Voice of the Regions - August 2009
Burnett Mary Regional Group
Old farming family learns new tricks
During a lifetime of farming, Norm Anderson has experienced many changes in the sugar industry...read more
Condamine Alliance
Reviewing regional evaluation practices
Why do we monitor and evaluate? What stops us monitoring and evaluating? How do we monitor and evaluate? These are some of the questions Lucy Richardson is asking regional groups across Australia, to provide research for her PhD...read more
Desert Channels Queensland
Word on weeds spread across the region
Spreading the word on weeds to 132 people across Desert Channels region is no mean feat, but for Desert Channels Queensland’s (DCQ) pest management team it is was all in a day’s work...read more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Study reviews grazing land regeneration economics
Injecting capital into restoring the long term economic viability of degraded grazing land is an attractive investment option for brigalow-blackbutt landholders but it represents an economic challenge for those on narrow-leaf ironbark woodlands...read more
Successful forum covers issues and opportunities
Around 80 people attended a free community forum in Calliope in June to learn more about NRM issues and opportunities...read more
Trial shows bacteria benefits crop
A recent trial that applied bacterial inoculum to a winter wheat crop resulted in higher yield, more protein, and significant cost savings compared to applying traditional levels of fertiliser...read more
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
The Northern Gulf’s Little Book of Big Achievements
The 'Northern Gulf’s Little Book of Big Achievements' was recently launched at a BBQ dinner in Georgetown by the Senator for Queensland, Ian Macdonald...read more
Joint forum in far north Queensland shares successful outcomes
The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG) and Gulf Savannah Development recently held a joint forum as part of a NGRMG’s two day general meeting...read more
Monitoring the recovery in the Gulf
The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG) in partnership with Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF) is surveying country affected by the worst floods in the Gulfs recorded history...read more
Joint forum in far north Queensland shares successful outcomes
The Northern Gulf Resource Management Group (NGRMG) and Gulf Savannah Development recently held a joint forum as part of a NGRMG’s two day general meeting...read more
NQ Dry Tropics
NQ Dry Tropics welcomes Caring for our Country funding
NQ Dry Tropics has secured almost $19 million of the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country funding announced by Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke...read more
Protecting Bowling Green Bay
Bowling Green Bay is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse coastal wetlands and NQ Dry Tropics is going to do its bit to help protect it...read more
Reef Rescue funding promises more successful projects
A novel constructed wetland is almost complete thanks to Reef Rescue funding and with almost $12 million granted to NQ Dry Tropics over the next three years the organisation hopes there will be more successful projects...read more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Regional body CEO honoured through Champions of Conservation roll of honour
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee CEO Geoff Penton was recently included in the Champions of Conservation roll of honour...read more
Reef Catchments
Honouring our Elders – Nurturing our Youth
NAIDOC week was celebrated in Mackay from the 4 to 11 July with the Mackay Regional Council flag raising event held in the gardens in front of the council buildings on the 6 July...read more
CSR nominated for Sustainable Farming Awards
CSR was nominated as a finalist for the Queensland Sustainable Farming Awards for their project managing BioDunder. BioDunder contains potassium, nitrogen and sulphur in a form that is rapidly taken up by crops and pasture....read more
SEQ Catchments
SEQ Catchments sponsors population talks
SEQ Catchments sponsored a Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) Business Sustainability Breakfast Forum designed to stimulate debate around the issue of a sustainable population...read more
South West NRM
South west women plan for postive change
The women of the Nebine, Mungallala and Wallam catchment are rallying together to play a bigger part in driving the future of their local communities, industries and natural resources. ...read more
GPS workshops – Bollon
South West NRM recently hosted three days of GPS training at Bollon. Training was delivered by Daniel Huie, Spatial Imagery Officer, Regional Groups Collective and Martin Wingett, GIS Officer, South West NRM...read more
Pineridge station
The purpose of Mike and Anne Keane’s Futurescapes project was to manage the areas of high conservation value on Pineridge Station and to alleviate grazing pressure across the fragile land types...read more
Fencing helps protect Merriong waterhole at Albury station
The aim of Peter and Rosie Bryant’s Futurescapes project was to protect a degraded riparian ecosystem at Merriong Waterhole on Cameron’s Creek...read more
Southern Gulf Catchments
Southern Gulf secures $4.4 million state and federal funding
Southern Gulf Catchments (SGC) is to receive almost $4.4 million for NRM projects...read more
Terrain
Mission Beach perfect for ecotourism
At a recent ecotourism workshop at Mission Beach Ecotourism Australia Acting CEO Kristie Gray said, “Mission Beach is in a perfect position to become the next ecotourism destination.”...read more
Terrain hosts future scientists
Twenty four students from the University of Queensland (UQ) visited the Far North recently on a field trip. The students were hosted by Terrain NRM while on the Tablelands and visiting farms along the coast...read more
Last updated 17 August 2009