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Friends of Minda Dunes

Volunteers caring for Minda Dunes, North Brighton. New members always welcome.

We meet on a Tuesday morning, if you would like to join us please contact [email protected]

30/10/2026

Just a little sneak preview of a current photo of our beautiful dunes. Each year a local resident takes a series of photos from above and I will share some before and after photos soon. Thanks to Bill for this photo taken a couple of weeks ago whilst the senecio was still in flower. 7 years of dune care. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayLandcare Association of SAMinda

28/10/2026

A busy day Tuesday w**ding across a number of areas. We concentrated on w**ding the path edge and also removing some large thistles that had evaded us before. The w**dy grasses are dying off so it won’t be long before we shift to watering. We still have a large area to clear around young plants on the SE corner of the dunes, where the w**ds have flourished following the winter rains. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayLandcare Association of SAMinda. Sally wins the prize for the tallest thistle 😊

17/10/2026

With all the current butterfly activity going on, there are thousands of caper whites and cabbage whites and several chequered swallowtails flying around the Minda Dunes. Checking in our butterfly habitat there was another curious one checking out our sign. Look at the second photo on the left on the sign. You might have to zoom in and look carefully. Friends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayGreen AdelaideMindaLandcare Association of SAButterfly Conservation South Australia

16/10/2026

Celebrating all the wonderful people caring for our state. Landcare SA awards Landcare Association of SAMindaGreen AdelaideCity of Holdfast BayFriends of Parks and Nature # Coastcare Green Adelaide Urban Landcare

14/10/2026

After yesterday’s w**ding session we celebrated our 7 year anniversary of caring for the Minda Dunes with a bbq. Over 6000 volunteer hours, thousands of bags of w**ds removed, 10,000 plus plants planted in addition to the original 10,000 plants that were planted to establish the Minda Coast Park. It’s been a busy 7 years and we have been fortunate to have been supported by Green Adelaide and recipients of 4 Grassroots Grants to help us in our endeavours. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayLandcare Association of SAMinda

13/10/2026

It was nice to have 6mm of rain fall on the Minda Dunes on Sunday. We decided to tackle a very w**dy corner which has heavy clay and very difficult to w**d when the soil is dry. We removed 8 bags of w**ds and uncovered many young seedlings we planted this year. MindaFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayGreen AdelaideLandcare Association of SA

06/10/2026

Today we tackled an area adjacent to the Butterfly Habitat. A bit of a challenge as a large amount of barley grass, brome and some thistles. We aimed to free our natives that were being swamped by the grasses. A top effort, we are about halfway through this area. Hoping for some decent rain this week to make our job easier. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureLandcare Association of SACity of Holdfast BayMinda

30/09/2026

In March 2024, Green Adelaide in conjunction with Yacca Environmental undertook a translocation project to introduce Painted Dragons to the Minda Dunes from a threatened habitat. Around 30 juveniles were released and it is very exciting to see further generations of this special lizard. Amongst all the butterfly activity this week, these little lizards have been making an appearance. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayLandcare Association of SAMinda

29/09/2026

Chequered Swallowtails busy on the Lotus Friends of Parks and NatureGreen AdelaideCity of Holdfast BayLandcare Association of SAMinda

14/07/2026

With all the recent rains you would think our plants were well watered. Sadly there are patches of the dunes that the sand is quite hydrophobic. Today we watered in soil wetter to help some of our young plants followed by some mulch and guards to prevent the birds and an elusive rabbit from eating our seedlings. We w**ded around plants and removed the persistent grasses and sour sobs covering the plants. Green AdelaideFriends of Parks and NatureCity of Holdfast BayMindaLandcare Association of SA

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