The Conservation Council of South Australia, also known as Conservation SA and Conservation Council SA, is an

environmental organisation An environmental organization is an organization coming out of the conservation or environmental movements that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces. In this sense the environme ...

serving as a

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, representing over 50 member groups, representing over 90,000 individual members, in the state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

Description

The Council is an independent, non-profit and strictly non-party political organisation, established to "give a voice to the growing environmental challenges that face us and the emerging solutions showing the way to the future". It informs the public and government on key environmental issues and participates in government and community processes that seek to restore and protect the natural environment. The Council liaises with

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, government departments, unions, community organisations and all

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. By nominating individuals to sit on government committees such as the EPA Board, the Pastoral Board, and the Lake Eyre Basin Community Advisory Committee, the Council provides the community with opportunities for direct input into government decision-making. , there were 50 member groups. Combined, these groups represent over 90,000 South Australians with the common goals being the conservation and protection of the environment and a sustainable future.CCSA > Our members
Conservation Council of South Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

Awards

Since 1998, the SA Environment Awards have been presented annually on World Environment Day on 5 June by Conservation Council SA. , the awards are presented in partnership with Green Adelaide,

Department for Environment and Water The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the Government of South Australia. It is responsible for ensuring that the state of South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving ...

, and

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. Its main campus in the Adelaide city centre includes many Sa ...

Environment Institute). The awards include the Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection; Green Adelaide's Pelzer Prize; Leif Justham Young Achievers Award; Innovation Award; Working Together Award; and the Conservation Science Prize. Since 2017, outstanding "activists, community organisers, and conservationists" have been inducted into the SA Environment Hall of Fame.

Jill Hudson Award

The Conservation Council of South Australia presents the Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection annually. Past recipients have included Jillian Marsh (1998) David Noonan, Joel Catchlove & Sophie Green, Richard Owen, the Kupa Piti Kunga Tjuta Aboriginal Corporation, Kevin Buzzacott,

Anne Daw Anne Daw is a South Australian environmental activist who advocates for the protection of water resources and prime agricultural land from mining and petroleum activities. Activism Daw advocates for the protection of water resources and prime agr ...

(2013) and

Mark Parnell Mark Charles Parnell (born 9 September 1959) is an Australian former politician and parliamentary leader of the SA Greens in the South Australian Legislative Council. He was the first SA Greens representative to be elected to the Parliament o ...

(2004).

The Joinery

In early 2015 Conservation SA moved its headquarters to the disused former interstate bus terminal building in Franklin Street, owned by the

Adelaide City Council The City of Adelaide, also known as the Corporation of the City of Adelaide and Adelaide City Council, is a local government area in the metropolitan area of greater Adelaide, South Australia. It is legally defined as the capital city of Sout ...

, creating a community environment space called The Joinery. The building houses offices sublet to other environmental and sustainability related organisations, groups and businesses, and a former carpark area has been converted to a community garden shared with the community housing group Common Ground.Belinda Willis
Green village taking root in old city bus station
''The Advertiser'', 4 June 2015. Accessed 4 June 2015.

Member groups

, there are over 50 member groups represented on the Council: * Aldgate Valley Landcare Group Inc * Aldinga Bay Coastcare Inc * Anti Nuclear Coalition * Australian Association for Environmental Education SA *

Australian Conservation Foundation The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is Australia's national environmental organisation, launched in 1965 in response to a proposal by the World Wide Fund for Nature for a more co-ordinated approach to sustainability. One high-profi ...

* Australian Electric Vehicle Association *

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is the Australian non profit professional institute formed to serve the mutual interests of Australian landscape architects. History The AILA was established in 1966 with an interim commit ...

(SA Group) * Australian Nuclear Free Alliance *

Australian Plants Society The Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) (ANPSA) is a federation of seven state-based member organisations for people interested in Australia's native flora, both in aspects of conservation and in cultivation. A national conference is ...

(SA Region) Inc *

Australian Youth Climate Coalition The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is a youth organisation in Australia focused on climate change activism. The organisation aims "to build a movement of young people leading solutions to the climate crisis", by empowerment and educa ...

SA * Bike Adelaide *

Birds SA The South Australian Ornithological Association (SAOA), also known as Birds SA, is an Australian birding organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia. The SAOA publishes a journal, the ''South Australian Ornithologist'' as well as the ''Birds ...

* Brownhill Creek Association Inc * CEDAMIA (Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation in Action) * Cheltenham Park Residents Association Inc * Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia * Clean Bight Alliance Australia * Community Alliance SA Inc * Eco-Action KI * Economic Reform Australia Inc *

Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a UK-founded global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and ...

SA * Field Naturalists Society of SA * Fishers for Conservation * Fossil Free SA * Friends of Gulf St Vincent *

Friends of Parks Friends of Parks and Nature South Australia, registered as Friends of Parks and Nature Inc., (FoPInc), is an independent umbrella organisation established to serve and represent the interests of volunteer community groups helping to protect f ...

Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of grassroots environmental organizations in 73 countries. About half of the member groups call themselves "Friends of the Earth" in their own languages; the others use other ...

Adelaide Inc * Friends of Willunga Basin * Gawler Environment & Heritage Association Inc *

Greening Australia Greening Australia is an Australian environmental organisation, founded in 1982, the International Year of the Tree, to protect, restore and conserve Australia's native vegetation. Greening Australia was formed by the United Nations Association ...

(SA) * Landcare Association of SA Inc * Landscape Partnerships Inc * Limestone Coast Protection Alliance *

National Trust of South Australia The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's In ...

* Nature Conservation Society of SA * North East Hills Environmental Conservation Association * Nuclear Operations Watch Port Adelaide * Orienteering SA Inc * Outdoors SA * People for Public Transport * Permaculture Association of SA Inc * Port Adelaide Residents Environment Protection Group * Rise Up Singing * River, Lakes & Coorong Action Group Inc * SA Genetic Food Information Network Inc * SA Herpetology Group Inc * Scientific Expedition Group Inc * St Agnes Bushwalking & Natural History Club Inc * Sustainable Communities SA Inc *

Sustainable Population Australia Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) (formerly Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population) is an Australian special advocacy group, founded in Canberra in 1988, that seeks to establish an ecologically sustainable human population. ...

SA Branch * Tennyson Dunes Group * Toyota Landcruiser Club of Australia (SA) * The Wilderness Society (South Australia) Inc * Trees For Life * Vegetarian & Vegan Society (VegSA) Inc * Walking SA * West Mallee Protection Group * Western Adelaide Coastal Residents’ Association * Wombats SA * Zoos SA

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External links

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