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Biodiversity Victor Harbor is bringing environmental storytelling to the big screen, and the response from the community has been inspiring. Our Environment-based Film Nights at the historic Victa Cinema have created a welcoming space to learn, connect and talk about the natural world we love — right here on the Fleurieu Peninsula and beyond. Biodiversity on the Big Screen - 28th January 2026
Biodiversity Victor Harbor is bringing environmental storytelling to the big screen, and the response from the community has been inspiring. Our Environment-based Film Nights at the historic Victa Cinema have created a welcoming space to learn, connect and talk about the natural world we love — right here on the Fleurieu Peninsula and beyond.
A proposal for a large-scale marina at Eastern Beach, Victor Harbor — described by community groups as being of “Gold Coast proportions” — has reignited widespread concern about environmental damage, loss of public space, and long-term financial risk for ratepayers. Gold Coast–Style Marina Proposed for Eastern Beach Raises Alarm in Victor Harbor - 17th January 2026
A proposal for a large-scale marina at Eastern Beach, Victor Harbor — described by community groups as being of “Gold Coast proportions” — has reignited widespread concern about environmental damage, loss of public space, and long-term financial risk for ratepayers.
For more information Bio-VH Submission re CVH Recreational Boating Strategy (Eastern Beach Marina)
Bluff Community Planting Festival is on again this June. Come for an hour, come for two. Bring your family and friends. Help restore the habitat of the renown Bluff, whilst enjoying magnificent coastal views Bluff Community Planting Festival - June 2026 - 15th January 2026
Bluff Community Planting Festival is on again this June. Come for an hour, come for two. Bring your family and friends. Help restore the habitat of the renown Bluff, whilst enjoying magnificent coastal views
Between Port Elliot and Middleton lies a stretch of coastline that nearly vanished beneath bulldozers. Today, it stands as one of the Fleurieu’s quiet triumphs — a living classroom, a cultural landscape, and a testament to the power of community persistence. This is the story of Ratalang / Basham’s Beach Conservation Reserve — a place once destined for houses and carparks, now humming with birdsong, native grasses, and the footsteps of volunteers who continue to keep A coastal treasure kept alive by community hands - Ratalang Basham Beach Conservation Reserve - 08th November 2025
Between Port Elliot and Middleton lies a stretch of coastline that nearly vanished beneath bulldozers. Today, it stands as one of the Fleurieu’s quiet triumphs — a living classroom, a cultural landscape, and a testament to the power of community persistence. This is the story of Ratalang / Basham’s Beach Conservation Reserve — a place once destined for houses and carparks, now humming with birdsong, native grasses, and the footsteps of volunteers who continue to keep
Victor Harbor’s draft Environmental Management Plan 2025–2030 sets out the City’s vision for a greener, more sustainable future — but is it strong enough to protect the nature we love? Biodiversity Victor Harbor’s submission calls for clearer goals, smarter actions, and community partnership to make the plan truly effective. Strengthening Victor Harbor’s Environmental Future - 24th October 2025
Victor Harbor’s draft Environmental Management Plan 2025–2030 sets out the City’s vision for a greener, more sustainable future — but is it strong enough to protect the nature we love? Biodiversity Victor Harbor’s submission calls for clearer goals, smarter actions, and community partnership to make the plan truly effective.
Discover the Fleurieu's hidden secret: the critically endangered Fleurieu Swamps. These ancient, living sponges are a vital home for unique wildlife and a key part of our history. But they're at risk. Our full article reveals why they're so special and how you can help protect this priceless part of our environment. A Living Sponge, A Time Capsule: The Critically Endangered Fleurieu Swamps - 30th September 2025
Discover the Fleurieu's hidden secret: the critically endangered Fleurieu Swamps. These ancient, living sponges are a vital home for unique wildlife and a key part of our history. But they're at risk. Our full article reveals why they're so special and how you can help protect this priceless part of our environment.
Website: Aboriginal knowledge and values of the Fleurieu swamps
This froth and bubble on the Inman River weir is not Karenia mikimotoi. It is food for it. It is “nutrient" – rural runoff of phosphates. A boom for the bloom, so to speak. Politicians have been wary about it, tip-toeing around questions from the algal bloom community forum audiences.  This froth and bubble on the Inman River weir is not Karenia mikimotoi. - 10th September 2025
This froth and bubble on the Inman River weir is not Karenia mikimotoi. It is food for it. It is “nutrient" – rural runoff of phosphates. A boom for the bloom, so to speak. Politicians have been wary about it, tip-toeing around questions from the algal bloom community forum audiences. 
The Fleurieu's fragmented habitats threaten our native wildlife. Wildlife corridors are a simple yet vital solution—living pathways that reconnect isolated bushland. They help animals find food, mates, and escape routes. Our full article explains how local landholders and community groups are weaving this life-saving network and how you can get involved to protect our unique biodiversity. Wildlife Corridors: Weaving a Lifeline for the Fleurieu - 03rd September 2025
The Fleurieu's fragmented habitats threaten our native wildlife. Wildlife corridors are a simple yet vital solution—living pathways that reconnect isolated bushland. They help animals find food, mates, and escape routes. Our full article explains how local landholders and community groups are weaving this life-saving network and how you can get involved to protect our unique biodiversity.
Website: What are Wildlife Corridors?
It began quietly. In February 2025, beachgoers along the Fleurieu Peninsula noticed something unusual: foam gathering in the surf, a strange discoloration to the water, and then, within days, the tragic sight of lifeless fish and rays drifting onto the sand. By autumn, the scale of what was unfolding became unmistakable. South Australia was facing one of the largest marine ecological disasters in living memory, and the Fleurieu was right at its heart. Our Sea Under a Toxic Blanket: The Algal Bloom Environmental Crisis on the Fleurieu Peninsula - 23rd August 2025
It began quietly. In February 2025, beachgoers along the Fleurieu Peninsula noticed something unusual: foam gathering in the surf, a strange discoloration to the water, and then, within days, the tragic sight of lifeless fish and rays drifting onto the sand. By autumn, the scale of what was unfolding became unmistakable. South Australia was facing one of the largest marine ecological disasters in living memory, and the Fleurieu was right at its heart.
Website: SA Government - Algal Bloom
The Biodiversity Act consolidates biodiversity protections which were previously spread across several pieces of legislation, and was developed with input from scientists, Aboriginal groups, economists, primary producers, miners and development planners. A New Chapter for Nature: South Australia’s Biodiversity Act 2025 - 16th August 2025
The Biodiversity Act consolidates biodiversity protections which were previously spread across several pieces of legislation, and was developed with input from scientists, Aboriginal groups, economists, primary producers, miners and development planners.
Website: Dept Environment & Water - snapshot


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