Yitpi Yartapuultiku, meaning ‘Soul of Port Adelaide’ in Kaurna, will be a new Aboriginal Cultural Destination in Port Adelaide. The design concept includes South Australia's first large scale Living Shoreline which acts as an ecological response to safeguarding the site from erosion and sea level rise and will profile key elements of our local environment.
Mangroves
Method: Hybrid, planting: seedlings
Mangrove species: Avicennia marina
Approach
Mangroves, Shellfish, Saltmarsh
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
Port Adelaide Enfield
Primary objective
Habitat restoration
Coastal hazard
Erosion, Sea-level rise
Asset vulnerable
Natural, built
Date of completion
Planned
Cost ($AUD)
$2,318,500
Source of project funding
Federal Government - Urban Catchments and Waterways program
Yitpi Yartapuultiku – Port of Adelaide Enfield
Yitpi Yartapuultiku’s Living Shoreline – Friends of Port River
Project details and images © 2024 Port Adelaide Enfield and Friends of Port River.