We are pleased to announce that in May 2025 the Taperoo Dunes Group received a Green Adelaide Certificate of Appreciation for 10 years of continuous contribution to conservation. Congratulations to all our volunteers who have contributed to this great achievement over that time. We also acknowledge the ongoing support of our local Dunes groups, and…

Come along to the Port Environment Centre Sunday Session on the 9th of March from 10am to 11.00, share a cuppa and share your stories other like-minded community members. For SeaWeek, the Eco Discussion Group will reflect on the article “Beach cleans aren’t just good for the sea – they can boost your mental health…

The Flour Shed at Harts Mill will showcase local environmental and dunes groups at the Port Dockside Festival.An Environment Hub will be hosted by our wonderful Port Environment Centre. Look out for the photographic exhibition featuring amazing images from the recent night tours of the Port River, talk to the Friends of the International Bird…

Our local council has asked us to send photos of our favourite living landscape. Taperoo Dunes group members have taken some photos of our favourite Taperoo Dunes landscapes, and we have submitted our favourite one. Enjoy these photos taken by our long time group member and photographer Kym Murphy. There’s still time to download photos…

With thanks to our 11 regular volunteers throughout 2019, Taperoo Dunes have had a huge year. We started the year with a personalised calendar full of Taperoo Dunes photos which we distributed to group members, stakeholders and local environmental organisations. Coast care work continued as usual on a weekly basis. Regular weeding, planting and rubbish…

Taperoo Dunes would like to acknowledge the equipment grant recently received from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. The grant allowed us to purchase a range of tools and equipment to make more purpose made tools we use to eradicate Euphorbia and Coastal Galenia. These tools were designed and constructed by Taperoo Dunes Group member…

Taperoo Dunes are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Virgin Coastcare Award at the 2019 State Community Landcare Conference hosted by Landcare Association of SA in Bordertown this week! We had been selected as one of three finalists for the Award so were thrilled to hear that we had actually won the…

The Friends of Taperoo Dunes were thrilled to be invited by the Landcare Association of SA to give a presentation about the work we are doing at Taperoo Dunes at The Parliamentary Friends of Landcare annual dinner at Old Parliament House on 15 October 2019.

You may be aware that the Port Environment Centre has a library of donated books relating to the Environment. There’s a wide range of books – from the land to the sea, and children’s books through to adults’ books. Worth a look if you are passing by, need to do some research or are a…

Members of the Taperoo Dunes Group invite you to visit the newly installed signs featuring Native Plants Birds and Animals at the Lady Gowrie Drive walkway adjacent to the Taperoo car park. After winning a Place Making Grant from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Taperoo Dunes Group members swung into action and selected 15…

The Friends of Taperoo Dunes are pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application for a small Port Adelaide Enfield Council Place Making Grant. Our proposal was to design and install signage to form a new trail along the Lady Gowrie Drive pathway which we have named the Taperoo Dunes Walk. We…

Another planting day, this time down the Wandana Tce end of Taperoo Dunes. We achieved 75 new plants specialising in butterfly and bird attracting. These included Scavolea crassifolia, Kunzel pomifera, Leucophyta brownii, Pelargoinium australe, Kennedia prostrata. Thanks to our fabulous team of volunteers. More plantings next week so come along if you are free