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Two cit­i­zen sci­ence projects, one which focus­es on lit­tle pen­guins and the oth­er on mos­qui­to-borne ill­ness­es, have been announced as win­ners of the 2025 South Aus­tralian Cit­i­zen Sci­ence Awards. 

This August, Park of the Month is not so much about the parks but about the peo­ple who care for them. August will high­light oppor­tu­ni­ties for would-be vol­un­teers to roll up their sleeves and get a taste for volunteering. 

Nilpe­na Edi­acara Nation­al Park, South Australia’s newest nation­al park, will expand by 26,000 hectares after the South Aus­tralian Gov­ern­ment acquired the adja­cent Nilpe­na Station.

The Ikara-Flinders Ranges is the Nation­al Parks and Wildlife Ser­vice (NPWS) park of the month with July offer­ing dou­ble the fun as it coin­cides with NAIDOC Week (6 ‑13 July) and the school holidays. 

Villa­wood Prop­er­ties has gift­ed almost 1000 hectares of eco­log­i­cal­ly sig­nif­i­cant land to the War­ren­ben Con­ser­va­tion Park locat­ed on Narung­ga coun­try on the south-east Yorke Penin­su­la, 12 km north-east of Mar­i­on Bay.