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Kyeema Conservation Park

Kyeema Conservation Park is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula and spans over 347 hectares. Walking along the trails you will notice an overstorey of mainly messmate stringy bark (Eucalyptus obliqua), with some pink gum (E. fasciculosa) and cup gum (E. cosmophylla), partnered with a thick and diverse under storey.

September 5, 2026

Cox Scrub Conservation Park

A 563 hectare delight for bushwalkers and birdwatchers, Cox Scrub Conservation Park is amongst one of the larger parks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

August 28, 2026

Mixed Native and Exotic Mediterranean Garden – A Case Study

Growing natives and exotics is a common practice to get the most our of a Mediterranean type climate. Hybrid cultivars extend the range of colours for many natives plants.

July 12, 2026

Fleurieu Birds: What to see and where to see them

A field guide and location guide for birds seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. This is a highly populated region compared with the rest of South Australia and borders the Adelaide southern suburbs.

June 26, 2026

The Fleurieu Rocks! From the Big Bang to the Fleurieu Peninsula…a geological tour

This book looks at three different perspectives of the Fleurieu Peninsula – 20,000 years ago, the present, and time-travelling back billions of years. It will discuss the formation of the Earth – there are some very old rocks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

June 24, 2026

Coastal Landscapes of South Australia

CC0 licensed photo by Mohammed Kateregga from the WordPress Photo Directory: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/86369c2e5d/

Geologically, the South Australian coast is very young, having evolved over only 1% of geological time, during the past 43 million years since the separation of Australia and Antarctica. It is also very dynamic, with the current shoreline position having been established from only 7000 years ago.

March 26, 2026

Geology of the Fleurieu Peninsula

The geology of the Fleurieu is a complex composition of very ancient rock formations amidst that formed in the earliest geological times. Thanks to the Digital Atlas of Australia, this geology is illustrated graphically.

December 3, 2025

Bushfire information for the Fleurieu

SAPPA provides information which affects property development and planning. This includes alerting potential home buyers of the bushfire risk in areas of South Australia.

November 22, 2025

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