The Bugle - 24 April 2008
In news this week
Regional NRM group stories- Farmers flock to Grain & Graze Roadshow
- New national NRM communication working group
- Desert Channels Queensland explores the North West
- Tide comes in for Burdekin fish
- Study broadens understanding of local landscape
- Qld farmers invited to help protect biodiversity
- Catchment tour gives greater understanding of salinity
- Community Coastcare small grants assessors needed
- Land of the 'terminator' turns to eradicator for advice on weeds
- Government funds critical research on climate change and Great Barrier Reef
- Ministers seek sustainable solutions
- Draft water market regulations released for public comment
- NRW project encouraging biosequestration for biodiversity
- Rural Discovery Day set to showcase Queensland agriculture
- Farmers pounce on carbon trading scheme
- Excellence in NRM rewarded in South Australia
- Importance of National Reserve System highlighted in report
- Register now for sea symposium
- Applications now open for Nuffield Scholarships
- Canegrowers guided to improve water quality and productivity
- AgForward workshop update
- Get a job in NRM!
Regional NRM group stories
Farmers flock to Grain & Graze Roadshow
Five Grain & Graze Roadshow field days held in the Maranoa-Balonne catchments and Border Rivers' catchment earlier this month gave attendees an 'on-ground' chance to learn more about growing productive, persistent and profitable pastures while better managing natural resources
At mixed farming enterprises across the region over 170 land managers were able to hear first-hand about research, development and extension projects investigating the benefits and constraints of the mixed farming system.
Topical issues addressed included the transition between cropping and pasture systems, cereal crops and stubbles, the complexities of risk management and the triple bottom line. The project investigated how to get the best performance out of pasture and the best profit from livestock production.
Attending on of the Grain & Graze Roadshow field day were Max and Marie Bright who run a predominantly cattle operation with opportunity fodder cropping. When they can they also grow grain to help their cash flow.
"At field days like this we are able to feed off one another," Mr Bright said. "Sometimes a theory is put forward and producers can usually see whether or not it will work in practice and can see where any problems might occur."
With five Grain & Graze Roadshows now completed and the national program finishing up in June, an evaluation of how pastures contribute to the overall profitability and productivity of the regions will take place. Evaluation data will be included in a results booklet for project partners, collaborators and farmers. While stage two of the Grain & Graze program at a national level is still in negotiation, workshops and group activities will continue.
New national NRM communication working group
A national NRM communication working group was formed at the 2nd National NRM Knowledge Conference last week in Melbourne.
The Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective instigated this group, recognising the need for the regional NRM bodies across Australia to strategically communicate between each other and to wider audiences.
Natasha Wright, Queensland Regional NRM Groups Collective state communications coordinator said the working group will be owned and driven by the regional NRM communicators to coordinate and share communications efforts.
"The formation of this working group is particularly important now, with the transition into Caring for our Country and the greater need for regional NRM bodies to work together," Miss Wright said.
"This is the first attempt made in over five years to bring together regional NRM communicators to represent the 56 regions across the country. The working group will primarily consist of regional NRM communication representatives from the states and territories.
"The Queensland regional NRM communicators' network has been discussing the benefits of communicating with greater synergy at a national level, particularly for communicating clear and consistent messages about natural resource management and regional arrangements. This national working group raises opportunities for such desires to happen," she said.
The first discussions amongst the group will be held over a teleconference at the end of this month to set the direction of the group.
For more information please contact Natasha Wright on 3211 4412.
Desert Channels Queensland explores the North West
Desert Channels Queensland's project coordinator Jeff Poole recently spent several days travelling across the remote northwest of the 500 000 square kilometre region with two Aboriginal men.
They crisscrossed the lands between Mt Isa, Dajarra and the Georgina River, looking at sacred and ceremonial sites, ancient Aboriginal art work and significant historical sites.
One historical site was 'The Hanging Tree' with its nearby gravesites: a sobering reminder of a less than harmonious past.
"It's great to be able to have a wander around the country with a couple of locals, visit these sites, and learn about their significance to the local Aboriginal people," Jeff says.
"We'll be seeking funds to work with the locals on suitable fencing to protect and preserve 'The Hanging Tree' site and graves for future generations."
For more information on the varied work of Desert Channels Queensland, call 4658 0600.
Tide comes in for Burdekin fish
By Terry Butts
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM (BDTNRM) and Ocean Watch Australia have launched a six pronged attack to enhance the sustainability of fish species in the region.
The Tide to Table project is part of the Tide to Table program already established in five strategic locations in Queensland and NSW, and funded by the federal government’s Natural Heritage Trust.
It involves participation by commercial and recreational fishers, land based primary producers, Traditional Owners, government agencies as well as the community to establish on-ground works to improve fish habitats.
A steering committee comprising members of the commercial fishing industry, Sunfish, CANEGROWERS Burdekin, the Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries and Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research was formed in November 2007 and recently approved six areas within the BDTNRM region (Crystal Creek to Bowen) for funding. Work is expected to start almost immediately and to be completed by this year.
BDTNRM has committed $250 000 to the six on-ground works projects that include in-stream and riparian vegetation rehabilitation, fish passages restoration and water quality improvement.
Project manager Carla Wegscheidl said the project strives to highlight the importance of land management activities in the catchment, and the flow on effects to estuarine wetlands and fisheries productivity.
She said liaison with local fishers has identified many areas affecting fish habitat and subsequently fish production.
Commercial fisher and steering committee member Greg Radley said the program allowed commercial fishermen to work with community groups with whom they would normally not have contact.
"It fosters a relationship allowing invaluable work to be carried out on improving fisheries habitats that may otherwise have been neglected," he said.
"It is a very worthwhile program opening avenues of communication between industry and the broader community."
Study broadens understanding of local landscape
The future management of natural resources in the Broadsound region has been boosted by a wide-ranging study commissioned by the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA).
FBA Biodiversity Coordinator Graham Lightbody said the study identified natural assets in the area and the risks they face.
"Native vegetation remains across 59 percent of the region and the area is home to many rare or endangered species of plants and animals," he said.
"More than 390 animal species exist in the area, and of these 25 are classified as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or rare."
Mr Lightbody said this knowledge would help direct efforts to encourage sustainable land use in the region which is mostly grazing enterprises.
"The study shows grazing land use has resulted in about 40 percent of the region being cleared which brings with it problems of erosion, damaged riverbank areas and loss of connectivity between ecosystems," he said.
"This will inform our ongoing work to help land managers in the area to adopt more sustainable land management practices."
Mr Lightbody said other issues covered in the study include:
- current weed problems and potential for new weeds to spread
- the importance of wetlands in the Broadsound region
- the potential impact of mining
- threats to the region associated with climate change
- potential development of recreation areas and historical sites.
The study area includes the catchments of several smaller creeks south of Clairview to the coastline east of Stanage Bay.
Qld farmers invited to help protect biodiversity
CSIRO researchers and Terrain NRM held a workshop at Mission Beach in north Queensland on 19 April, inviting land managers to participate in a research study looking at the use of financial incentives for incorporating revegetation and habitat protection into property management plans.
Auctions, also known as competitive tenders, are a potential new method for allocating conservation funds among landholders. The research project aims to adapt these tenders so they can be used for conservation at the landscape scale.
"With the help and participation of farmers and other landholders, we can hopefully design tender processes which are more attractive to them and which also offer better protection to the ecosystems upon which the longer term sustainability of their properties and region relies," said Dr Andrew Reeson of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems.
CSIRO's research is utilising new advances in competitive tender processes and computer programs that will improve coordination issues, but they need the assistance and participation of land managers to ensure that it is relevant in the real world.
The workshop was an opportunity for researchers to test a novel form of competitive tender, while landholders benefited from learning about auctions and how these new methods could apply to them in the future.
For the full media release visit the CSIRO website.
Catchment tour gives greater understanding of salinity
Landholders attending a bus tour of the Black Snake Creek Catchment on 5 April gained a greater understanding of salinity processes in the catchment and how they can help mitigate those processes on their properties.
The Black Snake Creek Project is a partnership between the Glamorgan Vale Water Board, West Moreton Landcare and SEQ Catchments.
On hand to answer questions and talk to the landholders was Mr Roger Shaw, Queensland's expert on salinity processes; Mr Peter Pearce SEQ Catchments Soil Conservation Officer; Mr Greg Leach SEQ Catchments Property Management Planning Officer; as well as local vegetation expert Mr Martin Bennet.
During the tour Mr Roger Shaw helped landholders identify the geological stratigraphy and groundwater flow throughout the landscape.
Mr Shaw was impressed with Michael McIntyre's Glamorgan Vale property; Michael had rested one paddock adjacent to a salt pan for five years allowing Rhodes grass to establish and natural regeneration of vegetation in gilgais to take place.
For information packages and handouts landholders are able to contact Tania MacDonald at the West Moreton Landcare Centre on 5464 4401.
Story sourced from the Gatton Star.
Government updates
Community Coastcare small grants assessors needed
The Australian Government's new initiative Caring for our Country includes a $100 million five year Community Coastcare component to better protect our precious coastal environment. Communities can apply for Community Coastcare small grants to undertake coastal restoration and environmental management activities.
The Australian Government is seeking nominations from individuals interested in contributing to the assessment of applications for Community Coastcare small grants. Assessors may provide advice relating to individual applications, contribute to grants review panels and/or provide advice in the development and review of Community Coastcare processes.
Assessors may have a variety of environment, natural resource management, administrative and professional experience and expertise.
Assessors will consider applications against specified criteria and may attend grants review panel meetings to discuss eligibility, score and rank applications. Remuneration will be provided for reading time, panel sitting fees and all travel expenses to and from meetings.
Grants review panels will be responsible for making recommendations to the Australian Government for the allocation of Community Coastcare funding.
Assessor nominations must be received by 16 May. Assessors will be appointed for up to three years beginning in 2008. Community Coastcare will open for grants applications in mid-May 2008. The assessment period will commence in August concluding with grant review panel meetings in October/November 2008.
Download the Community Coastcare assessor nomination form from the Australian Government's NRM website. Enquiries can be directed to Vanessa Myles on 02 6272 4614.
Land of the 'terminator' turns to eradicator for advice on weeds
One of Queensland's weed eradication experts has been asked to share his local knowledge with Americans at a series of seminars in California later this month.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has invited Dr Dane Panetta from the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) to showcase Australia's weed eradication research.
Dr Panetta is a noted authority on weed eradication with DPI&F and leader of the Incursion Response subprogram in the Weeds Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
Dr Panetta said weed eradication science was still in its infancy in Australia and collaboration with the CDFA would provide an opportunity to share and gain knowledge in this area.
"While in California I will have access to weed eradication case studies that will help to further develop weed eradication theory in Queensland," he said.
The CDFA is also developing a weed population eradication prioritisation model that has never been attempted in Australia. The model holds significant promise for the use of eradication as a strategy at the local and regional level, as opposed to just a national approach.
Weeds cost Queensland an estimated $600 million annually and cause significant environmental and social impacts. The estimated annual cost of damage from weeds in winter crops in southern Queensland alone is $40 million.
For the past four years the Weeds CRC and the Queensland Government have worked together to gather critical data targeting the control of Siam weed, Mikania vine, Limnocharis, Koster's curse and Miconia species.
For more information on weed management contact DPI&F on 13 25 23.
Government funds critical research on climate change and Great Barrier Reef
The Queensland Government's 2008 Smart State PhD Scholarships will assist four North Queensland students research the effect of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef.
Three of the research projects will specifically concentrate on the impact of climate change on coral reefs and the fourth on the nature of tropical cyclone occurrence.
The four students are among 18 of the nation's brightest emerging researchers to receive a total of more than $387 000 in funding to support them undertaking PhD research in Queensland universities.
Each researcher will receive up to $21 000 to provide them with the financial support they need to focus on their research efforts. In addition, researchers will receive a bonus payment of $1500 if they complete their thesis within three and a half years.
The Smart State PhD Scholarships helps attract promising researchers to Queensland and encourages them to stay here - helping to build a critical mass of research capability in the Smart State.
Ministers seek sustainable solutions
At the 16th meeting of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) in Melbourne, Australian environment ministers and their counterparts from New Zealand and Papua New Guinea focused on key environmental challenges relating to climate change, water and waste management.
Ministers reinforced their commitment to stronger national cooperation on environmental protection and sustainability issues across governments and with the wider community.
Council agreed on actions relating to national guidelines for water recycling and product standards for water recycling.
Ministers also initiated new work to identify current impediments to the adoption of wind energy, including investigating the merits of setting up a national code for wind farms.
The council is enthusiastic about a more cooperative approach to identifying and protecting special natural, historic and Indigenous places and stories, with all jurisdictions encouraged to move towards use of agreed heritage criteria.
To view the full communiqué on outcomes from the meeting, visit the EPHC website.
Draft water market regulations released for public comment
Members of the public and interested stakeholders are invited to comment on new draft regulations aimed at making the Murray-Darling Basin water market more efficient.
Under the national Water Act 2007, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been tasked with developing draft water charge rules and water market rules to apply in the Basin for approval by the Minister.
The draft regulations set out the process that must be followed in making water charging rules and water market rules.
The regulations include requirements for consulting with stakeholders, and the process for the ACCC to develop recommendations for consideration by the Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong.
The ACCC is expected to report on water market rules later this year, with water charging rules to be developed by early 2009.
Water charging and market rules are intended to free up the trade of water entitlements, and establish a more transparent and efficient approach across the Murray-Darling Basin.
"I encourage community involvement in the process, and call for comments from the Basin states along with key water stakeholders and the public," Minister Wong said.
The draft Water Amendment Regulations 2008 and related information is available on the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website.
Information on the water charge rules and water market rules can be obtained from the ACCC website.
Natural resources news
NRW project encouraging biosequestration for biodiversity
A Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW) Community and Integration Science team is currently researching landholder’s motivations and effective strategies to encourage biodiversity outcomes from carbon offsetting.
NRW in conjunction with the Consortium for Integrated Resource Management established a project in late 2007 to identify whether companies involved in biosequestration, planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), can be encouraged by government to incorporate biodiversity and other ecological values into their planting projects.
"The results are positive and provide insights into both the current dynamic nature of the carbon regulatory market and knowledge gaps that need filling," says NRW project officer Rebecca Simpson.
"Regional bodies could provide a leading role in planning strategically placed rehabilitation plantations in Queensland to link biosequestration and biodiversity across the Queensland landscape.
"The carbon market has provided the means for achieving a financial return for reducing impacts on the natural environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
Natural forests and tree plantations are considered greenhouse gas 'sinks' as they remove CO2 from the atmosphere. If planned carefully, planting trees for carbon can provide many ecological benefits as long as considerations are made for species, plantation shape and structure.
Regenerating native forest for carbon can provide habitat for native wildlife, enhance regional biodiversity values, enlarge existing nature reserves, as well as ameliorate soil erosion and salinity issues in degraded landscapes
For further information regarding the project contact NRW project officer Rebecca Simpson on 3896 9422.
Rural Discovery Day set to showcase Queensland agriculture
Close to 400 students aged eight to ten from across Brisbane will take part in the biggest educational rural event of the year at Primary Industries Week Rural Discovery Day.
Rural Discovery Day will be held on 15 May, from 9 am at the newly renovated RNA Showgrounds.
The event is set to be a highly informative day for all involved and will be a great opportunity for students from the city to see, touch, feel and explore some of Queensland's agricultural outputs.
Nearly 20 industries will be involved in the event, allowing students to see what exactly farmers do to produce the food and fibre that makes it into our homes.
Many of the students may have never had the opportunity to see or visit a farm, so this is the best chance they have to see what farming life is all about. A wide cross section of farming practices will be described and explained to give the students an experience to remember.
Rural Discovery Day is part of Primary Industries Week, which is organised by representatives from a number of Queensland’s biggest primary industries, including Cotton Australia, Queensland Farmers’ Federation, Brisbane Markets, the Royal National Agricultural Society, AgForce QLD, Queensland Dairy Farmers’ Organisation, Nursery and Garden Industry Qld and CANEGROWERS.
The week is also supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
For more information visit the Primary Industries Week website.
Farmers pounce on carbon trading scheme
More than 1000 landholders across Australia have enquired about becoming involved in a carbon trading program being run by Landcare.
Under the CarbonSMART scheme,landholders can earn money by agreeing to plant and maintain vegetation on land which is unsuitable for agriculture.
Landcare spokesman Matthew Reddy says the Queensland Government is also supportive of the program because of its environmental benefits.
"A landholder will fill out an expression of interest, and there are eligibility criteria. We will then trade the carbon on behalf of the landholder," he said.
"Most landholders won't be able to produce carbon in significant enough volumes to trade on the open market, so we aggregate all of the carbon nationally into a carbon pool."
Mr Reddy says he has already been overwhelmed with the response from Queensland landholders.
"We've had so much interest we're struggling to keep up with it at the moment," he said.
"Landholders from the top of Queensland to the New South Wales border have shown a lot of interest in this.
"We currently have about 3000 hectares of expressions of interest.
"We're in the process now of helping these Queensland landholders participate in the carbon market," Mr Reddy said.
Story sourced from ABC Online
Excellence in NRM rewarded in South Australia
A South Australian farming couple has won the most prestigious national award for excellence in natural resource management.
Port Vincent farmers Wolford and Marie Parsons were awarded the annual McKell Medal at a meeting of the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council in Melbourne last week for transforming their 630 hectare farm, The Springs.
Back in the early 1980s, the Parsons were confronted with a property so badly degraded by salinity that they considered leaving. Instead, they made drastic changes to the way the farm is managed and the results are outstanding.
They incorporated marginal land back into a whole-of-farm system, rather than just focus on the profitable land, and turned the unprofitable parts of their farm into real assets.
The Parsons have now controlled the spread of salinity, transformed the appearance of their farm and provided habitat for native flora and fauna by planting 200,000 trees and shrubs, constructing 45 kilometres of fencing and putting in countless hours of labour.
Wolford and Marie have also worked with the local primary school to provide a learning package for children to give them a hands-on understanding of managing dryland salinity.
This education program, part of the Australian Government’s Sustainable Schools Initiative, has expanded across the region and beyond. The Springs now regularly hosts visits from schools and university students, researchers, extension specialists and farmer groups.
Nominations for next year's McKell Medal are now open, and will close on 14 November 2008. Nomination forms are available at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website.
Importance of National Reserve System highlighted in report
A report by the CSIRO has confirmed the National Reserve System (NRS) as a vital tool for conserving Australia's biodiversity in the face of climate change. Acting on a need identified by the CSIRO report, the Australian Government has announced $250 000 for a new study into climate change refuges for native species.
This report investigates the possible future impacts of climate change on Australia's NRS and the consequences of these impacts for the development and management of the system.
It has been prepared by CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems for Parks Australia (now in the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts) and the Australian Greenhouse Office (now the Department of Climate Change) to help them scope further analyses and appropriate responses.
The report summarises information about the potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity, provides an estimate of which impacts might be more important in different regions, and discusses key implications for conservation policy, management of protected areas and the strategic framework used to develop the NRS.
The implications for the reserve system were compiled through extensive consultations with experts, NGOs, conservation policy developers and reserve managers.
The NRS is a network of almost 9000 protected areas including national parks, nature reserves, private conservation reserves, Indigenous Protected Areas and other reserve types covering 88 million hectares (11.5 percent of the continent).
In recent times the NRS has been developed using a bioregional framework based on the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and the selection criteria of comprehensiveness, adequacy and representativeness. The NRS aims to strategically protect habitat so that the diversity of all native landscapes, flora and fauna across Australia is conserved.
Globally, and in Australia, concerns have been raised about the impact of climate change on the effectiveness of fixed protected areas.
To read the full report visit the Department of Climate Change website.
Central Highlands students exposed to NRM
Central Highlands Regional Resources Use Planning Cooperative has received funding from the Department of Natural Resources and Water to host an NRM Expo for primary school students on the Central Highlands.
The expo will be held at the Emerald Showgrounds from 9 am to 3.30 pm on 30 April.
So far there has been an overwhelming response with over 1500 children from 18 schools booked to attend.
The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Greening Australia, Emerald Agricultural College, local mines and grower groups are among the exhibitors who will be providing interactive, informative displays on the day.
Register now for sea symposium
Registration for the 29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation is now open and abstracts are being called for.
The International Sea Turtle Society convenes an annual symposium to bring people together to promote the exchange of information that advances the global knowledge of sea turtle biology and conservation.
The next symposium will be held on 17-19 February 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. This will be the first time the symposium has been held in Australia, and indeed the southern hemisphere. Excitement is in the air.
Additionally, a number of associated meetings are held in the days preceding the main symposium. Many of these are regionally focused.
The symposium is of interest to delegates from many professions and backgrounds. Visit the symposium website for a list of who should attend or sign up to receive the 2009 Symposium ezine.
Applications now open for Nuffield Scholarships
Applications for the $25 000 Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarships for travel in 2009 are now open.
The scholarships encourage those interested in making a valuable contribution to the Australian farming landscape, by allowing them to study best practice farming and management systems and are only available to practising farmers or farm managers.
Nuffield Australia awards scholarships each year to farmers in Australia with the objective of increasing practical farming knowledge and management skills and techniques generally.
These scholarships give Australian citizens the opportunity to study farming practices in New Zealand, Europe, Asia and the Americas and those countries best suited to the Scholar. They will also promote a closer understanding between farmers in the countries visited.
Upon returning to Australia it is expected that scholars will be able to actively spread the knowledge and understanding they have gained among their fellow farmers and others.
Nuffield Farming Scholarships give a unique opportunity to stand back from your day-to-day occupation, and to study a subject of interest to you. You do not need academic qualifications, but you will need to persuade the Selectors that you have the qualities to make the best use of an opportunity that is only given to a few.
A copy of the 2008 Nuffield Farming Scholarships brochure can be downloaded from the Nuffield website. Applications close 30 June.
Canegrowers guided to improve water quality and productivity
About 50 growers, representatives from NRM groups and research and extension bodies, gathered at a workshop in Ingham earlier this month to share their water quality monitoring experiences and future plans.
The focus of the workshop was a Sugar Research and Development Corporation funded project on monitoring and improving water quality in the Herbert sugar industry.
It included the release of a field guide for growers, Water Quality Monitoring in the Australian Sugar Industry, and a bus tour of some local water quality monitoring sites.
CANEGROWERS CEO Ian Ballantyne said the water quality field guide would be distributed to cane growers throughout the State and assist them to establish links between on-farm land and nutrient management practices and water quality.
"Through this program, growers can evaluate the effectiveness of their farm management practices and assess the health of water in dams, drainage systems or nearby water courses," said Mr Ballantyne.
"The field guide will help growers demonstrate good custodianship and the benefits of industry best management practices."
AgForward workshop update
The AgForward team present a range of workshops to landholders, including GPS essentials, computer mapping, vegetation management, and AgForest's native forest field days.
Between March and June this year AgForward will conduct around 107 workshops throughout Queensland. Upcoming workshops include:
- 7 May: Mt Isa - GPS essentials
- 7 May: Muttaburra - GPS essentials
- 8 May: Mt Isa - Computer mapping workshop
- 8 May: Barcaldine - GPS essentials
- 9 May: Jericho - GPS essentials
- 13 May: Artemis Station - GPS essentials
- 14 May: Lakeland - GPS essentials
To register for the workshops contact Bree Robertson on 3238 6039. To register for the AgForests Field Day contact Rohan Allen on 0408 769 918.
More information on these workshops can be found on the AgForward website (under 'Workshops').
Get a job in NRM!
Are you interested in working with Queensland's regional natural resource management bodies? Then head to the Regional Groups' Collective website where current job opportunities are now available. Be sure to check back regularly to ensure you don't miss out on the job of a lifetime!
Here's a sample of what's on offer:
Regional body: SEQ Catchments Ltd
Title: Coordinator – Local Delivery Program, Bremer Catchment
Location: Bremer Catchment
Closing date: Friday 9 May 2008
The purpose of the this position is to work collaboratively with landholders, agricultural industry groups, government agency extension staff and other project staff and apply participatory approaches to coordinate the planning, implementation and monitoring of on-ground waterways restoration works.
Call SEQ Catchments for an application package on 3816 9711. Enquiries should be directed to Tony McKew on telephone 3816 9718 or mobile 0439 852 162.
Thought for the week
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.
Larry Lorenzoni
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