Voice of the Regions
May 2006
Volunteers are at the heart of much of what we cover in this May edition of the Voice. FNQ NRM reports on a partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia in sending teams of workers to help clean up the mess left by cyclone Larry. Possums are catered for by prisoners at Woodford who have volunteered to make wildlife boxes in the correctional centre's industry workshop. And, with generosity comes imagination - South East Queensland surf lifesavers are an unlikely group of volunteers who will take their efforts inland ...
We also include a couple of fascinating cultural heritage stories. A report from Desert Channels Queensland tells of an ancient Aboriginal stone arrangement on the Darling Downs that is being incorporated into a cultural heritage learning centre with the blessing of its Aboriginal custodians. And, the publication of Our Culture details the rich Indigenous cultural heritage in the Condamine River catchment.
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Lower Burdekin pesticide investigation
Pesticide loss from sugarcane cultivation in the Lower Burdekin, and the risks to downstream environments, are under examination ... more
Mapping soil types in the Giru area
Giru soils will be under scrutiny by the Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM in partnership with the Burdekin Bowen Integrated Floodplain Management Advisory Committee ... more
Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM
Interactive wetlands display unveiled in the Burnett Mary region
An interactive wetlands information booth with a touch-screen display is the latest awareness tool in use at Mon Repos ... more
Condamine Alliance
Gummingurru stones reveal ancient lessons
One of the largest and most complex Aboriginal stone arrangements in Australia, near Toowoomba, will soon be receiving visitors ... more
Showcasing Aboriginal culture to bring communities together
A guide to Indigenous cultural heritage produced by the Condamine Alliance aims to bridge the gap between landholders and Aborigines ... more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Getting paid to manage your land
A ground-breaking program being introduced in central Queensland will see landholders receiving financial support to manage areas of remnant forest ... more
FNQ NRM Ltd
Volunteers help landholders with cyclone clean-up
Landholders, community groups and local governments affected by Cyclone Larry can now access a team of environmental volunteers ... more
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group
Healthy Waterways Month
The Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group is calling on the community to become involved in Healthy Waterways Month in May ... more
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group welcomes new Aboriginal Land Management Facilitator
The Mackay Whitsunday NRM group would like welcome Regina Bernard to the position of Aboriginal Land Management Facilitator ... more
Mackay Whitsunday commits big bucks to sustainable landscape program
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group puts its money where its mouth is ... more
Queensland Landcare Foundation
Prisoners turn scrap into possum boxes
The Queensland Landcare Foundation has formed a partnership with Woodford Correctional Centre to find bushland homes for hundreds of wildlife boxes being built voluntarily by prisoners ... more
Salty surf not salty turf
An innovative project involving landcare volunteers and surf lifesavers will be launched at Marburg, 45 minutes west of Brisbane, during Queensland Resources Week, 12–19 May 2006 ... more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Five years of research to pay off for wool growers
After five years of conservation monitoring, research and mapping, wool growers in Queensland's Traprock region have found a way to integrate biodiversity management with increasing levels of production ... more
SEQ Catchments
Slip sliding away
Where the basalt meets the sandstone along the escarpment of the Blackall Range, the land is on the move ... more
South West NRM
Primary focus is on natural resources
A partnership between South West NRM, Saint Mary’s Primary School, Charleville State Primary School and environED, has been successful in attracting a Natural Resources, Mines and Water Community Natural Resource Awareness Grant ... more
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Last updated 20 July 2006