Northern and Yorke Landscape Board

Northern and Yorke Landscape Board Caring for land, water and nature that sustain our communities and industries in South Australia's Northern and Yorke region.

Managing our landscapes is about working together to ensure that the needs of the community, industries and the environment are balanced in a way that is sustainable. The Northern and Yorke Landscape Board is one of eight landscape boards across South Australia that work alongside community members and stakeholders to sustainably manage our natural resources, with a focus on soil, water, pest plan

ts and animals, and biodiversity. The Northern and Yorke region extends for 38,500 square kilometres. It is a varied and productive portion of South Australia and includes approximately 1300km of coastline and adjacent marine areas. The region encompasses the Yorke Peninsula, significant areas of Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent, the southern Flinders Ranges, parts of the Rangelands, the Mid North, the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, the Barossa and northern Adelaide Plains. It supports a population of approximately 150,000 people who reside in agricultural, coastal and urban communities. It also welcomes a large number of visitors each year to destinations that include Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, the Barossa Valley, the Clare Valley and the Southern Flinders Ranges. The region includes traditional Aboriginal lands of the Kaurna, Narrunga, Ngadjuri, Nukunu, Kaurna and Peramangk people. The major urban centres are Port Pirie, Gawler, Nuriootpa, Clare, Burra, Peterborough, Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. Natural resources underpin a range of industries. Approximately 80% of the region is under agricultural cropping and grazing production contributing a quarter of South Australia's agricultural earnings. The region embraces the major Barossa Valley and Clare Valley wine growing regions, and supports significant mining and mineral processing activities, fishing, aquaculture, forestry, horticulture and tourism.

We need your help in keeping an eye out for Bogong Moths! If you think you spot one, add it to Moth Tracker. It's quick ...
14/09/2026

We need your help in keeping an eye out for Bogong Moths! If you think you spot one, add it to Moth Tracker. It's quick and easy!

Each spring, Mountain Pygmy-possums wake up from hibernation, hungry for nutritious Bogong Moths to eat. Bogong Moths usually fly to the possums’ mountain home in the billions, but fewer moths have arrived over the last few years, causing additional stress on the already Critically Endangered Mountain Pygmy-possum. The tiny, but mighty, Bogong Moth was added to the IUCN Endangered species list in 2021 with concerns rising for the long-term survival of this amazing Australian species.

If you see a Bogong Moth, upload the photo and location to Zoos Victoria Moth Tracker. This will help scientists better understand if the moths will make it to the alpine mountains this year.

Learn more: www.zoo.org.au/moth-tracker

📷 via Moth Tracker
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Some handy resources to have up your sleeve this spring 🌷
14/09/2026

Some handy resources to have up your sleeve this spring 🌷

Waterbug BioBlitz is coming to a waterway near you. Spend the day collecting and identifying waterbugs, testing water qu...
13/09/2026

Waterbug BioBlitz is coming to a waterway near you.

Spend the day collecting and identifying waterbugs, testing water quality and learning what the results can tell us about our local waterways.

Don’t miss your chance to get involved.

Auburn | Friday 25 September | https://events.humanitix.com/bioblitz-clare-2026

Nuriootpa | Friday 30 October | https://events.humanitix.com/bioblitz-barossa-2026

Outside our region? Keep an eye out for a Waterbug BioBlitz happening near you this spring and join the coordinated effort to build a better picture of waterway health.


Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu , Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board, Environment SA News, Second Nature Conservancy Inc. - formerly GWLAP, Barossa Australia Members, The Barossa Council, Clare Valley Wine & Grape , Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council, Barossa Bushgardens , Gawler Environment Centre, GAiN Bioblitz : Greater Adelaide Inaturalist Bioblitz, Biodiversity Council , Great Southern Bioblitz

Have a Heritage Agreement on your property? A new $6 million Heritage Agreement Grants Program has launched for 2026-203...
11/09/2026

Have a Heritage Agreement on your property? A new $6 million Heritage Agreement Grants Program has launched for 2026-2030.

Learn more about the program 👇

The state government has launched a new $6mHeritage Agreement Grant program for 2026-2030. The grants will fund native vegetation conservation projects for Heritage Agreement areas on private land across South Australia.

This follows the successful $6m Heritage Agreement Grants program 2023 – 2026 which funded more than 200 projects and enhanced biodiversity across 75,000 hectares.

Grants are for activities that improve biodiversity, including fencing, w**d and pest management and planting, and the program includes regional outreach, workshops and training to support landowners.

The Heritage Agreement Grants program makes a significant contribution to Australia’s commitment to aim to protect 30% of global land and marine areas by the year 2030. Heritage Agreements account for 3.5% of conserved land in South Australia.

10/09/2026
September is giving us plenty of reasons to get out and about ☀️Biodiversity Month is underway and Hart Field Day is jus...
08/09/2026

September is giving us plenty of reasons to get out and about ☀️

Biodiversity Month is underway and Hart Field Day is just around the corner. We’ll also be celebrating our plover friends for Plover Appreciation Day, before getting our feet wet at the first Waterbug BioBlitz in Auburn later this month, just to name a few.

There’s always plenty happening across Northern and Yorke. If you’d like to keep up, sign up to our monthly newsletter, The Yakka, and stay in the loop 👇

www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ny/subscribe

07/09/2026
Golden hour magic down at Port Victoria ✨ Captured by our Caring for Country Officer Josh.
06/09/2026

Golden hour magic down at Port Victoria ✨ Captured by our Caring for Country Officer Josh.

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318 Main North Road
Clare, SA
5453

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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