The Limestone Coast Landscape Board in partnership with Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation, South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board and other organisations in the region is rejuvenating and restoring a critically endangered wetland. The project will be undertaken on the property purchased by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board in 2023 at Eight Mile Creek, in the coastal area near Port MacDonnell.
The project will focus on:
Initial investigations, monitoring and planning will be undertaken over the next two years. This will be important to ensure that the works are designed appropriately to protect neighbours from off-site impacts.
They will also establish a benchmark for changes to the site over time.
The SA Herbarium has visited the property. Sixty five different plant species were identified, including eight rare or vulnerable species in South Australia.
From terrestrial to aquatic plants, our property will be catalogued and monitored giving us valuable insights into the ecological dynamics.
Auricht Projects, CSIRO and Adelaide University are tracking changes in peat depth from the 1940s.
Peat, formed by decay in waterlogged conditions, holds vital clues into water security and carbon storage. As peat dries out, it sinks and lets out carbon dioxide.
The karst springs and alkaline fens restoration project in the Eight Mile Creek area is underway.
The karst springs and alkaline fens restoration project in Eight Mile Creek is now underway.
The recent purchase of an Eight Mile Creek property in the Limestone Coast is a bold move by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Limestone Coast Landscape Board has successfully been appointed as Regional Delivery Partner for the Australian Government. With an initial investment of approx. 2.5 million into the Limestone Coast region until June 2028.
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board will partner with the Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation in all aspects of restoration of the site. This will ensure First Nations cultural values, heritage, future aspirations and opportunities will be incorporated into the design and delivery of the restoration and long term management of the site.
We will be walking together with First Nations on this project in a collaborative approach towards sustainable land management.
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board acknowledges and respects the traditional owners of the ancestral lands and waters of the Limestone Coast. We acknowledge the elders past, present and future and we respect the deep feelings of attachment and relationships of Aboriginal Peoples to Country including the language groups: Meintangk, Potaruwutij, Bunganditj, Tatiara/Ngarkat, Tanganekald (Southern Clans) and Ngarrindjeri.
Artwork by: Marie Clarke
11 Helen Street, Mount Gambier SA 5290
Phone: 08 8429 7550
