Kauwi-marnirla Field River Conservation Park

Kauwi-marnirla Field River Conservation Park

Kauwi-marnir­la — Field Riv­er Con­ser­va­tion Park was pro­claimed in Novem­ber 2024, in the Field Riv­er catch­ment between Shei­d­ow Park and Reynel­la, adja­cent to Glen­thorne Nation­al Park – Itya­mai­it­pin­na Yarta.

The park pro­vides increased pro­tec­tions for native species and habi­tats, and an open, nat­ur­al space for the com­mu­ni­ty to enjoy. The Abo­rig­i­nal co-name, Kauwi-marnir­la trans­lates to place of​‘two good waters’ and is pro­nounced​‘Cowee-ma-rni-rla’.

A draft man­age­ment plan is being devel­oped to guide estab­lish­ment of the park, con­sist­ing of objec­tives and strate­gies that set the future vision for the park.

We invite the com­mu­ni­ty to pro­vide input into the devel­op­ment of the plan.

Glen­thorne Drop-in days

Come and speak to our park plan­ning offi­cer dur­ing one of our drop in days at Glenthorne:

When:

Thurs­day 14 August – drop in any­time between 9.30am – 4pm
Sat­ur­day 16 August – drop in any­time between 9.30am – 1pm

Where:

Glen­thorne Ranger Sta­tion
2 Majors Road
O’Halloran Hill

If you can’t attend, but would still like to pro­vide feed­back or arrange a phone call with a park plan­ning offi­cer email: DEWProtectedAreaManagement@​sa.​gov.​au

Request a copy of the draft man­age­ment plan to be emailed to you when it is released for pub­lic con­sul­ta­tion in Decem­ber 2025, for the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pro­vide detailed feedback.

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Vol­un­teer in this park

There’s an oppor­tu­ni­ty to form a for­mal vol­un­teer­ing Friends of Parks and Nature group to main­tain and con­serve Kauwi-marnir­la Field Riv­er Con­ser­va­tion Park. For all enquiries please con­tact angus.​droogan-​turniski@​sa.​gov.​au.

Open Day and Vol­un­teer­ing event: Tues­day 26 August

If you’re inter­est­ed in learn­ing about the park or vol­un­teer­ing, come along to the open day. There will be a guid­ed walk to learn about the native veg­e­ta­tion and wildlife. Plus hear about the his­to­ry of the region and the future aspi­ra­tions for park man­age­ment. Get your free tick­et for the event here.