The Bugle - 10 October 2008
In news this week
Regional NRM group stories- Soil health trials target biological input response
- New battle against rubber vine
- Healthy habitats applications deadline extended
- Queenslanders galore nominated in the new people's choice awards
- New Indigenous fishing laws take effect
- Queensland to establish a new Office of Clean Energy
- Mobile phones to track livestock
- Climate change threat to Australian fisheries
- Nature-based tourism boost for Green Cauldron
- Reef water quality report and summit announced
- Get a bird's-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Monitoring water quality in the reef catchment
- Desert Uplands are 'Landcare Innovators'
- Watch the National Landcare Awards LIVE!
- Landcare leader announced
- Only one week left to register for Veg Futures 08
- Action plan to target Lake Eyre Basin
- Grants available for innovative sustainable farming ideas
- Planning underway for big revegetation projects
- AgForward workshop update
- Get a job in NRM!
Regional NRM group stories
Soil health trials target biological input response
On-farm demonstration trials using biological management practices to improve soil health will be conducted on cattle grazing and farming holdings in Central Queensland this summer.
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) cropping land management extension officer Valeria Berry will lead a newly funded, three-year project involving 12 producers from the Baralaba, Biloela, Calliope, Surat and Taroom districts. Three producers from the Mareeba district, who are members of the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG), will also be involved in the project.
The Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), in collaboration with the NGRMG, put forward the project proposal to the National Landcare Program called Healthy Soils, Healthy future: Bridging the Gaps for Sustainable Agriculture.
Ms Berry said, "Our project members now have access to a $507 000 funding grant to kick start on-farm trials and demonstration sites as well as capacity building activities from July this year.
"We have a unique opportunity to investigate a range of management techniques to address the natural resource issues of fertility decline, soil organic carbon loss, water quality detriment and erosion," Ms Berry said.
The research component will use one replicated on-farm trial site and 13 demonstration sites averaging 25 hectares. These trials will be established to assess the impact of new and alternative management practices on soil health.
The demonstration sites would be treated on average four times a year depending on a range of factors including appropriate soil moisture conditions. Soil and plant health will be monitored to assess changes in soil carbon, nutrition and biology levels, and crop and pasture performance will also be monitored.
Ms Berry said the project aimed to deliver three educational training workshops and two on-farm field days each year. The workshops will be an opportunity for all primary producers within the Fitzroy Basin to seek further information in understanding soil and plant health benefits.
Read the full article on the DPI&F website.
New battle against rubber vine
From Hopevale in the north to Charters Towers in the south and across almost to the border of the Northern Territory, vast tracts of prime grazing land have been overrun with the invasive weed, rubber vine.
It costs cattle producers tens of millions of dollars per year in lost production and has infested more than 700 000 ha of the north's best grazing country.
But recent trials by the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG), with the assistance from local graziers, have shown that a combination of bio-control, burning, and herbicide treatment can eradicate rubber vine. The bio-control comes in the form of a rust which weakens the plant and causes major leaf drop which in turn acts as fuel for firing the area.
Rubber vine completely chokes out all native vegetation resulting in the ground beneath the canopy to be void of any fuel for a fire.
In areas where the bio-control agent has not had a lot of success, the use of fire agents dropped from aircraft can create a hot enough fire to cause the latex in the vine to vaporise and combust thus feeding the fire. A good fire will almost entirely eradicate the vine and any sucker regrowth can then be treated with a herbicide.
NGRMG's Allan Smith has been running trials in some of the worst infected areas of the Gilbert River catchment and said it will take a concerted effort by all the graziers in the area to eradicate the pest plant.
"If we begin an intensive eradication program involving all stakeholders in the area at the beginning of, or end of the wet season, we can be successful but it needs everyone's participation," Mr Smith said.
Story sourced from North Queensland RegisterHealthy Habitats applications deadline extended
Healthy Habitats is a new initiative of the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) funded by the federal and state governments through Caring for our Country and the state's complementary regional NRM program. Healthy Habitats is focused on protecting and enhancing the region's biodiversity assets. A component of Healthy Habitats is the Conservation Partnerships Program which works with landholders to promote biodiversity and assist in implementing on-ground actions.
BMRG is currently calling for applications to deliver the Conservation Partnerships Program in the Fraser Coast and Gympie Regional Council Areas. The deadline for applications has been extended to 5pm, Monday 13 October.
For more information visit the BMRG website or call the group on 4181 2999.
Queenslanders galore nominated in the new people's choice awards
Now in their 16th year, the National Landcare Awards are about finding and recognising the achievements of those dedicated people who give up their time to care for Australia's precious land and water resources.
For the first time ever, the public gets to choose Australia's first winner of the new People's Choice Award category. Decided by a running vote tally that closes on 22 October, the People's Choice winner will be announced alongside the judged winners on the awards night to be held at Parliament House, Canberra on 23 October.
It's easy to vote, check out the nominees from across Australia on the Landcare Heroes website. Read about their Landcare achievements and then vote for the nominees you think most deserving. You can vote once in each of the 10 categories.
There are 10 Queensland nominations for the awards, including Desert Channels Queensland which is engaged in Indigenous projects. Coordinator David Thomson is busy building bridges between landowners and the Indigenous communities at sites like Stratford Station where cave art, native wells and burial sites are being protected for future generations. He is also making sure that the remains of several Iningai people are brought home from museums around Australia.
Also nominated, is another regional NRM group, Terrain NRM which was involved in mopping up after Cyclone Larry hit Far North Queensland in 2006. Terrain NRM not only expertly managed the crisis from an environmental perspective, but used the event to develop an innovative plan for environmental recovery in the wake of future cyclones and disasters.
By simply registering and casting your votes for the first ever People's Choice National Landcare Award, you could also win great prizes from Toshiba, Sony and Brunton.
Government updates
New Indigenous fishing laws take effect
Changes to Queensland's Fisheries Act in relation to traditional Indigenous fishing practices came into effect this week.
Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin said, "The changes strike a balance between protecting fish stocks and breeding areas for future generations and recognising the significance of fishing to our Indigenous communities.
"The Queensland Government acknowledges the strong connection and cultural importance of fishing to Indigenous people.
"It is tied to many ceremonial and social events and it is understandable that Indigenous communities want to educate and pass on these traditions to their children," Mr Mulherin said.
Under the amendments there are 14 closed areas designed to prevent over-fishing where fish aggregate to feed or spawn. All fishing activity, including traditional fishing, is now prohibited in these areas. Indigenous fishers can continue to fish using non-commercial apparatus in accordance with their tradition in all other waters.
Indigenous fish traps have been defined as traditional apparatus, and the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries will work closely with Indigenous communities in the coming months to identify other types of traditional fishing apparatus.
Read the full media release on the Queensland Government media statement website.
Queensland to establish a new Office of Clean Energy
A new Queensland Office of Clean Energy will be set up to explore renewable energy and other methods for reducing the state's carbon footprint.
Premier Anna Bligh said the new office was part of a plan to diversify and expand Queensland's industrial and economic base.
"Above us we have the unlimited power of the sun and beneath us we have vast untapped resources of geo-thermal power," Ms Bligh said.
Ms Bligh said Queensland's geography puts the state in a unique position to potentially reap a multi-billion windfall from these resources and make a real dent in addressing the dangers of climate change. The Office of Clean Energy will be located in the Department of Mines and Energy, and will bring together the work already being done across government and target specific areas for growth.
The office will report directly to the Minister for Mines and Energy as well as provide regular progress reports to Cabinet.
The new Office of Clean Energy will look at:
- mapping, identifying and sourcing potential renewable energy locations around Queensland
- removing regulatory barriers preventing renewable energy industry development
- developing a government funding program to encourage private sector investment and start-up in the industry
- working with the Australian Government on the design of the mandatory renewable energy target scheme to ensure a fair deal for Queensland
- working with electricity providers to stimulate greater demand from renewable energy sources.
Read the full media release on the Queensland Government media statement website.
Mobile phones to track livestock
Quick-thumbed livestock owners can now exchange National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS) information with the NLIS database, with the launch of new mobile phone application software.
Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin said, "NLIS allows individual animals to be identified electronically with either an ear tag or rumen bolus (a capsule with a transponder inserted into the animal). It enables cattle to be traced from property of birth to slaughter.
"This new software, NLIS Express, can be easily loaded onto compatible mobile phones, providing a new way to quickly capture and transfer NLIS data," Mr Mulherin said.
Biosecurity Queensland will be providing training on the new software to anyone who uses the NLIS database, and livestock agents.
Agent Dan Sullivan from Sullivan Livestock in Gympie is one of the first people in Queensland to use the new software. "With NLIS Express I can provide a transfer service to our clients - often while I'm still at their property.
"Often, I'll know if the transfer has been completed before I leave the property and this has removed the need to come back to the office, freeing up my time to continue on with other business," Mr Sullivan said.
The application was developed by MLA and is made available at no cost. To register your interest for the training on the new NLIS Express mobile phone software, call the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) on 13 25 23.
For more information about NLIS or Biosecurity Queensland visit the DPI&F website.Climate change threat to Australian fisheries
A new CSIRO report shows projected changes in temperature, ocean currents, rainfall and extreme weather events due to climate change are likely to significantly influence fish stocks and marine ecosystems.
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong released the CSIRO Implications of Climate Change for Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture report in Sydney this week.
Senator Wong said, "The report is a preliminary assessment of the challenges posed by climate change to Australia's $2.1 billion commercial fishing and aquaculture industry.
"The report found climate change impacts will vary by region and that many impacts are expected to be negative, with some data suggesting that effects may have already occurred.
"But the report also found there may be new opportunities for some wild fisheries where tropical species shift southward," Senator Wong said.
Report findings of the potential impact of climate change on Australian fisheries included impacts on coral reefs, such as an increased incidence of coral bleaching, which will have flow-on effects for fisheries based on reef-associated species, such as coral trout and red emperor, and adverse impacts on catches of barramundi, prawns and mud crabs in the northern fisheries through changes in rainfall patterns.
The report is available from the Climate Change and Water website.Nature-based tourism boost for Green Cauldron
Australia's Green Cauldron, which stretches from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast and west towards the Great Dividing Range has been included in the Australian Government's National Landscapes program.
A collaboration between Tourism Australia and Parks Australia, the National Landscapes program promotes distinctive natural and cultural environments to Tourism Australia's key target market - experience seekers; travellers who wish to experience new adventures and destinations which enable them to engage with a local culture.
The Green Cauldron was included because of the area's unique and distinctive natural and cultural experiences, including the world's second largest shield volcano crater, immense environmental biodiversity, and the World Heritage-listed Mount Warning.
Federal Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson said, "Nature-based tourism is very important to the Australian industry, with 3.4 million international tourists participating in nature-based activities and spending around $1.8 billion during 2007. Domestically, visits to national and state parks are growing at seven per cent annually and these visitors spent $6.6 billion during 2007."
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett said "The iconic locations included in the National Landscapes program provide Australia and the world with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our stunning scenery, diversity and rich heritage."
Landscapes already included in this program include Australia's Red Centre, Kakadu, the Flinders Ranges, the Australian Alps, the Great Ocean Road and Australia's Coastal Wilderness.
For further information on the National Landscapes program visit the Tourism Australia website.Reef updates
Reef water quality report and summit announced
This week in Parliament, Premier Anna Bligh tabled the 2007 Water Quality Report for the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef) and announced a joint Australian and Queensland Governments Reef Water Quality Summit to be held at the end of October.
Over the last 150 years the catchments of the Reef have been extensively developed for agriculture, grazing, tourism, mining and urban development. This has led to a significant increase in the quantity of sediments, nutrients and pesticides being pumped into the Reef.
Regional NRM bodies, industry groups and state and federal agencies have been working with farmers and other stakeholders to promote and implement better land management practices.
However, the 2007 Water Quality Report estimates from end of river monitoring of priority catchments, that more than four times the pre-European settlement levels of sediment and nutrients is being discharged into the Reef lagoon. This is 6.6 million tonnes of sediment, 16 600 tonnes of nitrogen and 4180 tonnes of phosphorous, two key nutrients used in fertilisers.
Achieving good water quality in the Reef lagoon is vital to protect the Reef from the threat of climate change. The Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan) was released in 2003. The Reef Plan will be updated to reflect the effects of climate change and other external factors such as coral bleaching and ocean acidification.
The first step will be a Reef Water Quality Summit at Parliament House at the end of October. The Summit will bring together the best minds from environmental and scientific fields to study the latest data and discuss what urgent action needs to be taken to prevent the demise of the Reef.
Visit the Reef Plan website to learn more about the Reef Plan or visit the Environmental Protection Agency website for a copy of the report.
Get a bird's-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
A bird's-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is now possible, thanks to innovative online mapping technology launched last week.
This is the first time maps of the marine park are available through online mapping service Google Maps, enabling people worldwide to dive deeper into the great natural icon with just the click of a button.
Chair of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Russell Reichelt said, "The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park belongs to all of us and this is a fantastic opportunity for all Australians and people from around the world to see this natural treasure like never before.
"It allows other marine planners and managers to study aspects of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which is widely recognised as one of the best managed and healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the world," Mr Reichelt said.
The move coincides with International Year of the Reef, a worldwide campaign in 2008 to raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs and to motivate people to take action to protect them.
The new technology enables internet users to search for and locate islands, reefs, cays and rocks in the marine park online using the maps tab and then get more detail by using the satellite images. Third-party web developers can also create Mapplets to add new features or overlay their data on the reef system.
The inclusion of marine park map layers was made possible by a close collaboration between Google Maps and the GBRMPA.
Monitoring water quality in the reef catchment
Two new reports have been released which improve our current understanding of water quality monitoring activities supporting the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan) actions.
The Water quality monitoring in Reef catchments (June 2008) report outlines what water quality monitoring programs occurred in the Great Barrier Reef (Reef) catchment during 2002-08.
The second report, Water quality modelling for the Great Barrier Reef catchment and lagoon (June 2008), is a compilation of modelling activities undertaken in the Reef catchment during 2002-08.
The modelling report captures metadata on current Reef relevant modelling activities and demonstrates modelling packages that can be used to support water quality planning at regional and cross-regional scales.
Both these reports can now be viewed on the Regional NRM website.
Natural resources news
Desert Uplands are 'Landcare Innovators'
The Landcare Innovation award was awarded to the Desert Uplands Committee for their tender-based, Landscape Linkage project at the Queensland Landcare Conference gala awards dinner held in Monto.
The Landscape Linkage tender is a two-year stewardship program aiming to achieve a wildlife corridor across the Southern Desert Uplands bioregion. The tender works by landholders submitting bids (of how much it costs them to deliver this environmental service) to the Desert Uplands, the bids are then assessed via a biodiversity matrix (metric) to determine the most cost-effective bids.
Manager of Landcare Queensland Chloe Tanner said, "The Landscape Linkages project demonstrates the type of innovative approach Landcare groups in Queensland are adopting to help improve the condition of the natural environment."
A wildlife corridor covering 85 207ha has already been secured through the project. At the end of the first year, the biodiversity condition of the corridor secured had improved by an average of 40 per cent.
The SKM Landcare Innovation Award awards the Desert Uplands Committee with $12 000 worth of SKM consultancy services. SKM will work with the Desert Uplands Committee towards a project or service of their choice.Watch the National Landcare Awards LIVE!
From Potts Point to Perth and Cooktown to Castlemaine, landcarers across the nation are being invited to join in celebrations for the upcoming National Landcare Awards ceremony via the first ever live webcast of the event.
The awards will be streamed live on the Landcare Heroes website from 7:30pm AEDST (6.30pm Queensland time) on Thursday 23 October .
Online viewers will celebrate with over 550 guests, politicians and celebrities attending the awards at the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.
The evening will showcase the nation's top landcare projects and achievements of individual landcarers, farmers, community environment groups and government environment organisations.
There are 72 nominees (including 10 from Queensland) across 10 categories with each nominee having previously won their respective state and territory category award (the National Awards are only held every two years).
Viewers will also see long time Landcare supporter and actor, Jack Thompson, present the inaugural People's Choice award on the night. The People's Choice award will be decided by votes cast on the website, giving the Australian public the opportunity to decide on their favourite environmental achievement.
Landcare Australia is encouraging landcare groups and networks across the nation to organise small celebratory gatherings to watch the webcast. It is possible to project the webcast onto a larger screen, and not only celebrate with the winners, but also recognise each Landcare group's own achievements at a local level.
Landcare leader announced
Natural resource management support worker, Natasha Wright, has been announced as the winner of the 2008 Landcare Leadership Bursary coordinated by Landcare Queensland.
Natasha, who works as the Regional Groups Collective communication officer, believes that Landcare is the backbone of NRM in past, present and future times.
Chair of Landcare Queensland Geoff Penton said, "These awards seek to provide recognition of those landcare support workers consistently going above and beyond the call of duty to support their communities. Natasha is a passionate leader in communicating and advocating for natural resource management in Queensland and beyond."
Raised on a Landcare-award winning farm in New South Wales, Natasha shows her strong landcare ethic in and out of work. Earlier this year, she established a National NRM Communicators Network, which has opened doors for communication and relationships to develop across the country.
Natasha has also coordinated numerous events to engage the wider community in the NRM, she volunteers at local environmental events, and has volunteered in environmental projects in Ecuador.
Natasha will use the bursary to help kick-start the next stage of her career. She plans to facilitate workshops with, and develop supporting resources for, Landcare and other NRM community groups to help build their capacity.
Only one week left to register for Veg Futures 08
Places are filling up for Australia's national vegetation conference Veg Futures 08 - being held in Toowoomba from 20-23 October.
Veg Futures 08 offers a broad range of keynote presentations, interactive workshops and paddock sessions to facilitate knowledge exchange around vegetation management. The event is expected to attract some 400 delegates, and will appeal to scientists, researchers, land managers, field practitioners and policy makers working across vegetation related industries.
Sixteen workshops will focus on topics such as decision support tools, market-based instruments, integrating biodiversity and production, all things seed-related, farming not harming, climate change and biodiversity, engagement in NRM, visions for future landscapes, carbon markets, investments through capacity building, measuring and monitoring vegetation, carbon markets and landscape restoration.
Hands on Paddock Sessions will offer field-based learning opportunities with local and national vegetation experts; and a series of workshops and forums will provide a snapshot of what is happening in vegetation management across the country.
Other conference events include a hypothetical with some of NRM's key players, a water-wise gardening forum featuring ABC Gardening Australia presenter Jerry Coleby-Williams, and a workshop focused on the role of art in NRM.
More information is available from the Greening Australia website.
Action plan to target Lake Eyre Basin
Scientists and graziers have met in Longreach, in central western Queensland, to develop a five-year action plan for the Lake Eyre Basin.
The basin covers more than a million square kilometres of Queensland, the Northern Territory and South Australia, about one-sixth of the continent. It is also regarded as being home to some of the world's most undisturbed ecosystems.
Professor Stuart Bunn from the Australian Rivers Institute says the crisis in the Murray-Darling system has highlighted the importance of careful planning.
"You can see the tremendous environmental, social and economic costs associated with that kind of degradation, so big lesson to learn from that one," he said.
"The Lake Eyre Basin is nowhere near that. What you see with the Lake Eyre Basin is that with some careful planning and a modest investment you could go a long way to make sure that never happened here."
Scientists say more waterbirds are taking refuge in the wetlands of the basin as the condition of the neighbouring Murray-Darling worsens.
Professor Bunn says environmental damage and climate change are forcing waterbirds to move further inland for breeding.
"Most of the wetland areas that would sustain birds in the Murray-Darling Basin are really stressed at the moment. As they become more degraded, it puts more emphasis on the use of wetlands in the Lake Eyre Basin so they become even more important," Professor said.
"Birds that are migrating backwards and forwards are going to become more and more dependent on these undisturbed wetland systems."
Grants available for innovative sustainable farming ideas
Landcare Australia wants to hear from farmers or land managers who have innovative ideas to encourage and develop sustainable farming practices. Grants of $5000 are available from the Woolworths Sustainable Farming Program for developing and trialling best ideas.
The grants seek to encourage Australian farmers to implement innovative techniques which contribute to more sustainable production and competitiveness of our primary industries, focusing on issues such as climate change adaptation, crop or animal production, water or nutrient use efficiency and management of waste or salinity. Innovative ideas for sharing information about successful strategies for managing drought are especially welcome.
Landcare Farming Program manager Shane Norrish said, "New ideas and ways of farming are needed to adapt to our increasingly variable seasons and the best ideas come from the farmers who have to tackle tough conditions on a daily basis. The grants will give farmers the backing they need to help put new ideas into action," Mr Norrish said.
The grants are funded by part of the money donated through the Woolworths Drought Action Day in 2008 which raised over $5 million for Australian farmers. Most of the funding was distributed by the Country Women's Association to severely stressed families coping with drought. The remainder is funding sustainable agriculture projects through Landcare Australia.
Applications for the grants close on Wednesday 22 October 2008.
For more information, to see examples of projects already underway, or to download application forms for the Woolworths Sustainable Farming Program, visit the Landcare Australia website.
Planning underway for big revegetation projects
Greening Australia is in the early planning stages for two massive revegetation projects in Queensland to help combat global warming.
Chief executive David Williams says two locations have been identified for broadscale tree planting, based on ecological needs.
One area stretches from Hervey Bay to Birdsville through the Bunya Mountains, and the other is at the headwaters of the Burdekin River, and would reduce sediment and nutrient run-off on the Great Barrier Reef.
Mr Williams says both projects would require significant partnerships, and about $100 million in funding.
"These are long-term projects, these sort of projects we anticipate having 20 year lifespans at the least," he said.
"Greening Australia can't do it on our own, we often partner with a whole alliance of organisations both government and non-government."
Mr Williams says carbon credits will be one of the main topics at the Veg Futures conference to be held in Toowoomba later this month.
Story sourced from ABC onlineAgForward 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.
Upcoming workshops include:
- 11 November: Mossman - GPS essentials
- 12 November: Eidsvold - AgForests Essentials Field Day (to be confirmed)
- 12 November: Atherton - GPS essentials
- 13 November: Mt Garnet - GPS essentials
- 13 November: Cooyar - AgForests Essentials Field Day
To register for the workshops contact Bree Robertson on 3238 6039. To register for the AgForests Field Days 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 or NRMjobs 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/organisation: AgForward
Title: Principal project officer - Reef Rescue
Salary: $80 000
Location: Brisbane
Closing date: Monday 20 October 2008
The role of Reef Rescue Coordinator will be to contribute to improved water quality of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon by building upon and accelerating the rate of adoption of good farming practices which reduce the run-off of nutrients, pesticides and sediments from agricultural land through strategic development, management, coordination and communication of the Broadacre Industry's best management practices across all reef regions in Queensland.
Further information including a full position description and selection criteria can be obtained by contacting Bree Robertson on 3236 3100.
Thought for the week
Today I bent the truth to be kind and I have no regret, for I am surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
Robert Brault
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