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Annual General Meeting 2024

Published On 10/31/2024

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting

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Invitation from the Royal Geographical Society

Published On 10/28/2024

A recent email from the Society inviting members to attend events and lectures

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President's Report

Published On 10/1/2024

Paul's update on the latest

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Nature Trivia Night

Published On 10/1/2024

From an article posted to our facebook group.
The South Australian Ranger Association presents Nature Trivia a Nature Festival Event

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What to do if you see a snake in the wild

Published On 10/1/2024

From Good Living website

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Ranger Recruitment

Published On 8/21/2024

Ranger applications being accepted

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Cat Management law proposed changes

Published On 8/19/2024

Consultation period closes 4 September.

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Nature Festival 2024

Published On 8/17/2024

Nature Festival runs from 28 September to 13 October. Friends of Black Hill and Morialta have a couple of events promoted in the program.

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Friends Forum 2024

Published On 7/14/2024

Update about booking arrangements

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President's Report

Published On 6/29/2024

President's report

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Member Survey - Donations platform

Published On 6/29/2024

One of the outcomes of the member survey was a desire for more information about our donations platform.

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Proposal to proclaim addition to Horsnell Gully CP

Published On 6/29/2024

We have news of a proposed addition to Horsnell Gully Conservation Park
The committee met with Rangers to inspect the proposed addition

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Interview with the Fire Crew

Published On 6/29/2024

Ben interviewed the Fire Crew as part of his project

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Nature walk

Published On 6/29/2024

Walk with the Biology Society in Black Hill Conservation Park

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Friends Forum 2024

Published On 6/29/2024

Tickets are now available for the Friends Forum 2024

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Native raspberry

Published On 6/29/2024

Native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius) is a rare plant that grows in Black Hill, Morialta and Horsnell Gully Conservation Parks

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Photo archives

Published On 6/29/2024

A brief description of the development of our photo archives

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National Volunteer Week – A message from the Executive Director NPWS

Published On 6/29/2024

National Volunteer Week – A message from the Executive Director NPWS

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President's Report

Published On 4/1/2024

Our President, Paul Farmer provides his April Report

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Rotary Leadership in Conservation, and Volunteer of the Parks Award Presentation Dinner

Published On 4/1/2024

Rotary Leadership in Conservation, and Volunteer of the Parks Award Presentation Dinner

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Landcare Awards

Published On 4/1/2024

Invitation to the 2024 Landcare Awards

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Why did I join the Friends?

Published On 3/31/2024

A personal story of what the Friends means to me

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Australian Plants Society Sale

Published On 3/31/2024

Australian Plants Society Sale
13 April 2024

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Keen to Join the Friends of Parks Board

Published On 3/31/2024

The Friends of Parks SA Inc. Board meets bi-monthly. Members are most welcome to attend a meeting and should contact the Secretariat to make arrangements. Meetings are currently being held via Microsoft Teams.

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Friends of Parks Forum

Published On 3/31/2024

2024 Friends of Parks Forum will be held at Belair

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Dementia and nature-connection

Published On 3/31/2024

Free Event at Barossa Bush Gardens

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Morialta Venturers orienteering for plants

Published On 1/1/2024

Ben led a group of Morialta Venturers to ground truth historic records of native plants

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Vintage Eucalyptus identification

Published On 1/1/2024

Extract from the Black Hill Native Flora Guide - Teachers Guide by John Murphy 1979

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Boneseed work progresses

Published On 1/1/2024

Phil has continued to smite boneseed in the Ghost Tree project site

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Lower Third Falls project report Dec 2023

Published On 1/1/2024

Update on progress of work around 3rd Falls Morialta

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Fox Dam Report

Published On 10/1/2023

Annual report for the Fox Dam project

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Olive Hill Project Report

Published On 10/1/2023

A Summary of the year's work at the Olive Hill Project site, Morialta

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Nature Festival 2023

Published On 10/1/2023

We have events in the Nature Festival this year

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2023 Waterfowl and wetland surveys

Published On 10/1/2023

Newsletter item from Conservation & Wildlife Branch, National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia

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Wildflower Garden Project Report

Published On 10/1/2023

Highlights of the last year and plans for the next year for work in the Wildflower Garden

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President's Report

Published On 7/1/2023

President's report for newsletter number 179 July Aug Sept 2023

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The Muraltia Project in the Adelaide Hills

Published On 7/3/2023

Information about the Partnerships project working to control Muraltia in the Adelaide Hills

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President's Report

Published On 3/31/2023

President's report including review of last three months and to do list.

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Grill'd

Published On 4/1/2023

Grilled Tea Tree Plaza support our projects through fundraising and corporate volunteering

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Australian Plants Society Sale

Published On 4/1/2023

Next Australian Plants Society Sale 13 May 2023
Urrbrae Agricultural School.

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The Lake

Published On 4/1/2023

Reprint from our April 2008 Newlsetter

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Corporate Volunteering

Published On 4/1/2023

We are working with a well known business to host a corporate volunteering event in Earth Month (April 2023)

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Women of Campbelltown

Published On 4/1/2023

Liz Milner recognised in Campbelltown's celebration of International Women's Day

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Horsnell Gully Project Report

Published On 3/31/2023

Summary of the work done in the last 12 months and some future goals

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Third Falls Track Project Update

Published On 3/31/2023

From Paul and Muareen

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Free Trees

Published On 3/31/2023

Ray has some river redgums seedlings available for collection

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President's Report

Published On 12/30/2022

Paul provides a summary of happenings

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Olearia pannossa in Black Hill CP

Published On 12/30/2022

Russell talking about the Olearia pannosa ssp. pannosa donated by Keiran Brewer and planted in Black Hill CP

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Volunteer Survey

Published On 12/30/2022

Survey conducted by Tracy Schultz the University of Queensland

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First Falls 2022 Report

Published On 12/30/2022

Update report on the progress of First Falls project

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Landcare Vacancy

Published On 12/30/2022

Email from Elly about Landcare Vacancy

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Annual General Meeting 2022

Published On 12/30/2022

Summary of our Annual General Meeting held this year.

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Greetings from our Senior Ranger

Published On 12/30/2022

Christmas salutation to the group

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Rangers report on Horsnell Gully

Published On 12/30/2022

Rangers Tom, Flynn and Shirley tell us about a new project they have been working on in Horsnell Gully Conservation Park

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Meandering Among Eucalypts

Published On 9/25/2022

Ray Whites writing about the Eucalyptus trees history and presence in Australia

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Coming Events

Published On 9/25/2022

Dean Nicolle’s eucalyptus arboretum at Currency Creek

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Olive Hill Project Report

Published On 9/25/2022

Project update on Olive Hill

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Wildflower Garden Project Report

Published On 9/25/2022

An update on the Wildflower Garden Project site

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Ann Taylor - Long Member Profile

Published On 9/25/2022

Ann's Friends story

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Keep an eye on our socials

Published On 9/25/2022

Keep an eye on our socials

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Great Southern Bioblitz 2022

Published On 9/25/2022

GSB 2022

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Park of the Month October

Published On 9/25/2022

NPWS Park of the Month

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Nature festival - A day at the gums

Published On 9/25/2022

Nature festival event we are getting involved in

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Bandicoots

Published On 7/1/2022

Learn more about our local Bandicoots in Morialta

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In memory of Dennis Slade

Published On 6/30/2022

In memory of Dennis Slade

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Liz's Landcarer Award

Published On 6/30/2022

Liz has been awarded the Australian Government Individual Landcarer award

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2022 Pylon Track Report

Published On 6/30/2022

An update on Pylon Track

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Kangaroo awareness

Published On 6/30/2022

Why we should keep our distance from the parks Kangaroos

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Friends of Parks on-line Forum

Published On 12/29/2021

Presentations from the Friends Forum are now available to view on Youtube

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Annual General Meeting

Published On 9/30/2021

Invitation to our 2021 Annual General Meeting

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Spring Walk with the BSSA report

Published On 9/29/2021

On the 26th September 2021 Friends members joined Biology Society of South Australia members at the top of Morialta for a Spring walk. Check out some of the great finds they made!

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Ambers Gully and Free A Tree update

Published On 6/27/2021

An update on the Free A Tree program and the Ambers Gully project site