Kangaroo Island Landscape Board in Kingscote, South Australia | Community organisation

Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

Locality: Kingscote, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8553 4444

Address: 37 Dauncey Street 5223 Kingscote, SA, Australia

Website: https://landscape.sa.gov.au

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25.01.2022 The 2020-21 Narrow-leaved Mallee on-ground works funding round is closing this Friday! The KI Landscape Board invites local landholders, including lifestyle acreages, Landcare groups, and community groups to apply for funding for on-ground works assisting the recovery of Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee Woodland. Eligible projects include:... Fencing to protect remnant vegetation and revegetation Revegetation using seedlings (tubestock) and/or direct seeding Expression of Interest forms and further details are available from the Natural Resources Centre - 37 Dauncey Street Kingscote, via phone: 8553 4444, email: [email protected] or at www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ki/get-involved/Funding Make sure to get your applications in soon .

24.01.2022 Battling weeds on your property? Are you noticing new weeds popping up where they haven't been before? Download the SA Weed Control App and report sightings of various declared plants, as found in the SA Weed Control Handbook (click picture below to access). Android phones:... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details iPhones: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/sa-weed-control/id944090386

24.01.2022 Register now for the Climate Smart Farming Forum, held on Thursday May 6 at Encounter Bay. With a focus on graziers, this forum will feature local farmers plus experts discussing farming 'smarter' for the future. You'll learn about sustainable livestock production in a changing climate and many other tips for ensuring your enterprise is successful into the future. ... There's a free bus and ferry for KI residents and the cost for the forum is $20 for earlybird (registrations close 10 April) and $30 for the full fee (book by 22 April). No-brainer, really! Jump on the link below to register. This project is supported by the Hills and Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Landscape Boards through the landscape levies, and through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. The forum is also supported by Fleurieu Farming Systems Incorporated. Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board National Landcare Program

22.01.2022 Is there a project you've wanted to get off the ground for the longest time but haven't had the funds to make a start? Grassroots Grants are available to individuals and community groups for one or two year projects, valued between $1,000 and $8,000 per year, to help improve the Kangaroo Island landscape. Projects must be aligned to one or more of the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board’s five priorities:... - A connected community at the centre of decision making - Healthy terrestrial and marine ecosystems and biodiversity - Sustainable primary production and the island’s economy - Effective water management - Effective terrestrial and marine pest management Applications open on 29 March 2021 and close on 30 April 2021. All applications must be submitted online via the 'SmartyGrants' portal. Click the link below to visit the KI Landscape Board website for more information

21.01.2022 We've been working hard toward eradicating feral cats on Kangaroo Island. The latest updates, numbers, techniques and ways in which you can help are in our Nine Lives newsletter - click on the link below for more...

20.01.2022 The latest Growing KI newsletter is out... In this edition: - Continuing a farming legacy... - Grants are open for the Future Drought Fund *closing soon* - AgTech adoption rebate for livestock producers - Post-bushfire sediment controls - An English perspective on the future of farming - Building native oyster shellfish reefs - Pulteney Grammar students blend volunteering and education - What's good for dunnarts is good for farming - The latest on feral cat control Click the link below and have a read .

20.01.2022 What does a Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator do? They boost best-practice agriculture by sharing up-to-date, practical information to help people: improve soil and land condition... increase productive capacity and reduce the impacts of land degradation Our KI Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator, Damon Cusack, recently assisted local Macgillivray farmer, Derek Wheaton, with soil and plant health monitoring, as part of the Resilient Ag Demonstration Sites Project. For more information or to arrange an appointment with the KI Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator, visit our Land Management Support page at https://landscape.sa.gov.au//land-and-water/land-management National Landcare Program

19.01.2022 How can the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board help you with your farming over the next five years? The KI Landscape Board has been established to help Kangaroo Island landholders sustainably manage our island’s various landscapes for the long-term, supporting our regional prosperity. We know that people enjoy, value and use the island’s landscapes in many different ways. If you are a farmer, we are asking you to please tell us the top five priorities you would like the KI Land...scape Board to help you with to sustainably manage your farm into the future. Click the link below and tell us what you'd like to see... it should only take you around 2-5 minutes

19.01.2022 Entries for the 2020 SA Climate Leaders Awards are now open, make your nomination today! The Premier’s Climate Change Council is trying to shine a light on action being taken by individuals, the community, business and government that are helping to build SA’s reputation as a climate-smart state. A $10,000 prize is up for grabs for the overall winner. Find out more and start your nomination here: www.environment.sa.gov.au/climateawards #SAClimateAwards

19.01.2022 The China Global Television Network recently ran a news story on some of the important work we're doing to manage feral cats across the island Click the link below to watch

18.01.2022 Nominations close on September 30 for the 2020 Excellence in Agriculture Awards The 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship winner was Kangaroo Island sheep farmer Paul McGorman who used the funding to investigate and develop an innovative business model which encompasses environmental, economic and social sustainability practices to positively impact on climate change while also growing revenue for his business. For more visit the Ag Bureau web page.... www.agbureau.com.au/awards Contact the KI Agriculture Landcare Facilitator for more information or help with nominations.

17.01.2022 Feral pigs - help us get rid of them! Apply to be a Feral Pig Control Officer and work across private and public land, parks, reserves, forestry and agricultural farmland to implement a range of feral pig control strategies. For more information and to apply, click the link below.... Any other questions, get in touch with Trish Mooney, Team Leader - Animal & Plant Control Mobile: 0429 616 414 [email protected] Applications close at 6pm on 30 September 2020 .

17.01.2022 The KI Landscape Board's Grassroots Grants program is now open. Grants of rbetween $1,000 and $8,000 are available to individuals, groups and non-for-profit orgs to help deliver on-ground action that benefits KI's landscape. Head here for more info: https://landscape.sa.gov.au//Grassroots_Grants_program_is_... Photo: courtesy of www.RossEvans.photography

17.01.2022 Encouraging news from our KI Dunnart Project team

15.01.2022 Latest update on the KI Dunnart Project for #BiodiversityMonth

15.01.2022 The KI Landscape Board's Native Plant Nursery will be closed this Thursday, 2 July, due to unforeseen commitments. The nursery will reopen on Friday 3 July from 12.30 until 4.30 pm, sorry for any inconvenience. More information and contact details fro the nursery can be found here: https://bit.ly/3gbKkVS

14.01.2022 As many will have seen, a stretch of roadside vegetation on South Coast Rd was pushed over as part of the fire response earlier this year. The ten kilometres of unburnt vegetation between Seal Bay and Crabbs Rd is a significant scar on the landscape and work has been undertaken to manage the debris in the best way possible. As a result of this work, the CFS, with agreement and support from Council, adjoining landholders, the Landscapes Board and the NPWS, is planning to coo...rdinate a burn of the fallen trees in Spring to remove the fuel hazard aspect. This timing is important for various reasons, such as allowing seed germination for self-revegetation and ensuring proper Phytophthora controls are in place to minimise risks to surrounding crops. Everyone is reminded to leave this patch of vegetation alone. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the KI Landscapes Board on 8553 4444.

14.01.2022 The 2020-21 Narrow-leaved Mallee on-ground works funding round is now open! The KI Landscape Board invites local landholders, including lifestyle acreages, Landcare groups and community groups to apply for funding for on-ground works assisting the recovery of Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee Woodland. Additional funding will be available for fire-affected Narrow-leaved Mallee habitat. Eligible projects include:... Fencing to protect remnant vegetation and revegetation Revegetation using seedlings (tubestock) and/or direct seeding Projects within Narrow-leaved Mallee habitat will be prioritised (see map below), however funding may be available for works connecting important areas of Narrow-leaved Mallee. Expression of Interest forms and further details are available from the Natural Resources Centre - 37 Dauncey Street Kingscote, via phone: 8553 4444, email: [email protected] or at www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ki/get-involved/Funding The closing date for expressions of interest is COB Friday 28 August 2020. The Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee Restoration Project is supported by the KI Landscape Board through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program. .

14.01.2022 Through the Resilient Agriculture Project, the KI Landscape Board is helping local farmers learn more about soil health and pasture management for improved long term production outcomes. Last week on a farm visit in MacGillivray, Dick Richardson got into the details on feed assessment, advanced grazing planning on the MAIA grazing management platform, supplementation, and soil and plant health. During the paddock walk it was a welcome surprise to find native dung beetles in action on the sheep dung, and to see the clay piles that had been brought up from depth. Anyone interested in finding out more about soil health and pasture management opportunities should contact the KI Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator. National Landcare Program #grazingnaturally #KILB

13.01.2022 When reviewing the camera traps out across the Dudley Peninsula last week the KI Landscape Board's feral cat eradication team got a welcome reminder of why we are undertaking the eradication work. Several endangered Southern Brown Bandicoots have been spotted on the southern part of the peninsula reinforcing the need to get rid of feral cats - their main predator. Our next goal is to create a safe haven over the Dudley for all the threatened species found there and reduce the... risk to our livestock industry from cat-borne diseases. Read more about the KI Landscape Board's Safe Haven project here: https://bit.ly/2ADOaIe Threatened Species CommissionerThreatened Species Recovery HubSussan Ley MP Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the EnvironmentNature Foundation Ag KI

13.01.2022 Following successful trials in Simpson Conservation Park and Black Point on the Dudley Peninsula, the KI Landscape Board’s Feral Cat Eradication Program team will be deploying Curiosity ‘PAPP’- based feral cat baits in Lesueur Conservation Park and adjacent private woodland. Baiting is one of several tools being deployed as part of a systemic plan to eradicate feral cats on Kangaroo Island by 2023. Trapping and hunting is not a viable cat control option in heavily wooded ar...eas so baiting provides a valuable alternative. These Curiosity baits have the toxin contained within capsules, are more specific to carnivores and more humane than 1080. The team is being careful to employ baits in winter months when goannas are not active. Warning signs will be in place around properties within the area where the baits will be deployed. The community is reminded that this bait is very toxic to dogs so they should be kept away from the area. Baiting is set to take place from Tuesday 28 July 2020. Read more about the program here: https://bit.ly/2Al2uFs

13.01.2022 Do you have an idea for a project that benefits Kangaroo Island's landscape? Is all that's stopping you from making it happen a lack of $1,000 - $8,000? Funny that, the KI Landscape Board's Grassroot Grants Program offers exactly that amount for individuals, community groups and other not-for-profit organisations to undertake projects that benefit the Kangaroo Island environment and community.... Projects could include: weed management pest or disease management access control for environmental outcomes (e.g. fencing) erosion management revegetation water or wetland management monitoring and biological assessment educational activities, raising community awareness and participation in landscape management. Follow the link below to see whether you should submit an application for your project. Applications close at 5pm on 24 August 2020 (Monday next week) so get a wriggle on!

12.01.2022 Island Conservation have written an article about the KI Landscape Board's feral cat eradication efforts on the island. With eradication, Kangaroo Island would become the largest inhabited island to be free of feral cats - with all the benefits to the island's ecosystems and economy that it brings. Have a read at the link below...... National Landcare Program

12.01.2022 Nominations for the Bob Hawke Landcare Award will close on Monday 12 October, 2020. https://bobhawkelandcareaward.com.au/ If you would like to nominate anyone on Kangaroo Island for this award and want some help preparing an application contact the KI Landscape Board Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator National Landcare Program #Sustainable Agriculture #Farming Kangaroo Island

12.01.2022 The great glossy-black cockatoo census is upon us! If you’re free tomorrow (29 September) and would like to lend a hand, give Karleah Berris a call on 0488 160 936. Tomorrow's census will be taking place in Stokes Bay - basic birding knowledge is preferable and you will need your own transport to and from Stokes Bay. What is this census about?... With a lack of funding in the last few years, the annual glossy census has not been taking place. Thanks to the World Wide Fund for Nature and Koala.com, efforts to help the glossy-black cockatoo recover are high on the agenda, with volunteers and landholders taking part in monitoring glossy numbers, demographics and their distribution on the island. This information will help KI Landscape Board staff target their efforts in the most important areas and better understand the impact of the fires on glossy-black cockatoo numbers. To follow the latest glossy updates, sign up to Chewings following the link below... WWF-Australia Koala

10.01.2022 The Chair of the KI Landscape Board, Andrew Heinrich, has delivered a message on the launch of the new Board today acknowledging the challenges and opportunities we face as an island. Read here for more info: https://bit.ly/2NIqwNw #KILandscapeBoard

09.01.2022 Here's the latest on the feral cat control efforts across the island

08.01.2022 Round 4 of the Australian Government’s Smart Farms Small Grants program is now open. Under this round, you can apply for grants of between $5,000 and $100,000 to support projects that will help farming, forestry and fishing groups and communities increase their awareness, knowledge, skills and capacity to adopt smart and sustainable practices. For more information, visit the Department’s website. Applications close at 11:00 pm AEDT, 9 October 2020. National Landcare Program

08.01.2022 Come and visit the KI Landscape Board at the Parndana Show this Saturday 14 November! We’ll have the latest on: feral cat eradication... sustainable farming sediment and erosion controls landcare fencing funding KI dunnart recovery weed management and glossy-black cockatoo recovery If you’re in a burnt area and have found a new plant or weed you’re unsure about, pop it in a plastic bag and bring it over for either us or Laura/Suzie at PIRSA (next door) to identify. If you can’t make it to the show, you can call Laura on 0436 599 853 to help identify potential weeds on your property. Hope to see you there Parndana A H & F Show

07.01.2022 The Kangaroo Island Landscape Board's inaugural Grassroots Grants program is now open! Grants of between $1,000 and $8,000 are available for individuals, community groups and other not-for-profit organisations to help them achieve on-ground activities to benefit the Kangaroo Island landscape. https://tinyurl.com/ybzflcnc

07.01.2022 It's Landcare Week! If you're free and looking to help promote sustainable land management, come and join us in planting Eucalyptus, Acacias, Malaleucas and understorey species at North Cape this Sunday morning at 9:30 am For full info and to RSVP, send us a message with the names of your crew and a contact phone number.... If you've organised your own Landcare Week event, send us your action shots so we can share your ideas with others! #LandcareWeek Landcare Australia

06.01.2022 Today is Plover Appreciation Day! Much like the magpie, some plovers will be swooping to protect their young at this time of year. This Aussie battler has it rough during the mating season... have a look at the video below to get a better idea about why plovers need to be so protective when people are around. ... The video shows a hooded plover and its nest - the hoodie doesn't swoop like the the spur-winged plover but is no less concerned with protecting its young. The best thing you can do for our winged friends is to keep a wide berth and make sure your dog is on a leash around their nesting areas. #PloverAppreciationDay #LoveAPlover

04.01.2022 Exciting news a minimum of 454 glossies were counted in our 2020 population census. The eastern flock at American River and Dudley Peninsula has continued to increase and expand since 2016 and, thankfully, there did not appear to be significant mortality in north coast flocks as a direct result of the 2019-20 bushfires. Sadly, our southern flock did appear to lose birds during the bushfires. The work for our Recovery Program staff now continues to protect and restore glos...sy habitat post-fire to ensure this population has the best chance of long-term survival. Thank you to WWF-Australia for supporting this census. If you would like to donate to our Glossy Black-Cockatoo Rescue Fund, which helps fund our glossy feed tree revegetation projects, please visit https://www.naturefoundation.org.au//glossy-black-cockatoo

03.01.2022 Reminder: applications for this position close this Sunday 11th April at 6pm so get writing! POSITION AVAILABLE - Team Leader Animal & Plant Control (APC) The Team Leader APC, is a pivotal role in managing pest animal and plant control for the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board. ... The role leads and manages several small teams that deliver the Board’s: - feral cat and pig control, as part of eradication programs that are currently in place - management of declared animals and control programs for priority weeds. The role also ensures that KI feral animal and weed control programs are delivered in collaboration with the community to ensure programs address community concerns and effectively implement the outcomes of the KI Landscape Plan and Biosecurity Strategy. For more information and to apply, click on the link below...

01.01.2022 Two coming Bushfire Ready Meetings for Kangaroo Island. Just 90mins of your time to help you with your bushfire preparedness. You must pre-register in advance d...ue to Covid restrictions. Thu 10 Dec at Penneshaw CFS Station 7-8:30pm Fri 11 Dec at Parndana CFS Station 9:30-11am Please be prepared this bushfire season and stay safe as the weather gets warmer.