Voice of the Regions - February 2009
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
First ever regional pest strategy available for comment
A draft regional pest management strategy has been released and is open for comment from members of the public. It covers the Burdekin Dry Tropics region which includes the local government areas of Townsville, Charters Towers, Burdekin, Barcaldine, Flinders, Etheridge, Hinchinbrook, Isaac, Palm Island and the Whitsundays....more
New Alva Beach fence, new Alva saltpan
Burdekin Dry Tropics Natural Resource Management (BDTNRM) teamed up with Burdekin Shire Council to deliver around $70,000 worth of works to Alva Beach in an attempt to make the area more ecologically sustainable...more
Creating free passage for fish at Rita Island
A rock ramp fishway has been constructed to enhance migration of native fish within the Burdekin Anabranch. This will help small fish such as mullet migrate upstream while still allowing the water in the river to be used by local people...more
Burnett Mary Regional Group
Prestigious award for community engagement
The Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has shared in a prestigious national award for community engagement...more
Desert Channels Queensland
The signs are good in the west
Travelling out west just got more interesting and even educational for locals and tourists alike with new interpretive signage providing an added incentive to stop and appreciate westernQueensland...more
Fitzroy Basin Association
Capricornia assets protected under Coastcare program
Two precious assets on the Capricorn Coast will be better understood and protected thanks to projects supported by Fitzroy Basin Association Inc (FBA) in 2009...more
Fishing champion awarded for eco-efforts
Central Queenslander Bill Sawynok has been honoured with an international award for his efforts to promote conservation in recreational fishing... more
Water quality test results available on website
Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) is playing its part to identify water quality problems, and help develop solutions. FBA is part of the Technical Working Group established to examine water quality issues in Central Queensland...more
Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Identifying priority flora on the Granite Belt
The Queensland Murray-Darling Committee (QMDC) has secured a Caring for our Country grant to develop an up-to-date, accurate record of priority flora species sites in the Stanthorpe Granite Belt region...more
Protecting box gum grassy woodlands
More than 60 landholders in the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee ( QMDC) area have expressed an interest in taking part in the Environmental Stewardship Program targeting the Box-Gum Grassy Woodland area... more
Exploring the pasture options
The pasture boost provided by recent rain across many of Queensland ’s grazing areas should be treated with caution, according to Queensland Murray-Darling Committee ( QMDC) Grazing Lands Coordinator Sid Cook...more
Governor opens new QMDC Roma office
Queensland Governor Ms Penelope Wensley AO made her first official trip to Roma on Friday 19 December 2008 to open the new Queensland Murray-Darling Committee ( QMDC) facility, which will house not only 13 staff, but also support Landcare co-ordinators across the catchment and provide up-to-date resources for the entire community...more
Reef Catchments (formerly Mackay Whitsunday)
Cane growers enthusiastically apply to adopt on farm practice changes
More than five million dollars of Reef Rescue federal funds were released in December 2008, for farmers who are voluntarily working on projects to improve their farming systems. Applications have flooded onto the desk of key contact officer John Eden at Mackay Canegrowers...more
The Clark Connors ranges bushfire consortium project
The Reef Catchments project team has been working closely with the Rural Fire Service to provide seven years (2001- 2007) of detailed fire scar mapping for a large section of the Connors Range centered around Eungella/Pioneer Valley...more
Mackay Whitsunday launches Reef Rescue
The Federal Government’s Reef Rescue program was officially launched for the Mackay Whitsunday region in the presence of five federal and state members of parliament and the agricultural industry....more
Landcare
Ausmin invests in Landcare's future
A new partnership between Ausmin Australia and Landcare Queensland will see Ausmin investing significantly in education and capacity building for the Landcare and Natural Resource Management network in Queensland....more
Last updated 02 February 2009