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MONDAY, 20TH MAY 2013

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 South Australia's community came together at Brighton beach to say 'yes to clean energy and no to offshore drilling and oil exploration', particularly off the Kangaroo Island coast and in the Great Australian Bight.

Energy company BP has begun the formal application process in its planned oil search of the Great Australian Bight.

Acoustic trauma risk low for South Australia’s beach-wrecked dolphins.

A shooting accident in South Australia has reignited calls for amateur hunting in New South Wales national parks to be abandoned.

Testing has now confirmed residents of Hendon and surrounding suburbs in Adelaide's west should not use bore water because of groundwater contamination.

Lake Bonney in South Australia's south-east will reopen for public use later this year, after being closed for 30 years.

A comprehensive assessment of climate change research has found an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-induced.

Tony Abbott would prepare for a double-dissolution election within five months of taking office if parliament blocked the repeal of the carbon tax, under a 12-month action blueprint to transform the nation's environmental laws.

Santos has responded to questions about gas projects in the Gunnedah Basin at its Annual General Meeting in Adelaide

Environmental organisations say they're disappointed by cuts to sustainable farming and environment projects under the Federal Budget.

A robust salt-tolerant annual pasture legume suited to marginal grazing land in southern Australia could throw a lifeline to landowners struggling with saline and waterlogged soils.

When you think of a natural system that's well known for absorbing carbon, the Amazon Basin springs to mind. However, scientists are now uncovering the vital role that coastal habitats are playing. Seagrasses and mangroves can capture carbon up to 40 times faster than forests and store it in the seabed for thousands of years.

Vertebrate pests cost the Australian economy more than 700 million dollars a year through losses to agriculture, horticulture and money spent on management and research.

The management of our natural resources is underpinned by the skills, knowledge, energy and time of countless volunteers across the South Australian Murray–Darling Basin. This enormous contribution was recognised at Burra volunteer celebrations on 3 May 2013. 

The health of several wetlands across the SA Murray-Darling Basin region is anticipated to improve through implementation of wetland management. Natural Resources – SA Murray-Darling Basin (NR SAMDB) Wetland Officers have been managing a number of wetlands across the SA Murray-Darling region including Martins Bend near Berri. 

Over the past six years Natural Resources KI staff with the help of the Kangaroo Island community have undertaken a successful feral goat eradication program on Kangaroo Island. The result is that KI is on the verge of becoming the largest island worldwide to have completely eradicated feral goats.


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