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The state government’s autumn pro­gram of pre­scribed burns has begun, tak­ing advan­tage of the mild weath­er con­di­tions expe­ri­enced over summer.

A new­ly-acquired marine parks patrol ves­sel has deliv­ered imme­di­ate results with rangers from Nation­al Parks and Wildlife Ser­vice SA (NPWS­SA) suc­cess­ful­ly detect­ing ille­gal fish­ing activ­i­ty in South Aus­tralian sanc­tu­ary zones.

There’s no bet­ter time to vis­it the spec­tac­u­lar Ade­laide Hills than in March, as the heat of sum­mer gives way to mild, sun­ny days. And if the glo­ri­ous weath­er wasn’t rea­son enough, in March the Mount Lofty Precinct will also be cel­e­brat­ed as Nation­al Parks and Wildlife Ser­vice South Australia’s Parks of the Month.

The $1.6 mil­lion trans­for­ma­tion of Antecham­ber Bay camp­ing facil­i­ties, in Lash­mar Con­ser­va­tion Park on Kan­ga­roo Island is under­way with the instal­la­tion of a sus­pen­sion bridge link­ing the north and south sides of the campground. 

The draft mas­ter plan for the for­mer Belair Golf Course and Coun­try Club precinct – includ­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties to increase nature-based tourism expe­ri­ences in the nation­al park – is now open for com­mu­ni­ty consultation.