Landscape Priority Fund: Supporting Natural Capital and Landscape Resilience

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Lead organisation: SA Arid Lands Landscape Board, Limestone Coast Landscape Board, Murraylands Riverland Landscape Board, Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board, Northern and Yorke Landscape Board, Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

Hub members and partners involved: Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Node: Loxton, Minnipa, Orroroo, Port Augusta, Roseworthy, Struan

Focus area: Community resilience and wellbeing, Crop and pasture management, Livestock and fodder management, Soil and land management, Water security and management

Project Category: Hub Projects

Project summary:

The SA Drought Hub works alongside South Australia’s regional Landscape Boards through the South Australian Government’s Landscape Priority Fund (LPF), supporting locally led projects that strengthen landscape health, sustainable land management and drought resilience.

Project description:

The South Australian Government’s Landscape Priority Fund (LPF) supports regional Landscape Boards to deliver projects that address local environmental and land management priorities.

The SA Drought Hub works in partnership with seven of South Australia’s eight regional Landscape Boards to support projects that strengthen natural capital, improve landscape health and build drought resilience.

This collaboration brings together Landscape Boards, producers, Grower Groups, researchers and industry partners, combining regional knowledge and networks with the Hub’s expertise, resources and connections. Working together helps align activities with local priorities, avoid duplication and strengthen the delivery of practical, regionally relevant projects.

The partnership addresses a broad range of challenges, including soil health and erosion, water management, vegetation condition, grazing pressure and planning for a changing climate. Together, these activities support sustainable natural resource management and the long-term resilience of South Australia’s landscapes, farming businesses and regional communities.

Key achievements and results:

Throughout 2025/26, the SA Drought Hub supported seven Landscape Priority Fund projects across South Australia, working alongside regional Landscape Boards and project partners to address locally identified priorities in natural resource management and drought resilience.

Projects supported include:

Climate-ready Landscapes: Building Resilience into Drought Decision-Making, led by Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board
Nature Informed Decision Making: Plant Succession and Coverage Informing Property Total Grazing Management, led by SA Arid Lands Landscape Board
Kangaroo Island Integrated Farm Planning, led by Kangaroo Island Landscape Board
Optimising Soil Health and Productivity in the Murraylands and Riverland Region, led by Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board
Waterwise Farming, led by Northern and Yorke Landscape Board
Kangaroo Partnerships – SA Arid Lands and Mid North Regions, led by SA Arid Lands Landscape Board
Improving Landscape Health of Sandy Soils Prone to Erosion and Declining Fertility, led by Limestone Coast Landscape Board

For more information on each project, including activities, outcomes, findings, reports and resources, visit the individual project pages linked above.