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The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the
Government of South Australia The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...
. Created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. It is responsible for ensuring that South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.


Origins


History of the environment portfolio in South Australia

#On 23 December 1971, a new department called the ''Department of Environment and Conservation'' was created by the amalgamation of the ''Museum Department'' and the ''State Planning Office'' which was part of the ''Department of the Premier and of Development''. #On 18 December 1975, the ''Department of Environment and Conservation'' was renamed as the ''Department for the Environment'' following a merger with the ''Botanic Garden Department''. #On 11 May 1981, the ''Department for the Environment'' and the ''Department of Urban and Regional Affairs'' were merged with the ''Department of Environment and Planning'' which was created on 7 August 1980 when it only consisted of the office of its first permanent head. #On 8 October 1992, the Department of Environment and Planning was abolished on 8 October 1992 and its parts were distributed to new entities including the ''Department of Environment and Land Management'' which included the entirety of the former ''Department of Lands'' which was also abolished on 8 October 1992. #On 1 October 1993, the ''Department of Environment and Land Management'' was renamed as the ''Department of Environment and Natural Resources''. #On 23 October 1997, the ''Department of Environment and Natural Resources'' was abolished and replaced in part by the ''Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs'' which also included “employees” of other abolished “Administrative Units” such as the ''Department of State Aboriginal Affairs'' and the ''Department of Mines and Energy''. #In 1999, the ''Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs'' became the ''Department for Environment and Heritage''. #On 1 July 2010, the ''Department for Environment and Heritage'' was renamed for the second time as the ''Department of Environment and Natural Resources''. #On 1 July 2012, the ''Department of Environment and Natural Resources'' became the ''Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources'' after acquiring the roles and responsibilities of the former ''Department of Water''. #Following the
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's victory in the 2018 state election, the department was renamed as the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) on 2 March 2018.


See also

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Protected areas of South Australia Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 separ ...
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State Herbarium of South Australia The State Herbarium of South Australia, sometimes called the South Australian Herbarium, and having the herbarium code, AD, is located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is one of several State and Commonwealth herbaria in Australia. The Depart ...
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List of environmental ministries An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, ...
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Water Witch (1835 cutter) ''Water Witch'' was a single-masted vessel rigged as a Cutter (boat), cutter built during 1835 in Van Diemen's Land and sunk in 1842 whilst moored in the Murray River, River Murray at Moorundie, south of Blanchetown, South Australia, Blancheto ...
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Friends of Parks Friends of Parks South Australia, registered as Friends of Parks Inc., (FoPInc), is an independent umbrella organisation established to serve and represent the interests of volunteer community groups helping to protect flora, fauna, heritage ...
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National Parks and Wildlife Service (South Australia) The National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia (NPWSSA), formerly a government agency known as National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and later a service under variously named government departments and branded National Parks and W ...
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Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council The National Council for Fire & Emergency Services (formerly the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council or ''AFAC''), is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services and land management agencies in th ...
* Premier's Climate Change Council


Notes


External links


The Department for Environment and Water (DEW)
Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2018. {{Authority control
Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
Environment of South Australia
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
Protected area administrators of Australia