Voice of the Regions - June 2008
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Local voice joins Australian leadership program
To those who know him, there was no real surprise that Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM (BDTNRM) Aboriginal land management facilitator Sam Savage was chosen to join 34 other young leaders from all over the nation to join in this year's prestigious Australian Rural Leadership Program...more
Condamine Alliance
Daniel hits the road, a long way from home
Condamine Alliance has begun its annual survey of land management practices at more than 400 sites in the Condamine catchment, supported this year by the services of University of Southern Queensland student, Daniel Boitshoko...more
Indigenous team rescues precious Jewel
Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc, in partnership with Condamine Alliance, the Department of Main Roads and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, has been working on an exciting project to protect valuable habitat for the endangered bulloak jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceatus) at Leyburn...more
Desert Channels Queensland
Investing in little ways
Today's children are tomorrow's leaders so Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ) has been busy investing in its future...more
DCQ spreads the word on weeds
Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ) made its presence felt at the annual Australian Weed Conference held last month in Cairns...more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Fitzroy Fellowship offers $25K for resourceful people
People with a passion for natural resource management (NRM) can now apply for a $25 000 bursary to develop their knowledge and skills...more
Priority areas chosen for on-ground work
Sustainability will be boosted across 13 catchments in the Fitzroy Basin region chosen as targets for on-ground work over the next year...more
The natural wonder of St Lawrence discovered
The internationally significant St Lawrence wetland got the star treatment it deserves at a community celebration last month...more
Landcare Queensland
Cross-cultural story takes out award
Toowoomba Landcare Group has won a cash prize for its digital story submitted as part of the Landcare Queensland digital stories project Our Land: Your Story...more
Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group
Life's a beach in Sarina
Over 60 people from industry and community gathered at Grasstree Beach in Sarina for the launch of the Sarina Beach Coastal Sustainable Landscapes Project in May...more
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
'Duty of Care' pays off
The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group recently asked graziers in the region to participate in a 'Duty of Care' survey conducted by River Consulting...more
Spreading the good word in the Gulf
The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG) recently held a Community Awareness Day hosted by the Northern Gulf Indigenous Savannah Group (NGISG) in Dimbulah...more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Great turnout for Dumaresq Valley field day
Soil, biodiversity and water were on the agenda at a field day held at 'Emu Plains', Texas, last month...more
Farmers get a taste for grazing management
Seventeen landholders from the Goondiwindi district got a taste for Grazing Land Management (GLM) principles at a recent field day...more
SEQ Catchments
Projects protect the Pumicestone region
South East Queensland is considered one of the most biodiverse regions in Australia with up to 5000 native plant species and 800 species of terrestrial animals and aquatic species found in the area...more
River Warriors really make a difference
Over 350 River Warrior volunteers have made a difference to a seven kilometre stretch of the South Pine River upstream from Albany Creek which was heavily weed infested and had been neglected for many years...more
South West NRM
Road to recovery
Five properties in South West Queensland have put their pastures on the road to recovery...more
Last updated 17 June 2008