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Newsletter number 189

2022 – 2025 Mount Lofty Ranges Muraltia Control update
Published On 9/30/2025
This 3 year grant has now concluded, read about the results and achievements of the grant
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Muralita in 2025
Published On 9/29/2025
While the Muraltia control project is over, there continues to be more we need to do to keep Muraltia under control
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2025 Friends of Parks and Nature Awards
Published On 9/30/2025
On Saturday 30 August, the Friends of Parks and Nature Inc and National Parks and Wildlife Service SA along with sponsors Nature Foundation, Green Adelaide, ElectraNet and Adelaide Airport, gathered to celebrate the incredible contributions of our Friends of Parks and Nature volunteers at the 2025 Awards Dinner at the Adelaide Pavilion. The night began with Jack Buckskin from Kuma Kaaru and his daughter Mahleaha, who welcomed us to Country, the Deputy Premier, The Hon. Susan Close, Minister for Climate, Environment and Science delivered an opening address followed by Sophie Green from Fungi Map presenting on recent surveys which were supported by recent Citizen Science Grants.
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Orchids in the parks now!
Published On 9/30/2025
Keep your eye open for orchids in flower, but be sure to protect them. Obscure your iNaturalist location
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Newsletter number 188

Another way to support the Friends
Published On 5/28/2025
A bequest is a way of supporting the Friends in perpetuity
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Park of the Month
Published On 5/28/2025
June 2025 means Morialta and Black Hill are Park of the Month.
Read about the extra activities planned
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Photo Competition Results
Published On 5/29/2025
Winning entry from Jemma's photo compectition
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Dead Tree Detective
Published On 5/29/2025
A citizen science project to help identify the impact of the current drought.
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National feral olive control moves a step closer
Published On 5/29/2025
NEWS FROM: Groundswell - Latest news from the Hills and Fleurieu
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Free Community Event - Reconciliation at Warriparinga
Published On 5/29/2025
Reconcilliation event
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Local native plant sale with focus on plants for butterflies
Published On 5/28/2025
Local native plant sale with focus on plants for butterflies
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Newsletter number 187

President's Report
Published On 3/31/2025
Paul's update for the month
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End of Financial Year approaching
Published On 3/31/2025
Encouraging members to consider donations as the end of financial year approaches
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New features on our Website
Published On 3/31/2025
Outlining some of the new features available to members.
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Invitation from Para Wirra
Published On 3/31/2025
An invitation to attend some Para Wirra events
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Bandicoot diggings
Published On 3/31/2025
Are the bandicoots expanding their range?
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Competition Time!
Published On 3/31/2025
The committee has been approached by a student from Loreto College to support her in her Year 11 project as part of here SACE.
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Leadership in Conservation and Volunteers of the Parks Awards Dinner
Published On 3/31/2025
Rotary Club of Burnside has an award dinner every year for Leadership in Conservation and Volunteers of the Parks Awards Dinner
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Recent Wildflower Garden Ramblings
Published On 3/31/2025
Finding Eucalyptus oderata
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Newsletter number 186

Annual General Meeting 2024
Published On 10/31/2024
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting
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Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society
Published On 10/28/2024
A recent email from the Society inviting members to attend events and lectures
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Newsletter number 185

President's Report
Published On 12/31/2024
President update for December
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Introducing Greg Wright our newest committee member
Published On 12/31/2024
Greg Wright introduces himself
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Horsnell Gully Conservation Park
Published On 12/31/2024
Encouraging members to be more engaged with Horsnell Gully CP
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Annual General Meeting 2024
Published On 12/31/2024
Reminder that you can see a summary of our
Annual General meeting on our website
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Rare wasp found in Black Hill Conservation Park
Published On 12/31/2024
a story of discovery of the Austronia rubrithorax
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Upcoming Training opportunities
Published On 12/31/2024
Training via Green Adelaide
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Cryptic Sun-Moth
Published On 12/31/2024
Cryptic sun-moth has been found in the Adelaide Hills
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Bird Sanctuary Survey
Published On 12/31/2024
Survey from University of South Australia for the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary
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Newsletter number 184

President's Report
Published On 10/1/2024
Paul's update on the latest
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Nature Trivia Night
Published On 10/1/2024
From an article posted to our facebook group.
The South Australian Ranger Association presents Nature Trivia a Nature Festival Event
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What to do if you see a snake in the wild
Published On 10/1/2024
From Good Living website
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monthly update

H5 Avian 'flu
Published On 1/31/2025
What to do if you encounter birds which may have potentially been killed by bird 'flu
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Ranger Recruitment
Published On 8/21/2024
Ranger applications being accepted
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Cat Management law proposed changes
Published On 8/19/2024
Consultation period closes 4 September.
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Nature Festival 2024
Published On 8/17/2024
Nature Festival runs from 28 September to 13 October. Friends of Black Hill and Morialta have a couple of events promoted in the program.
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Friends Forum 2024
Published On 7/14/2024
Update about booking arrangements
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Newsletter number 183

President's Report
Published On 6/29/2024
President's report
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Member Survey - Donations platform
Published On 6/29/2024
One of the outcomes of the member survey was a desire for more information about our donations platform.
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Proposal to proclaim addition to Horsnell Gully CP
Published On 6/29/2024
We have news of a proposed addition to Horsnell Gully Conservation Park
The committee met with Rangers to inspect the proposed addition
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Interview with the Fire Crew
Published On 6/29/2024
Ben interviewed the Fire Crew as part of his project
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Nature walk
Published On 6/29/2024
Walk with the Biology Society in Black Hill Conservation Park
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Friends Forum 2024
Published On 6/29/2024
Tickets are now available for the Friends Forum 2024
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Native raspberry
Published On 6/29/2024
Native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius) is a rare plant that grows in Black Hill, Morialta and Horsnell Gully Conservation Parks
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Photo archives
Published On 6/29/2024
A brief description of the development of our photo archives
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National Volunteer Week – A message from the Executive Director NPWS
Published On 6/29/2024
National Volunteer Week – A message from the Executive Director NPWS
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Newsletter number 182

President's Report
Published On 4/1/2024
Our President, Paul Farmer provides his April Report
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Rotary Leadership in Conservation, and Volunteer of the Parks Award Presentation Dinner
Published On 4/1/2024
Rotary Leadership in Conservation, and Volunteer of the Parks Award Presentation Dinner
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Landcare Awards
Published On 4/1/2024
Invitation to the 2024 Landcare Awards
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Why did I join the Friends?
Published On 3/31/2024
A personal story of what the Friends means to me
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Australian Plants Society Sale
Published On 3/31/2024
Australian Plants Society Sale
13 April 2024
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Keen to Join the Friends of Parks Board
Published On 3/31/2024
The Friends of Parks SA Inc. Board meets bi-monthly. Members are most welcome to attend a meeting and should contact the Secretariat to make arrangements. Meetings are currently being held via Microsoft Teams.
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Friends of Parks Forum
Published On 3/31/2024
2024 Friends of Parks Forum will be held at Belair
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Dementia and nature-connection
Published On 3/31/2024
Free Event at Barossa Bush Gardens
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Newsletter number 181

Morialta Venturers orienteering for plants
Published On 1/1/2024
Ben led a group of Morialta Venturers to ground truth historic records of native plants
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Vintage Eucalyptus identification
Published On 1/1/2024
Extract from the Black Hill Native Flora Guide - Teachers Guide by John Murphy 1979
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Boneseed work progresses
Published On 1/1/2024
Phil has continued to smite boneseed in the Ghost Tree project site
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Lower Third Falls project report Dec 2023
Published On 1/1/2024
Update on progress of work around 3rd Falls Morialta
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Newsletter number 180

Fox Dam Report
Published On 10/1/2023
Annual report for the Fox Dam project
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Olive Hill Project Report
Published On 10/1/2023
A Summary of the year's work at the Olive Hill Project site, Morialta
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Nature Festival 2023
Published On 10/1/2023
We have events in the Nature Festival this year
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2023 Waterfowl and wetland surveys
Published On 10/1/2023
Newsletter item from Conservation & Wildlife Branch, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia
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Wildflower Garden Project Report
Published On 10/1/2023
Highlights of the last year and plans for the next year for work in the Wildflower Garden
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Newsletter number 179

President's Report
Published On 7/1/2023
President's report for newsletter number 179 July Aug Sept 2023
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The Muraltia Project in the Adelaide Hills
Published On 7/3/2023
Information about the Partnerships project working to control Muraltia in the Adelaide Hills
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Newsletter number 178

President's Report
Published On 3/31/2023
President's report including review of last three months and to do list.
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Grill'd
Published On 4/1/2023
Grilled Tea Tree Plaza support our projects through fundraising and corporate volunteering
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Australian Plants Society Sale
Published On 4/1/2023
Next Australian Plants Society Sale 13 May 2023
Urrbrae Agricultural School.
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The Lake
Published On 4/1/2023
Reprint from our April 2008 Newlsetter
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Corporate Volunteering
Published On 4/1/2023
We are working with a well known business to host a corporate volunteering event in Earth Month (April 2023)
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Women of Campbelltown
Published On 4/1/2023
Liz Milner recognised in Campbelltown's celebration of International Women's Day
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Horsnell Gully Project Report
Published On 3/31/2023
Summary of the work done in the last 12 months and some future goals
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Third Falls Track Project Update
Published On 3/31/2023
From Paul and Muareen
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Free Trees
Published On 3/31/2023
Ray has some river redgums seedlings available for collection
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Newsletter number 177

President's Report
Published On 12/30/2022
Paul provides a summary of happenings
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Olearia pannossa in Black Hill CP
Published On 12/30/2022
Russell talking about the Olearia pannosa ssp. pannosa donated by Keiran Brewer and planted in Black Hill CP
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Volunteer Survey
Published On 12/30/2022
Survey conducted by Tracy Schultz the University of Queensland
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First Falls 2022 Report
Published On 12/30/2022
Update report on the progress of First Falls project
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Landcare Vacancy
Published On 12/30/2022
Email from Elly about Landcare Vacancy
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Annual General Meeting 2022
Published On 12/30/2022
Summary of our Annual General Meeting held this year.
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Greetings from our Senior Ranger
Published On 12/30/2022
Christmas salutation to the group
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Rangers report on Horsnell Gully
Published On 12/30/2022
Rangers Tom, Flynn and Shirley tell us about a new project they have been working on in Horsnell Gully Conservation Park
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Newsletter number 176

Meandering Among Eucalypts
Published On 9/25/2022
Ray Whites writing about the Eucalyptus trees history and presence in Australia
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Coming Events
Published On 9/25/2022
Dean Nicolle’s eucalyptus arboretum at Currency Creek
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Olive Hill Project Report
Published On 9/25/2022
Project update on Olive Hill
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Wildflower Garden Project Report
Published On 9/25/2022
An update on the Wildflower Garden Project site
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Ann Taylor - Long Member Profile
Published On 9/25/2022
Ann's Friends story
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Keep an eye on our socials
Published On 9/25/2022
Keep an eye on our socials
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Great Southern Bioblitz 2022
Published On 9/25/2022
GSB 2022
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Park of the Month October
Published On 9/25/2022
NPWS Park of the Month
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Nature festival - A day at the gums
Published On 9/25/2022
Nature festival event we are getting involved in
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Newsletter number 175

Bandicoots
Published On 7/1/2022
Learn more about our local Bandicoots in Morialta
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In memory of Dennis Slade
Published On 6/30/2022
In memory of Dennis Slade
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Liz's Landcarer Award
Published On 6/30/2022
Liz has been awarded the Australian Government Individual Landcarer award
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2022 Pylon Track Report
Published On 6/30/2022
An update on Pylon Track
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Kangaroo awareness
Published On 6/30/2022
Why we should keep our distance from the parks Kangaroos
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Newsletter number 173

Friends of Parks on-line Forum
Published On 12/29/2021
Presentations from the Friends Forum are now available to view on Youtube
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Newsletter number 172

Annual General Meeting
Published On 9/30/2021
Invitation to our 2021 Annual General Meeting
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Spring Walk with the BSSA report
Published On 9/29/2021
On the 26th September 2021 Friends members joined Biology Society of South Australia members at the top of Morialta for a Spring walk. Check out some of the great finds they made!
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Newsletter number 171

Ambers Gully and Free A Tree update
Published On 6/27/2021
An update on the Free A Tree program and the Ambers Gully project site
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Crag Care 2020-21 report
Published On 6/27/2021
An update of the project works completed and the plans for the next 12 months in the Morialta Crag Care site
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Website upgrade
Published On 6/27/2021
New website tips, feedback and challenges moving forwards
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