AW Landscape Board
@awlandscapesa.bsky.social
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board partners with Aboriginal communities and Traditional Owners to manage natural resources in the north and west of South Australia.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw
SAVE THE DATE
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
It’s an opportunity for Aboriginal Ranger teams from across the state to come together.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
It’s an opportunity for Aboriginal Ranger teams from across the state to come together.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
SAVE THE DATE
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
It’s an opportunity for Aboriginal Ranger teams from across the state to come together.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
It’s an opportunity for Aboriginal Ranger teams from across the state to come together.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
Thursday Birdsday!
This white-browed treecreeper was spotted on a filed trip in our region. As the name suggests, treecreepers can be found foraging for insects in tree bark, inching up the trunk before swooping back down to a lower spot on a nearby tree.
#wildoz #birds #birdsofaustralia
This white-browed treecreeper was spotted on a filed trip in our region. As the name suggests, treecreepers can be found foraging for insects in tree bark, inching up the trunk before swooping back down to a lower spot on a nearby tree.
#wildoz #birds #birdsofaustralia
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Thursday Birdsday!
This white-browed treecreeper was spotted on a filed trip in our region. As the name suggests, treecreepers can be found foraging for insects in tree bark, inching up the trunk before swooping back down to a lower spot on a nearby tree.
#wildoz #birds #birdsofaustralia
This white-browed treecreeper was spotted on a filed trip in our region. As the name suggests, treecreepers can be found foraging for insects in tree bark, inching up the trunk before swooping back down to a lower spot on a nearby tree.
#wildoz #birds #birdsofaustralia
The Friends of the Great Victoria Desert are volunteers who do fantastic work in our region, keeping an eye on native plants and monitoring the health of wayanu (quandongs). Read their latest update in Palya Summer 25.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Friends of the Great Victoria Desert are volunteers who do fantastic work in our region, keeping an eye on native plants and monitoring the health of wayanu (quandongs). Read their latest update in Palya Summer 25.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Heatwave hits AW region.
Our remote weather station at Ooldea recorded a scorching 50 degrees yesterday.
These stations are an important tool to monitor the effects of climate change.
Climate change resilience is a pressing issue for desert communities, something the AW board is keen to address.
Our remote weather station at Ooldea recorded a scorching 50 degrees yesterday.
These stations are an important tool to monitor the effects of climate change.
Climate change resilience is a pressing issue for desert communities, something the AW board is keen to address.
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Heatwave hits AW region.
Our remote weather station at Ooldea recorded a scorching 50 degrees yesterday.
These stations are an important tool to monitor the effects of climate change.
Climate change resilience is a pressing issue for desert communities, something the AW board is keen to address.
Our remote weather station at Ooldea recorded a scorching 50 degrees yesterday.
These stations are an important tool to monitor the effects of climate change.
Climate change resilience is a pressing issue for desert communities, something the AW board is keen to address.
Catch up on the news from Maralinga Tjarutja Land Management and Far West Coast Rangers, two teams doing incredible work to protect Country in our region.
Palya Summer 25, out now!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Palya Summer 25, out now!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Catch up on the news from Maralinga Tjarutja Land Management and Far West Coast Rangers, two teams doing incredible work to protect Country in our region.
Palya Summer 25, out now!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Palya Summer 25, out now!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Tell us what you think!
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan.
This consultation survey only takes a few minutes to complete – submissions close tomorrow.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan.
This consultation survey only takes a few minutes to complete – submissions close tomorrow.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Tell us what you think!
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan.
This consultation survey only takes a few minutes to complete – submissions close tomorrow.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan.
This consultation survey only takes a few minutes to complete – submissions close tomorrow.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
Weedy Wednesday
AW works with our partners to tackle the buffel grass crisis. In the latest issue of Palya, read about surveillance on a major source of weeds in the region, a pre-season workshop, and a different weed being targeted.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
AW works with our partners to tackle the buffel grass crisis. In the latest issue of Palya, read about surveillance on a major source of weeds in the region, a pre-season workshop, and a different weed being targeted.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Weedy Wednesday
AW works with our partners to tackle the buffel grass crisis. In the latest issue of Palya, read about surveillance on a major source of weeds in the region, a pre-season workshop, and a different weed being targeted.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
AW works with our partners to tackle the buffel grass crisis. In the latest issue of Palya, read about surveillance on a major source of weeds in the region, a pre-season workshop, and a different weed being targeted.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
AW staff have been busy in the field and behind the scenes. See what they’ve been up to and meet the new recruits in the Summer 25 edition of Palya.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
AW staff have been busy in the field and behind the scenes. See what they’ve been up to and meet the new recruits in the Summer 25 edition of Palya.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
SAVE THE DATE
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
We’ll be announcing more details soon – watch this space!
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
We’ll be announcing more details soon – watch this space!
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
SAVE THE DATE
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
We’ll be announcing more details soon – watch this space!
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
The 2026 SA Aboriginal Land & Sea Conference is coming soon!
Mark your diary for March 24-26 and get ready to head to the Adelaide Hills.
We’ll be announcing more details soon – watch this space!
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
Student from Yalata Anangu School showed dedication and determination in a dance performance with deep connections to Country. Read about it in the Summer 25 Palya, out now.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Student from Yalata Anangu School showed dedication and determination in a dance performance with deep connections to Country. Read about it in the Summer 25 Palya, out now.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Warru wonderland!
In Palya Summer 25, AW Ecologist Brett Backhouse has been busy in the APY Lands, helping out with the Warru Recovery project and conducting fauna surveys in the Kalka Pipalyatjara IPA. Read his reports here: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
In Palya Summer 25, AW Ecologist Brett Backhouse has been busy in the APY Lands, helping out with the Warru Recovery project and conducting fauna surveys in the Kalka Pipalyatjara IPA. Read his reports here: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Warru wonderland!
In Palya Summer 25, AW Ecologist Brett Backhouse has been busy in the APY Lands, helping out with the Warru Recovery project and conducting fauna surveys in the Kalka Pipalyatjara IPA. Read his reports here: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
In Palya Summer 25, AW Ecologist Brett Backhouse has been busy in the APY Lands, helping out with the Warru Recovery project and conducting fauna surveys in the Kalka Pipalyatjara IPA. Read his reports here: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
The Summer 25 issue of Palya is available now. Catch up on the latest news from our board’s meetings, and find out what board members have been doing – including going to London to meet the King!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Summer 25 issue of Palya is available now. Catch up on the latest news from our board’s meetings, and find out what board members have been doing – including going to London to meet the King!
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Thursday Birdsday!
Check out the latest issue of Palya to read all about the search for nganamara (malleefowl) at Walalkara.
#birds #birdsofaustralia
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Check out the latest issue of Palya to read all about the search for nganamara (malleefowl) at Walalkara.
#birds #birdsofaustralia
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Thursday Birdsday!
Check out the latest issue of Palya to read all about the search for nganamara (malleefowl) at Walalkara.
#birds #birdsofaustralia
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Check out the latest issue of Palya to read all about the search for nganamara (malleefowl) at Walalkara.
#birds #birdsofaustralia
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Tell us what you think!
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Tell us what you think!
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
Palya Summer 25 is out now.
Catch up on the news from the Yalata coast, including an epic beach cleanup, setting traps for feral predators in the dunes, and AW’s annual shorebird survey.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Catch up on the news from the Yalata coast, including an epic beach cleanup, setting traps for feral predators in the dunes, and AW’s annual shorebird survey.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Palya Summer 25 is out now.
Catch up on the news from the Yalata coast, including an epic beach cleanup, setting traps for feral predators in the dunes, and AW’s annual shorebird survey.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Catch up on the news from the Yalata coast, including an epic beach cleanup, setting traps for feral predators in the dunes, and AW’s annual shorebird survey.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Season’s greetings to everyone from the board and staff of the AW Landscape Board.
We wish everyone a merry Christmas and look forward to a happy and safe 2026.
Our offices will be closed from noon tomorrow, December 24, and reopen on Monday, January 5.
We wish everyone a merry Christmas and look forward to a happy and safe 2026.
Our offices will be closed from noon tomorrow, December 24, and reopen on Monday, January 5.
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Season’s greetings to everyone from the board and staff of the AW Landscape Board.
We wish everyone a merry Christmas and look forward to a happy and safe 2026.
Our offices will be closed from noon tomorrow, December 24, and reopen on Monday, January 5.
We wish everyone a merry Christmas and look forward to a happy and safe 2026.
Our offices will be closed from noon tomorrow, December 24, and reopen on Monday, January 5.
Livestock & Landscape Management Centres (LLMCs) are purpose-built yards that help manage where and how animals graze.
AW’s climate-smart agriculture project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
AW’s climate-smart agriculture project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Livestock & Landscape Management Centres (LLMCs) are purpose-built yards that help manage where and how animals graze.
AW’s climate-smart agriculture project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
AW’s climate-smart agriculture project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Ashley Walker has joined AW in the role of Project Officer, Sustainable Landscapes.
Ash will work as a sustainable agriculture facilitator (SAF) supporting AW’s climate-smart agriculture program.
SAFs are supported by the Australian Government through the NHT Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Ash will work as a sustainable agriculture facilitator (SAF) supporting AW’s climate-smart agriculture program.
SAFs are supported by the Australian Government through the NHT Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Ashley Walker has joined AW in the role of Project Officer, Sustainable Landscapes.
Ash will work as a sustainable agriculture facilitator (SAF) supporting AW’s climate-smart agriculture program.
SAFs are supported by the Australian Government through the NHT Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Ash will work as a sustainable agriculture facilitator (SAF) supporting AW’s climate-smart agriculture program.
SAFs are supported by the Australian Government through the NHT Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Tell us what you think!
The AW Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and is open until Jan 23.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The AW Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and is open until Jan 23.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
December 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tell us what you think!
The AW Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and is open until Jan 23.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
The AW Landscape Board is developing a new five-year landscape plan to guide its work over the next five years.
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and is open until Jan 23.
https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/about-us/our-regions-plan/landscape-plan-consultation
AW staff pitched in to help Yalata Rangers and Yalata Anangu School clean up the beach at the annual beach debris survey recently.
A total of 159.7kg of rope, plastic and other rubbish removed from the beach – a fantastic team effort!
A total of 159.7kg of rope, plastic and other rubbish removed from the beach – a fantastic team effort!
December 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
AW staff pitched in to help Yalata Rangers and Yalata Anangu School clean up the beach at the annual beach debris survey recently.
A total of 159.7kg of rope, plastic and other rubbish removed from the beach – a fantastic team effort!
A total of 159.7kg of rope, plastic and other rubbish removed from the beach – a fantastic team effort!
Palya Summer 2025 OUT NOW!
Coastal cleanup, consultation for Country, warru wonderland and much more.
Download your copy now: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Coastal cleanup, consultation for Country, warru wonderland and much more.
Download your copy now: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Palya Summer 2025 OUT NOW!
Coastal cleanup, consultation for Country, warru wonderland and much more.
Download your copy now: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Coastal cleanup, consultation for Country, warru wonderland and much more.
Download your copy now: https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/aw/news-publications/palya
Scaly Sunday
A sleepy lizard in the dunes along the Yalata coast. Also known as pine-cone lizards, stumpy-tailed lizards, bobtails and double-enders, these large skinks are the largest members of the blue-tongue family. They are one of very few lizard species that are monogamous.
#wildoz #lizards
A sleepy lizard in the dunes along the Yalata coast. Also known as pine-cone lizards, stumpy-tailed lizards, bobtails and double-enders, these large skinks are the largest members of the blue-tongue family. They are one of very few lizard species that are monogamous.
#wildoz #lizards
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The new Summer 2025 issue of Palya comes out next week. Board members and Hon Lucy Hood MP received a preview copy hot off the press at yesterday's board meeting.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The new Summer 2025 issue of Palya comes out next week. Board members and Hon Lucy Hood MP received a preview copy hot off the press at yesterday's board meeting.
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board welcomed special guest the Hon Lucy Hood MP to their meeting yesterday. It was a great opportunity for the board and the minister to meet and discuss regional priorities, challenges and successes.
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board welcomed special guest the Hon Lucy Hood MP to their meeting yesterday. It was a great opportunity for the board and the minister to meet and discuss regional priorities, challenges and successes.
Thursday birdsday!
AW staff found this malleefowl mound in our region recently. The pile of leaf litter in the centre is a sign that the mound is being prepared by the birds for eggs. The vegetation breaks down to create warmth for incubation, much like a compost heap.
#wildoz #birdsofaustralia
AW staff found this malleefowl mound in our region recently. The pile of leaf litter in the centre is a sign that the mound is being prepared by the birds for eggs. The vegetation breaks down to create warmth for incubation, much like a compost heap.
#wildoz #birdsofaustralia
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thursday birdsday!
AW staff found this malleefowl mound in our region recently. The pile of leaf litter in the centre is a sign that the mound is being prepared by the birds for eggs. The vegetation breaks down to create warmth for incubation, much like a compost heap.
#wildoz #birdsofaustralia
AW staff found this malleefowl mound in our region recently. The pile of leaf litter in the centre is a sign that the mound is being prepared by the birds for eggs. The vegetation breaks down to create warmth for incubation, much like a compost heap.
#wildoz #birdsofaustralia