Eyre Peninsula Grassroots Grants Awarded

Looking after or connecting with the local environment has proved to be very important for EP locals…

It comes as 13 projects receive funding under the EP Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants program.

The full list of successful applicants includes:

• Establishing a native garden and meeting place at Samaritan College in Whyalla.

• Introduction of carbon farming on the Lower EP.

• Trialling new methods for pigeon control in Elliston.

• Cacti control around Lispon.

• Improving the native vegetation at Yallunda Flat Showgrounds,

• Fencing the coastal saltmarsh wetland and coastal vegetation between First and Second Creek in Tumby Bay.

• Installing tourism information signage at Fishery Bay and Sleaford Bay.

• “What’s living under the jetty?” signage by Port Neill primary school.

• Rabbit fencing at Point Boston.

• Securing a rainwater supply to the Lake Wangary School native plant nursery.

• Traditional owners will work with the Firestick Alliance to run a three-day workshop in the region.

• Women Together Learning will continue working with women in the Cummins community.

• And a second stage of revegetation works by the Wudinna district council will be undertaken at Pildappa Rock. 1,000 trees will be planted at Pildappa Rock next week as part of stage 1, coinciding with National Tree Day.

Picture: Revegetation stage one at Pildappa Rock, via EP Landscape Board