February 2008
Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM
Cape York Peninsula Development Association
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Landscape Linkages a 'great success'
An innovative pilot scheme, funded by Townsville-based Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM (BDTNRM) to entrice land owners in the southern Desert Uplands to manage their lands with native vegetation and conserve wild life in their pastures, is being hailed a great success ... more
Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM
Traditional knowledge enters the digital history books
Traditional Aboriginal history has been recorded using the latest digital technology.
During a four-day workshop funded by the Burnett Mary Regional Group, audio recordings and films were made which feature Aboriginal elders talking to young people about their identity, history and culture ... more
Cape York Peninsula Development Association
Progress being made on protecting western Cape York marine turtles
The Natural Heritage Trust is funding a major initiative to monitor marine turtle nesting on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula and trial methods to reduce high levels of predations, primarily by feral pigs ... more
Condamine Alliance
Condamine plans electro-magnetic surveys for nutrient mapping
Condamine Alliance is looking to introduce software based on electro-magnetic (EM) surveys to Australia to provide practical solutions for monitoring key NRM indicators in the Condamine catchment ... more
Management plan to reduce cost of floods
A review of the Condamine catchment floodplains suggests that proactive management may save up to 25 percent of the annual cost of $12 million caused by flooding ... more
Shane says no more! Let's protect the Condamine
Rugby league legend and Leyburn local Shane Webcke has joined the Condamine River Rescue Program run by Condamine Alliance, expressing his concern about rising numbers of carp and the risk of another pest fish, tilapia, finding its way into the Murray-Darling river system ... more
Desert Channels Queensland
Traditional Owners recording their own stories
The Recording and Applying Traditional Owner Knowledge as it applies to caring for country project hosted by Desert Channels Queensland ensures that information from Traditional Owners and elders about caring for country is recorded and preserved for future generations ... more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Good management reduces flood impact on Reef
Good land management has helped prevent more than 75 000 tonnes of sediment being washed into the ocean by recent flooding ... more
Tour highlights value of wetlands
Around 20 people joined a bus tour of the St Lawrence wetlands to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Saturday 2 February, organised by the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) and Fitzroy River and Coastal Catchments (FRCC) ... more
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
Art contest will help protect Gulf region
Children in northern Gulf communities will have their say on protecting their local natural resources through an art competition ... more
Building a raft of alignment for Queensland's northern regions
Working better together for better outcomes was the focus of a workshop hosted by regional NRM bodies of the northern region in Cairns last month ... more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Communities bust carp in southern Queensland
Fisher men, women and children across southern Queensland will have the chance to attack European Carp this year, with the Regional Carp Busters competition series ... more
Southern Gulf Catchments
Coordinated fire management in the Greater Mount Isa area
Dr Leasie Felderhof of Firescape Science is helping Southern Gulf Catchments (SGC) develop a detailed project proposal for addressing fire management issues in the Greater Mt Isa region ... more
Torres Strait (Land & Sea Management Unit)
Indigenous sea rangers return from Mexico
A week-long international celebration of Indigenous cultural practices and management of marine turtle concluded late last month in Mexico, but the experience gained by four Indigenous land and sea managers from the Torres Strait and North-East Arnhem Land will last a lifetime ... more
Last updated 27 January 2009