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.
