Burnett Mary NRM region
Featured projects in the Burnett Mary NRM region
Find out about natural resource management projects funded in part by the Queensland Government.
If you would like any of the 2004 or 2005 stories sent to you, email the regional NRM communications team.
2006
Premier Beattie awards Reef Guardian schools
Five schools have received awards from the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Inc in recognition of their achievements in 2005 as Reef Guardians...more
Pelican 1 sets sail
Pelican 1 sailed from Bundaberg on March 6 for a five-week scientific expedition...more
Forum tackles climate change
What the future holds for the changing climate of the Burnett Mary Region and how it will affect primary producers were some of the big questions posed during the Inland Climate Change Forum in March...more
Interactive wetlands display unveiled in the Burnett Mary region
An interactive wetlands information booth with a touch-screen display is the latest awareness tool in use at Mon Repos ... more
GPS Training Days - So where are you?
People all over the region can now give a definite answer to this question - in degrees, minutes and seconds ... more
Expo recognises kids as the future
More than 700 primary school children from the Gympie region shared their ideas and experienced first-hand the issues of natural resource management during the recent Kidzone Environmental Expo... more
Volunteers working on exciting partnership
A team of international volunteers from Belgium, Japan, Italy, Korea and America are getting down and dirty in Bundaberg this month, volunteering their time to pull weeds and plant trees in some of the most environmentally sensitive areas of Bundaberg's landscape...more
2007
Scientists and land managers converge at forum
More than 150 land managers and scientists descended on Hervey Bay for the Farmland to Fraser – Resource Managers and Science symposium on 19-20 February... more
Caring for country: BMRG working with Traditional Owners
An exciting partnership in late 2006 was the formalisation of the Traditional Owner working group (TOWG) to more effectively engage Traditional Owners in the Burnett Mary ... read more
'Deal or No Deal' with dairy farmers
With a game show host (consultant), a prize (incentive) to give away and a gamble/risk that has the audience clinging to their seats in suspense - you may have very well been mistaken if you thought a television game show is currently being produced in the dairy farms around Gympie ... read more
Major funding boost to improve Burnett catchment health
A massive funding injection of $750,000 by the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Inc (BMRG) will help safeguard the future health and sustainability of the Burnett Catchment.Read more
Like sands through an hour glass the Queensland Coastal Conference is shifting sand
The theme for the inaugural Queensland Coastal Conference 2007 being held in Bundaberg from 17-19 September, is Shifting Sands which reflects the need for a shift to coastal issues being addressed with an integrated approach, rather than as independent projects. Read more...
BMRG's innovative approach to a better Burnett
A snip of the wire cutters marked the official launch of the Burnett Mary Regional Group's newest program, the 'Better Burnett' project, at a ceremony in Bundaberg this week ... read more
Disgruntled dugong joins fight against pollution
Local residents who saw a seven-foot dugong or a lycra-clad superhero on the streets of Bundaberg or Bargara last month were relieved to hear they weren't going mad - the two characters have been in the area preparing a community education campaign about stormwater pollution ... more
Research into grey nurse shark critical to survival
Recent research has revealed that the population of grey nurse sharks on Australia's east coast are still listed as critically endangered, with less than 500 remaining.
Senior conservation officer with Queensland Parks and Wildlife, Carley Bansemer, is undertaking PhD studies on the grey nurse shark at Wold Rock, off Rainbow Beach in Queensland - one of the only 14 known gathering sites for sharks ... more
Funds solve environmental problems in Burnett
A meeting held in Gayndah today heard how millions of dollars has been invested in the Central and North Burnett to help solve environmental problems...more
Graziers save rare wallabies
Graziers in the Central Burnett Region are helping to save rare wallabies under a project supported by the Burnett Mary Regional Group.
Ross and Beth Shanks own a grazing property at Tomine, south of Gayndah, which contains important habitat for the rare Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby. Using funds from the Better Burnett program, Ross and Beth have fenced off 220 acres of their property from cattle to prevent degradation of the wallaby’s habitat...more
Fishing for knowledge to help habitat
“The only time a fisherman tells the truth is when he calls another a liar”.
Unfortunately, fishermen in the Burnett Mary region are not lying when they complain about the decline of fish habitat over the years...more
Wine growers acquire a taste for salinity
Could drinking more wine have long term benefits for the environment?
Research has commenced in the South Burnett into how grape growing could decrease salinity by using less water...more
2008
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
Farmers look after rare cockatoos
Landowners in the Burnett Mary region are helping to save a vulnerable bird.
Under a project jointly sponsored by the Burnett Mary Regional Group and the Glossy Black Conservancy, landholders are reporting sightings and protecting habitat of the glossy black cockatoo ... more
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
War waged against water weed
From South America to CSIRO laboratories in Brisbane, and at selected locations around Australia including Lake Macdonald near Cooroy, continuing the war against one of Australia's worst water weeds is well under way, with encouraging signs emerging from a research project into the aquatic weed, cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana)... more
Ambitious Cooloola Coast mapping project finalised
After two years and five project officers, Cooloola Coastcare Association Inc (CCAI) has finalised its very ambitious Cooloola Coast Mapping Project funded by the Burnett Mary Regional Group... more
New interest in rare coral reef
Until recently very few people knew about the beautiful coral reef at Pancake Creek, north of Bustard Head near the Town of 1770...more
Bundaberg schools being water wise
Students from four Bundaberg schools have proven how easy it is to be water wise...more
The Shorebirds are back
Keen bird observers have spotted the first of this year's migratory waders arriving back along roost sites in the Great Sandy Strait...more
Awards night recognises special environmental efforts
The efforts of individuals and organisations were rewarded at the Burnett Mary Natural Resource Management Awards held earlier this month...more
Healthy Habitats and Better Catchments for the Burnett Mary region
Under the Caring for our Country program, the Burnett Mary Regional Group has developed two new programs; Healthy Habitats and Better Catchments...more
International conservation partner for BMRG!
The Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has joined forces with an international conservation group...more
Bouncing rubber vine out the back door
Bouncing Rubber Vine out the Back Door, as the rubber vine control project in the Burnett Mary region is called, represents a collaborative effort encompassing Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG), local government, Biosecurity Queensland and landholders...more
2009
Prestigious award for community engagement
The Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has shared in a prestigious national award for community engagement...more
Grazier signs up for Reef Rescue
A young grazier is one of the first in the Bundaberg area to sign up to the Australian Government’s new Reef Rescue program...more
Success story in Switzerland biosphere
At the height of summer in Queensland, the last thing we think about is ice and snow...more
Fire and biodiversity workshops
During February, the Burnett Mary Regional Group in partnership with the SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium held two-day workshops on biodiversity and fire monitoring at Bundaberg and Kilkivan. Land managers from the Burnett Mary region and beyond came together to learn about the relationship between fire and biodiversity...more
Rove becomes wild about wildlife
Well known television personality Rove McManus has become an ambassador for conservation in Australia...more
Kalkie wins prize for protecting reef
Kalkie State School has won a cash prize for its efforts to help the Great Barrier Reef...more
Rare bat found
A very rare bat found in the Burnett Mary region which feeds exclusively on spiders has been photographed for the very first time...more
Monto graziers improve catchment health
A Monto grazier is doing his part to improve the health of the Burnett River catchment...more
MangroveWatch is coming to the Wide Bay area
Enthusiastic locals are joining a new Community Coastcare project to help look after Burnett Mary’s valuable estuary and mangrove habitats...more
Quoll a screaming hit at Fraser Coast show
Most people visiting the Fraser Coast show didn’t know what it was...more
Biosphere application a success
The Great Sandy region has been declared as a Biosphere reserve...more
Kick-start for Killala Creek
Recently Killala Creek, just outside of Mundubbera, received an extreme makeover...more
Sisal hemp weed eradication
A landholder lucky enough to have a property located within the beautiful Eurimbula National Park in the Baffle Catchment, has been working hard to eradicate the weed sisal hemp which has been taking over the endangered rainforest on the property...more
Last updated 31 July 2009