Voice of the Region - April 2007
Burdekin Dry Tropics
Volunteers monitor the 'big wet'
During February's 'big wet' highly trained volunteers collected water samples from the major waterways of the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region, including the Burdekin River and its tributaries, as well as the coastal catchments between Giru and Bowen ... read more
Burnett Mary Regional Group
Caring for country: BMRG working with Traditional Owners
An exciting partnership in late 2006 was the formalisation of the Traditional Owner working group (TOWG) to more effectively engage Traditional Owners in the Burnett Mary ... read more
'Deal or No Deal' with dairy farmers
With a game show host (consultant), a prize (incentive) to give away and a gamble/risk that has the audience clinging to their seats in suspense - you may have very well been mistaken if you thought a television game show is currently being produced in the dairy farms around Gympie ... read more
Cape York Peninsula Development Association
Satellite technology brings on the ground benefits for mapping Cape York’s environment
Cape York Peninsula Development Association staff Aaron Crosbie and Tegan Koster, from the Cape York Fire Management Program, travelled to Cooktown in mid-March to deliver training in the use of satellite technology and ArcGIS 9 software as mapping tools for environmental projects ... read more
Three Cape York turtle species at risk of local extinction by 2030
Three species of sea turtle that nest on Western Cape York Peninsula could face regional extinction by the year 2030 ... read more
CHRRUP
CHRRUP funding places Emerald growers ahead in planning process
A project to accelerate the voluntary adoption of Land & Water Management Plans in the Emerald irrigation area is resulting in successful outcomes for all partners, and placing growers at the forefront of the industry ... read more
Innovative weather scheme for cropping district
An innovative scheme initiated by Central Highlands farmers is attracting wide-spread interest and providing immediate benefits to farming practices ... read more
Condamine Alliance
Assessing the real cost of holding stock through drought
Low dam levels, poor-quality water, very low levels of available feed, and little time left for summer-growing grasses – the list of worries for stock owners appears to grow daily as the drought drags on ... read more
Councils close ranks in war on pests
What was once merely an ambition to have Darling Downs councils pool their resources and work together across shire boundaries to stamp out pests is now a big step closer to reality ... read more
Desert Channels Queensland
Good Oil on bad wood at Goodwood
Heat and flies are just part of a Boulia summer and neither deterred graziers from attending the Woody Weed Control Demonstration Day held at Goodwood Station on March 16 ... read more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Central Highlands hosts Fitzroy Basin Association
The Central Highlands were on display at the beginning of March when members of the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) met in Emerald for their regular stakeholders forum and a special general meeting ... read more
Earth moving rivers given 10 years to lighten their load
Every time it rains a dozen major river catchments that lie within and adjacent to the Fitzroy Basin play their part in transporting central Queensland's productive soil out to sea ... read more
Queensland Landcare Foundation
Recovering rainforests the focus of Forum
More than 130 rainforest enthusiasts are expected to descend on Brisbane for the Queensland Rainforest Recovery Forum, to be held 25-27 July at Griffith University ... read more
Queensland Water and Land Carers
NRM groups 'In Safe Hands'
Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWaLC) and Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) have announced a joint risk management training initiative for community natural resource management groups ... read more
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Last updated 04 April 2007