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The Friends of Belair National Park are part of a SA wide 'Friends' network that ranges from the Simpson Desert in the far north to Dingly Dell at the bottom tip of the state. The group seeks to further the basic philosophy of the Park - that it should be regarded primarily as a place preserving the natural environment in which users can see and experience that environment. The objectives of the Friends of Belair National Park as stated in our constitution are:
To provide voluntary assistance to Belair National Park in close cooperation and liaison with the staff. To raise funds for special projects to benefit Belair National Park and for administration and social activities of the Friends of Belair National Park. To provide cultural and social activities for the enjoyment of Members and the public. To provide support for the protection and preservation of the natural and historic values of Belair National Park. South Australia leads the nation with its Friends of Parks network. At the instigation of the State Government and the Nature Conservation Society, volunteer Friends groups were encouraged from the early 1980s to allow community members to assist in the management of the State's parks and reserves, and to encourage enjoyment of the State's natural and cultural heritage. When an average hourly rate of pay is placed on the work that the Friends carry out each year, an estimated $5-6 million worth of work is performed on behalf of the Parks system each year. This includes all hands on work in the field and anything that is carried out in support of this activity.

04/11/2026

🌱 Thursday evening Bushcare 🌱

Join us this Thursday, November 5th from 5-7pm for an evening bushcare session 💚
The plan is to meet at Gate 8 on Sheoak Road, opposite Pony Ridge Road. From there we will take a short walk and work on a patch of valerian.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HTpdFVKstHtu2siJA

For more info on our evening bushcare sessions see our pinned/previous post.

03/11/2026

There were so many rewards for doing bush care on a beautiful, coolish day, today.
The Blue Pincushion started to shine during this past week. The first Mount Lofty Daisy revealed itself today. The Buttercups and Fanflowers are holding on. It’s a great time to talk a slow walk in the park.

31/10/2026

Thanks to who joined us to help pull boneseed again today.
They started by sheltering from the rain at Belair Railway Station. Thanks to the “Friends” at the station.
After their run the fog rolled in but still they braved the elements and conquered a big area off Sheoak Road 🙏🙏

31/10/2026

Not all our work is in the bush.🌱
🏆This is an appreciation post for those who volunteer behind the scenes. Like today, working on a Volunteer Centre clean-up🧹
It's sooo important and keeps things running smoothly🙏🏽
Great work all, thanks💚

26/10/2026

🌱Bush Buddies🌱

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27th October, 3.30pm.

The session will be in the Grey box woodland 🌳

Please meet at the old golf course car park. This can be accessed via the Belair Caravan Park driveway. Please see map:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LaMziRNnFo5pGhqf8

📸Chris Lightowler

26/10/2026

Really inspired working with these great people yesterday. Who gets up early on a Sunday morning, pouring with rain? Why on earth would you do that and not roll over and go back to sleep!

Recent Friends member and block adopter, Riley Auld, has been doing amazing work in the Park. Check out his instagram. He has been promoting through his gym, a bushcare session for weeks now, and then coincided with this weather.

I’ve been so inspired by Riley’s energy and commitment and no way rain would stop me supporting him. But I was pretty confident it would just be us two. Turns out Riley has plenty of mates that wouldn’t let him down, regardless of weather!

We covered a huge area of important boneseed control. Really significant work at a really significant time.

But it was the conversations that really blew me away. Really caring people, like a carer really committed to working with people with disabilities, a young police officer using empathy and smart thinking in a Saturday nights work, a builder and talking about the achievement of making homes for people etc etc. Really positive stuff.

So these are the people who come out no matter what, to support a mate, to support nature, support future generations not even born yet. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!

Craig

21/10/2026

Great day with volunteers from Deloitte yesterday. This was our first corporate group under a new collaboration between the Foundation of National Parks and Wildlife and Friends of Parks and Nature, to organise and provide us with corporate groups to do bushcare. I'm blown away with the enthusiasm and commitment shown by the people from Deloitte. We covered way more ground than I thought we would, in removing boneseed recruits, following up in areas that have had initial brushcutting control. It has been such a great year of rainfall for boneseed and we hope most of the seedbank has germinated. Removing recruits now, before they set seed, will have a lasting impact towards eradicating this w**d and on the health of the ecosystem. 🌱
Craig

Friends of Parks and Nature National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia

20/10/2026

It's Thursday evening bushcare this week! 💚

Thursday 22nd October, 5-7pm 🌱

Car parking for this session here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HenEUX8Ace3ZbQQs5

19/10/2026

Please note there will be no Bush Buddies this week, Tuesday October 20th.
Bush Buddies will return next week 🌱

17/10/2026

We had a marvellous morning in beautiful sunny weather today for our Third Saturday Bushcare session. Perfect for the Sun Orchids or Thelymitra species with some individuals being closed when we started but popping open by the time we finished. Species seen included Giant Sun Orchids (Thelymitra grandiflora), White Sun orchids (T albiflora), Pink Sun Orchids (T luteocilium & T rubra) plus many other native orchids species & other wildflowers including Spiders (Caladenia / Arachnorchis tentaculata), Onion orchids (Microtis arenaria), Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata), Native Buttercups (Ranumculus lappaceus), various Hibbertias & more. So very much out right now. All these helped by removing multitudes of baby boneseed, South African daisy, Monadenia and other invasive w**ds in an area of pristine bushland along Workanda track. A great couple of hours that was absolutely blissful as well as productive. Thanks to all who volunteered & especially Pete for organising and leading these. Photos show Thelymitra grandiflora, either a Thelymitra luteocilium or rubra the group photo & a size comparison with bracken of the pink one which again is either luteocilium or rubra.

Address

Belair, SA

Telephone

(08) 8278 5477

Website

https://www.friendsofbelairpark.org.au/

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