Borthwick Park Biodiversity Project Update 12/2022

As 2022 closed, we thought it appropriate to provide you with an update about the progress of our Council volunteer program in Borthwick Park. The purpose of the project is to:• re-establish an example of pre-settlement landscape in an urban setting, in balance with...

Creeping Boobialla Crew

If you’d like to help revegetate Borthwick Park from the comfort of your own backyard, how about striking and caring for a batch of Myoporum parvifolium (Creeping Boobialla) cuttings for volunteers to plant in the park? These ground covers thrive in Borthwick Park....

Summer waterers wanted!

Assuming the rain eases at some point and the summer heat arrives, the young plants in Borthwick Park will need some extra watering to keep them alive and thriving. If you can spare a couple of hours one week over the summer to water a section of Borthwick Park,...

Register an event for SA History Festival 2023

ADVERTISING AN HISTORY TRUST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA EVENT South Australia’s History Festival will return from 1 to 31 May 2023. Contact the History Trust of SA for more information. Registrations for events will open on Thursday 1 December 2022 from 9am. Get in quick to...

Council candidates survey

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLATED AND SHARED BY NATIONAL TRUST (SA) & CONSERVATION COUNCIL (SA) The National Trust of South Australia and the Conservation Council of South Australia recently attempted to survey 1000 local government (council) candidates asking...

Planning System Review

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY JOHN STIMSON, PRESIDING MEMBER, PLANNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW. The new State government has commissioned an Expert Panel to review planning legislation, the Planning & Design Code as it relates to infill policy, trees,...