Nov 14, 2022 | December 2022, Grazier Support, Incentives, Influencing
Landholders including graziers, council workers, and other land managers inspect a finished contour bank during a Darryl Hill workshop. Fostering an ethic of land and water stewardship in the community In its broadest sense, stewardship is recognition of a collective...
Nov 11, 2022 | December 2022, Grazier Support, Incentives
So, what’s next? (Click on the pictures to read about what’s coming up in each area) IN GULLIES IN WATER QUALITY SAMPLING FOR OTHER LAND MANAGERS FOR TRADITIONAL OWNERS The Challenge Sediment source? Water sampling Gully prioritisation Work thus...
Nov 10, 2022 | December 2022, Grazier Support, Incentives, Landscape Remediation, Uncategorized
Gully intervention prevents more than 10,500t of sediment reaching the reef On-ground remediation works include five large-scale gullies and 20 small-scale gully sites. Collectively, these gully works treated more than 11,000 linear metres of gullies eroding from 54...
Nov 7, 2022 | December 2022, Grazier Support, Incentives
GRASS program aimed at improving ground cover BEFORE AFTER …FACTBOX More than 70 GRASS plans delivered throughout the Burdekin region by NQ Dry Tropics. 88 on-ground remediation projects contracted Estimated reduction of 86,505t of fine sediment within the...
Nov 4, 2022 | December 2022, Grazier Support, Incentives
Grants available to improve productivity Bowen Broken Bogie (BBB) catchment graziers are eligible to apply for grants of up to $30,000 to improve grazing land management for productivity and water quality outcomes. Grants are available to help landholders improve...
May 5, 2022 | Incentives, June 2022
Landholders don gumboots to collect vital water samples This year’s wet season provided limited sampling opportunities for the landholders who make up the LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Group. All subcatchments had streamflows, however most of the flows...
