Thirteen community-led projects across the Eyre Peninsula have been awarded a share in $120,000 through the latest round of the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.
From native gardens and youth camps to pest control and Hooded Plover conservation, the successful projects align with the Landscape Board’s key regional priorities – including biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and community engagement.
Grant recipients include Galinyala Arts Hub, which will run a three-day youth-on-country program to pass on traditional knowledge, and BirdLife Australia, which plans to expand its Hooded Plover volunteer network across the region.
Board Chair Peter Treloar welcomed the diversity of successful applications and said the program supports locals to take action in caring for the environment.
“These grants are all about giving the Eyre Peninsula community a helping hand with projects that are focused on managing or improving our local natural resources or providing education about our priority issues,” he said.
In Kimba, the Eyre Business Centre will create a sensory and educational native garden, in collaboration with Kimba Area School, to promote water-wise gardening and protect local plant species like the Chalky Wattle.
Tumby Bay Area School have also received funding towards an intercultural bushtucker garden, while the Wudinna District Council will use the grant to continue its Pildappa Rock masterplan.
Activities for all funded projects are expected to roll out over the next 12 to 18 months.
The Grassroots Grants are delivered annually across South Australia’s landscape board regions, supporting community projects that protect and enhance natural resources at the local level.
