Voice of the Regions
June 2006
Weeds and their devastating affect on the environment are the theme of several stories this month. Not only do weeds outcompete native plants, destroying wildlife habitat and rendering agricultural land useless, but the impact of herbicides on adjacent waterways and ecosystems is a major cause for concern.
This month we also report on groups of young people - dairy farmers in the Condamine getting smart about managing the land to increase profit margins, and students in Cairns, having fun while they learn how to monitor water quality in Lily Creek.
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Protecting and restoring degraded seasonal wetland
The Burdekin Dry Tropics Board, CSIRO and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are collaborating in a research project exploring the use of fire and grazing to control para grass (Urochloa mutica) and restore biodiversity ... more
CCI Sugarlands Summary
The Coastal Catchments Initiative (CCI) aims to reduce agricultural pollutants entering rivers and streams within the Burdekin catchment and the Great Barrier Reef lagoon ... more
Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM
GPS Training Days - So where are you?
People all over the region can now give a definite answer to this question - in degrees, minutes and seconds ... more
Condamine Alliance
Traditional Owners share in Condamine care
The establishment of a Traditional Owner Board with representatives of five tribal groups has engaged Indigenous people in natural resource management in the Condamine River catchment ... more
Young farmers profit from NRM
A network of young farmers on the Darling Downs is helping its members to leverage natural resource management on their farms to improve their business bottom lines ... more
Desert Channels Queensland
Water mix for latest threat
Trials are currently underway in the Longreach area on the use of water-based chemicals for the control of an emerging economic and environmental threat to the region, cactus ... more
FNQ NRM Ltd
Students learn about water quality
Down by the banks of Lily Creek is where you would have found Cairns State High School's year nine students recently ... more
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group
Release of Mangrove Health Report
The Interim Report, Re-sampling of Mangrove Health in the Pioneer Estuary 2005-06, was released at the Healthy Waterways Forum on 30 May ... more
Queensland Landcare Foundation
Awards for landcare innovation and leadership
The Queensland Landcare Foundation has announced its 2006 Landcare Leadership Bursary and Landcare Innovation Award and called for nominations to be submitted by 31 July 2006 ... more
SEQ Catchments
Around the table in South East Queensland
SEQ Catchments are in the process of hosting 11 Round Table meetings, which provide an opportunity to discuss, with local communities, the current state of their natural assets ... more
Ecosystem Services: Sustaining life on earth
On 4 May 2006, over 20 participants met at the Tranquil Park Mountain Resort in Maleny for an Ecosystem Services Think Tank ... more
Venturing out in the field in SEQ
Representatives from national, state and regional levels of natural resource management organisations recently saw a snapshot of the many on-ground projects and partnerships in South East Queensland ... more
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Last updated 20 July 2006