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The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Lyle Sansbury and Ian Baker on the way to Wardang Island. Photo: © Dion Bromley

Wardang Island Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) dedicated in 2015. It covers 3,930 hectares including:  

  • Wardang, a small off-shore Island in the Spencer Gulf  
  • twenty-eight kilometres of coastal fringe next to the island on the Yorke Peninsula. 

The diverse habitat contains coastal saltmarsh boarded by tidal flats. Shallow seagrass provides important spawning areas for a number of fish species. The island is home to yindala, a little penguin colony and several migratory bird species. 

The traditional owners, the Narungga people come from four clan groups across the Yorke Peninsula. They are working to protect their connections to country, storylines and songlines for future generations. The rangers are working to eradicate feral animals, with a vision to create a sanctuary for endangered native species. 

State: SA

Administration Organisation

Aboriginal Lands Trust of South Australia

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