backed ideas that growers can consider within their own systems. Details including registration link👇

🌱 Have you registered for the upcoming Regenerative Ag Forum?

On 29 September, keynote speakers Joel Williams (Integrated Soils), Lilia Jenkins (CESAR Australia) and Dr Mark Farrell (CSIRO) head to the EP to present on popular regen ag topics, including:

- Getting the best out of your inputs
- Improving nutrient efficiency
- Supporting beneficial insects in your system
- An introduction to the EP STRAP project trial site

ℹ️ Event Details:
Tuesday 29 September
9am - 2pm
Ungarra Sporting Complex

🔗 Register via the link today! bit.ly/regenforum
📞 Contact Bek Peters 0447 973 489 | [email protected]
ℹ️ Want more info? Head to www.airep.com.au/events

AIR EP - Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board
CSIRO
Department of Primary Industries and Regions

14/09/2026

Kimba Area School students learnt about malleefowl including their importance in local ecosystems, why they are now a threatened species and what can be done to help protect them, at a workshop hosted by our Cleve staff last week.

Landscape Officer Claudia said it was wonderful to spark the students’ curiosity about the way our local landscapes work and what can impact biodiversity.

📷 Year 4/5 class with their decorated malleefowl masks.

10/09/2026

We’re now revisiting boneseed infestations to pull up any new seedlings and plants before they produce viable seed.

ℹ A healthy mature boneseed plant can produce large quantities of seed (up to 50,000 per year) and the seed in the soil can remain viable for at least 10 years, so follow-up control is vital.

✅Hand-pulling plants while the soil is damp is ideal to ensure the main tap root is completely removed. Larger plants can be cut and swabbed, or spot sprayed.

👀🌼Boneseed is easy to spot amongst native vegetation from its broad bright green waxy leaves and yellow daisy flower.