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Pests position

14 May 2023June 2023

NQ Dry Tropics Biodiversity Senior Officer Jaymie Rains has been appointed as the North Queensland representative for Invasive Species...

Belmore gully

14 May 2023June 2023

The Landholders Driving Change project’s sixth large-scale gully remediation project has started. Works started in April to treat a...

Starlink trial

12 May 2023June 2023

NQ Dry Tropics is trialing new satellite internet service Starlink, allowing field staff to take high speed internet to areas with...

CHRRUP work

12 May 2023June 2023

We’re proud to have supported landholders in the Belyando, Cape Campaspe and Suttor catchments to improve soil health and pasture over...

RCS rebate

4 November 2022December 2022

Always being on the learning curve is making sure your business isn't standing still. Burdekin graziers who complete an RCS course will...

SOS project

29 May 2022June 2022

A five-year project that took an unconventional approach to gully management — using livestock for gully remediation — has wrapped up...

Gully days

15 November 2021December 2021

Three field days focusing on gullies will be held at Havilah Station during the next 12 months. The first one — Before The Wet — will...

IOLM

12 November 2021December 2021

LDC aims to involve all land managers, including councils, mines, utilities and government departments, to work together and learn from...

Weedwar

11 November 2021December 2021

Weeds are a huge cost to grazing businesses. They put productivity, the environment, and livelihoods under pressure. LDC has worked...

MIP visit

10 June 2021June 2021, Policy

A steering committee provides oversight of the LDC project, and in June, committee members joined the LDC team on a bus tour showcasing...

Young guns

8 June 2021June 2021

A young graziers event held at Strathalbyn Station, near Collinsville, has provided an educational and networking opportunity for those...

Grit welcome

26 May 2021June 2021

Welcome to the Winter edition of The Grit. You can expect The Grit to drop into your email inbox twice a year. For those of you who...

From LDC HQ

31 March 2021June 2021

I was appointed as project manager for the Landholders Driving Change project in November 2020, and along with the LDC team, I look...

LCAT

17 November 2020December 2020

THE LDC project aligns with State and Federal Government priorities to deliver measurable improvements in water quality for the Great...

LOL Connect

17 November 2020December 2020

LDC was a proud partner of the ‘Taking Time to Connect’ event that was held at the Burdekin Theatre, Ayr in October. This event brought...

GRT Field Day

16 September 2020October 2020

Landholders of the Upper Broken River catchment are taking a catchment-wide approach to manage giant rat’s tail (GRT) grass. A workshop...

Last chance

13 May 2020June 2020

The LDC project launched its “Last Chance” call for project proposals by BBB landholders last month. With the project scheduled to...

Welcome Dan

13 May 2020June 2020

NQ Dry Tropics welcomes new staff member Dan Hazelman, who brings with him more than 20 years of civil engineering experience in the...

Learning hub

16 November 2019December 2019

The Mt Pleasant Demonstration and Learning Hub is up and running. Earthworks are complete, and the first field walk, which was open to...

Weed training

18 September 2019October 2019

A huge response to LDC’s weed hygiene training workshop held earlier this year has prompted the LDC team to organise another one for...

Bus tour

16 September 2019October 2019

SEPTEMBER marked the halfway point for the LDC project. To showcase the project’s achievements, and to outline the next phase of...

War on GRT

26 July 2019August 2019

Eungella and Crediton landholders are waging war with Giant rat’s tail (GRT) grass. The African native is an aggressive grass that can...

MIP visit

20 June 2019July 2019

MAJOR Integrated Projects (MIPs) Steering Committee chair Bob Speirs and grazier representative Roger Landsberg toured the BBB...

WQ monitoring

20 June 2019July 2019

The LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Group and TropWATER scientists reviewed water sampling results from the 2018-2019 wet season...

GRT grass

19 June 2019July 2019

THIS workshop is an excellent opportunity to connect with other landholders to discuss catchment considerations in managing Giant Rat’s...

Hello Sheridan

19 June 2019July 2019

Change is afoot.  We farewell Matt Miles and Brendan Smith and welcome Sheridan Callcott to the team. Matt Miles and Brendan Smith have...

WRC baiting

19 June 2019July 2019

FERAL pigs contribute to soil erosion and weed spread, consume and foul molasses, lick blocks, pasture and watering points, spread...

Event sponsors

26 May 2019June 2019

COMMUNITY is all about building relationships. That’s why NQ Dry Tropics, through its LDC project, is proud to sponsor local events in...

Change training

26 May 2019June 2019

As part of the Regional Extension Coordination program, NQ Dry Tropics is proud to support Allan Parker from Peak Performance to run a...

SOS Field Days

26 May 2019June 2019

The LDC project builds on, and aligns with, existing local initiatives in the BBB catchment. One of those initiatives is the NQ Dry...

Collaborate

25 May 2019June 2019

CROSS team collaboration is a win for natural resource management, landholders, the environment, and the Great Barrier Reef. NQ Dry...

WQ website

24 May 2019June 2019

This website is home to the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022, a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland...

Dam desilting

24 May 2019June 2019

The Dam Desilting Rebate has been provided by the Australian Government for up to 25 per cent of the cost of a private contractor to...

Symposium

24 May 2019June 2019

THE Eighth International Symposium on Gully Erosion (ISGE) is being held in Townsville 21-27 July, the first ISGE in the southern...

Eungella meet

22 May 2019June 2019

THE LDC project is extending into the Upper Broken River catchment (Eungella, Broken River, Crediton and Dalrymple Heights). More than...

Whoa boys work

14 May 2019Media

A series of erosion control measures installed at a grazing property south west of Home Hill have held firm despite nearly record...

RASH toolbox

13 May 2019Media

NQ Dry Tropics has developed an online tool box to help landholders assess the condition of soil on different land types across their...

Meet and greet

18 April 2019May 2019

LDC, in collaboration with the Pioneer Catchment and Landcare Group is hosting a ‘meet and greet’ at Eungella Memorial Hall (The Hub)...

Plan to succeed

18 April 2019May 2019

I STARTED as project manager for the Landholders Driving Change project on 1 April. The irony was lost on me - but a number of people...

NQDT newsletter

17 April 2019May 2019

NQ Dry Tropics has launched its newsletter.  It will be published online four times a year. The company is an independent community-based...

Toolbox

16 April 2019May 2019

NQ DRY Tropics has developed an online tool box to help landholders assess the condition of soil on different land types across their...

Hub

16 April 2019May 2019

A FACEBOOK group has been formed for BBB graziers and non-grazing land managers who work in the Bowen, Broken, Bogie (BBB) catchment...

Taking Stock

3 April 2019Media

THE Landholders Driving Change (LDC) grazier support program for 2019 kicked off with 40 producers attending a Taking Stock - Managing...

RASH

28 March 2019April 2019

WE have packaged a soil health tool kit for graziers  - a Rapid Assessment of Soil Health (RASH) manual written by well known...

Paneleers

28 March 2019April 2019

STRONG and ongoing local participation is the cornerstone of the Landholders Driving Change project (LDC).  Local graziers have been...

MERI

27 March 2019April 2019, Policy

MONITORING and evaluation of the LDC project is a process of zooming in and zooming out across a number of scales. We zoom in on some...

Remediation

27 March 2019April 2019

THE aim of the Landscape Remediation Activity Area is to develop effective and economical approaches to gully remediation.  LDC is...

Clusters

26 March 2019April 2019

COLLINSVILLE grazier Jim Hillier (pictured) knows a thing or two about landscape remediation - he has spent his whole life working with...

BBB hub

26 March 2019April 2019

A FACEBOOK group has been formed for BBB graziers and non-grazing land managers who work in the Bowen, Broken, Bogie (BBB) catchment...

New Boss

25 March 2019April 2019

I have tendered my resignation to NQ Dry Tropics to support my wife in an exciting career move. Congratulations to Lisa Hutchinson who...

Reef 2050 WQIP

24 February 2019March 2019

The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 is a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland governments. The plan is...

Demo sites

22 February 2019March 2019

LDC wants to establish two ‘whole of enterprise’ demonstration sites to ground truth a wide range of management and landscape...

LDC design

14 December 2018January 2019

LDC is tackling erosion and improving land management from the ground up.  Strong and ongoing local participation is the cornerstone of...

The 2050 Plan

14 December 2018January 2019

The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 is a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland governments. The plan is...

Welcome Lisa

14 December 2018January 2019

NQ Dry Tropics’ Lisa Hutchinson is joining the LDC team as a Senior Project Officer. Lisa’s strong connections with the BBB grazing...

Water Tester

14 December 2018January 2019

WATER samples collected by the volunteer network of graziers across Burdekin tributaries and major sub-catchments will help trace the...

Meet Matt

30 November 2018December 2018

I was born in Mudgee in Central West NSW before moving to Northern NSW to study Environmental Science. I started my career in aquatic...

RCS Clinic

25 October 2018Media

LANDHOLDERS in Bowen and Collinsville have a unique opportunity to attend an RCS Grazing Clinic run by internationally acclaimed Dr...

Succession planning

25 October 2018Media

SUCCESSION planning for landholders can be difficult and at times stressful, but it’s important and must be addressed. Bowen and...

Radio interview

24 October 2018Media

Pre-recorded Interview with Andrew Yates, project manager, NQ Dry Tropics' Landholders Driving Change project. Major says expressions...

EOI for services

14 August 2018Media

AN Expression of Interest (EOI) campaign to deliver a wide range of services to graziers in the Bowen, Broken, Bogie (BBB) catchment...

Land access review

13 August 2018Media

LAND access laws for government agencies and utility companies who access properties in North Queensland must be strengthened to...