Tag: Coorong

Feathered friends sighting confirmed

Two Orange-bellied Parrots (OBP) were located on the Narrung Peninsula during the OBP survey in September.
It was the second confirmed recording of OBP in...

Shorebird and wetland habitat funding flows

Anew project has received $17m in government funding to improve shorebird and wetland habitats across South Australia’s Coorong, Lower Lakes, Murray Mouth and South...

Pelican encounter

Long-time Millicent resident Lenny Gollan has lived almost 79 years in this region but has only recently had close contact with a juvenile pelican.
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Pest sea creatures deterred

Professionals fishers in the Lakes and Coorong have recently been given special State Government permission to use underwater percussion devices to deter long-nosed fur...

Drug crop found in bushland

Police seized almost 100 marijuana plants from remote bush land in the Limestone Coast this week. About 10.30am Monday, following an investigation, officers from the...

Residents flock to fun

Recently an interactive guided tour of Fox Lake at Robe paid homage to our Limestone Coast departing migratory shorebirds for another year. Many species of...

Bush Adventures showcased to world

Limestone Coast tourism operator Bush Adventures is ready to showcase the region to international travellers again. Bush Adventures founder and proud Boandik Elder Uncle Ken...

Secret life of pelicans explored

GPS trackers have been used to follow pelican movements around South Australia’s Coorong, and beyond. The work is filling gaps in the understanding of the...

Councils share recreation funding

South East councils will receive $192,900 towards a series of coastal and camping upgrades. The funding has been allocated through the Federal Government’s Recreation Fishing...

MP to cover more ground

Sitting Liberal MP for MacKillop Nick McBride has reached out to the 3000 “new” voters in his vast electorate. Mr McBride, pictured above, said the...