Voice of the Regions - August 2008
Across the regions
Spatial Imagery project double winner at awards
The Spatial Imagery Capture Project, led by the Regional Group Collective's (Collective) spatial imagery team, has won two awards at the Queensland Spatial Excellence Awards night...more
Regional NRM climate stories a focus of Landcare Conference
The 2008 Queensland Landcare Conference, being held in Monto from 21–24 September, is expected to attract 300 delegates from across the state...more
New digital case studies for regional NRM
You can now see and hear digital stories about achievements being made on the ground through regional NRM bodies and their many partners across Queensland in a flash...more
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
North's cane farmers rise to reef challenge
North Queensland cane farmers have become increasingly aware of the important role they can play in sustaining the long term health of the Great Barrier Reef...more
Rollingstone students gather no moss
Forty-four children from Rollingstone State School lent a hand to rehabilitate a section of Rollingstone Creek on 25 July - National School's Tree Day...more
Burnett Mary Regional Group
New interest in rare coral reef
Until recently very few people knew about the beautiful coral reef at Pancake Creek, north of Bustard Head near the Town of 1770...more
Bundaberg schools being water wise
Students from four Bundaberg schools have proven how easy it is to be water wise...more
Cape York Peninsula Development Association
CYPDA sign tourism hot spots
Tourists visiting Cape York Peninsula will soon have much better guidance when it comes to exploring this famed wild and beautiful region...more
Condamine Alliance
Chinese experts awe-struck by care for Condamine River
Conservation officials from China were "overwhelmed" by the relative good health of the Condamine River catchment during a tour recently...more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Former chair of FBA passes away
Instrumental in shaping the success of the organisation, former chair of the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) Barbara Wildin passed away in July...more
Flood Forum a huge success
Around 150 people gathered in August to discuss the impact of flooding on Central Queensland in early 2008...more
War on weeds in CQ gets strategic
Just as modern wars are relying more on technology and tactics, the war on weeds in Central Queensland just got more strategic...more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Soil pits fill gaps for Mitchell landholders
Fifteen landholders from around the Mitchell district attended a Soil Characterisation field day held by Queensland Government and NRM organisation staff recently...more
Reef Catchments (formerly Mackay Whitsunday)
Eureka! Mackay researchers science award finalists
Three Mackay researchers were in Sydney last week to see if they were successful in their bid to win a national science prize...more
Change of name but still the same game in Mackay
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group has changed its name to Reef Catchments, the new name and office premises was recognised officially at a launch party on 14 August...more
Southern Gulf Catchments
Rangers enter new phase of operations
Southern Gulf Catchments (SGC) is proud to support the work of land and sea rangers based on Mornington Island. The rangers are entering a new phase in their operations with training, secondments and project work taking the rangers into a new era of natural and cultural resource management...more
Torres Strait Regional Authority
TSRA community based management plans update
Torres Strait Regional Authority's Land and Sea Management Unit (LSMU) recently released a very informative article outlining the development progress of Community Based Turtle and Dugong Management Plans for eight Torres Strait Island communities...more
Last updated 25 August 2008