Voice of the Regions - May 2008
Burnett Mary Regional Group
Incentives for farmers to reuse effluent
Most people think of effluent as a waste product, where as in Europe, the size of your effluent 'manure heap' is a status of how rich you are. In fact the annual national 'muck' field days are some of the biggest farmer get-togethers in the whole of Europe... more
Condamine Alliance
Farm size no obstacle to high-tech land management
A group of inner-eastern Darling Downs grain growers is proving that size doesn’t matter when it comes to embracing the latest technology to improve land management... more
Desert Uplands Committee
Field day takes aim at weeds in the Desert Uplands
The Desert Uplands Committee (DUC), in partnership with Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM, is currently undertaking an incentive program 'Capacity Building in the Desert Uplands Region'... more
Property management planning implemented in the Desert Uplands
As part of the incentive program 'Capacity Building in the Desert Uplands Region', the Desert Uplands Committee (DUC) recently held two field days on properties in the region... more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Broadsound brainstorm provides direction
Around 30 people brainstormed ways to restore and protect the Broadsound environment at a workshop at the Marlborough Hotel on 15 April... more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Black dog forum all tied up
Over 270 people attended the Tie up the Black Dog Forum, which was held at Bassett Park in Roma last week to raise awareness about mental health issues in the bush... more
SEQ Catchments
Space Shuttle aids in first 3D seafloor map of Moreton Bay
With the help of modern computing power, mapping specialists have produced the first 3D map of the seafloor of Moreton Bay... more
River Warriors really make a difference
Over 350 River Warrior volunteers have made a difference to a 7 km stretch of the South Pine River upstream from Albany Creek which was heavily weed infested and had been neglected for many years... more
Southern Gulf Catchments
Blueprint for the Bush Pest Offensive funding update
Southern Gulf Catchments (SGC) has been very pleased with the outcomes flowing from the Blueprint for the Bush Pest Offensive funding... more
South West NRM
SWNRM meeting prepares NRM bodies for future
Improving NRM bodies' engagement of local governments across Queensland was a key point discussed at a meeting held in Charleville recently... more
Last updated 22 May 2008