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LCAT training
16 June 2022Grazier Support, June 2022Our grazing team has taken part in Land Condition Assessment Tool (LCAT) training with Rob Hassett, of the Department of Agriculture...
Contractors EOI
15 June 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationNQ Dry Tropics is updating its register of contractors to work on large-scale gully remediation projects in the BBB....
SOS project
29 May 2022June 2022A five-year project that took an unconventional approach to gully management — using livestock for gully remediation — has wrapped up...
New panel member
28 May 2022June 2022The LDC project has welcomed a Birriah Traditional Owner to its project panel. It’s important the panel is made up of local...
Dartmoor rehydration
9 May 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationDiversion banks constructed above the head of a gully has halted the progress of the gully head. Water is now being held in the...
BobH
9 May 2022Grazier Support, Influencing, June 2022LDC project panel member Bob Harris has worked hard over the past 10 years to get more from his land with the right grazing system. We...
DoR soil surveys
8 May 2022June 2022Representatives from the Department of Resources travelled to Collinsville in March to present an overview of the 2021 soil surveys...
Animal health
8 May 2022Grazier Support, June 2022Bowen and Collinsville graziers had the opportunity to meet with a local veterinarian and DAF staff to discuss the latest knowledge in...
Gully days
8 May 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationLDC has hosted field days at the Havilah and Gattonvale large-scale gully remediation site to bring landholders in at the beginning so...
Maps Apps encore
6 May 2022Grazier Support, June 2022By popular demand, a Maps and Apps workshop is coming back to Collinsville for a third time. Graziers have identified mapping as a...
Water Monitoring
5 May 2022Incentives, June 2022This year’s wet season provided limited sampling opportunities for the landholders who make up the LDC Community Water Quality...
Monitoring Update
5 May 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationMonitoring project activities helps keep track of milestones and monitor progress towards pre-defined project outcomes....
Gully prioritisation
5 May 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationLDC and Griffith University mapped gullies in the BBB to help prioritise gully rehabilitation projects. Ground verification work has...
Havilah-Gattonvale
4 May 2022Grazier Support, June 2022, Landscape RemediationTreatment of a large actively eroding alluvial gully complex near Collinsville marks LDC’s fifth large-scale gully remediation site....
UNESCO visit
4 May 2022June 2022, Landscape RemediationNQ Dry Tropics hosted the United Nations monitoring mission when it toured North Queensland. So much has been achieved by graziers in...
Gullyremediation
4 May 2022Grazier Support, June 2022, Landscape Remediation, UncategorizedBowen Broken Bogie (BBB) catchment graziers are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $20,000 to fix problem small-scale gullies....
GLM grants
3 May 2022Grazier Support, Incentives, Influencing, June 2022Bowen Broken Bogie (BBB) catchment graziers are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $20,000 to improve grazing land management for...
Tristan’s new
3 May 2022June 2022We welcome Tristan Gibson (pictured) to the team. He is based in the Bowen office. Tristan is from the bush, he grew up in the border...
Gully days
15 November 2021December 2021Three field days focusing on gullies will be held at Havilah Station during the next 12 months. The first one — Before The Wet — will...
KASA update
12 November 2021December 2021, UncategorizedGetting involved in the LDC project opens doors to access technical experts and a wide range of knowledge and skills building workshops...
Landscape remediation update
12 November 2021December 2021Problem gullies are the focus of LDC’s Landscape Remediation activity area. The LDC project team is keen to assess problem gullies in...
Land management update
12 November 2021December 2021BBB graziers are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $20,000 to improve grazing land management for productivity and water quality...
revisitRASH
12 November 2021December 2021The release of the National Soil Strategy in May this year provides a rallying call for all Australians with an interest in the...
IOLM
12 November 2021December 2021LDC aims to involve all land managers, including councils, mines, utilities and government departments, to work together and learn from...
Weedwar
11 November 2021December 2021Weeds are a huge cost to grazing businesses. They put productivity, the environment, and livelihoods under pressure. LDC has worked...
Eungella multispecies
11 November 2021December 2021Landholders in the Eungella region attended a field day in October to discuss the benefits of growing multi species pastures. Graziers...
Griffith Uni about
11 November 2021December 2021The BBB generates almost half of the fine sediment exported to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. For this reason, it is a target hotspot...
Monitoring 2020-2021
11 November 2021December 2021The LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Group is learning more about how, when and where sediment moves throughout a range of flow...
BBB Soil sampling
10 November 2021December 2021The Department of Resources has collected soil samples across the BBB to help assess and understand the variability of soils in the...
Mapping workshops
10 November 2021December 2021, Grazier SupportLocal graziers have taken part in a Maps and Apps workshop to learn how Queensland Globe can assist with property management and planning....
Ready to wash down
10 November 2021December 2021A weed washdown facility, jointly funded by LDC and Whitsunday Regional Council, has been constructed at the Scottville waste transfer...
Hats off to the BBB
10 November 2021December 2021, Grazier Support, Incentives, Influencing, Landscape Remediation, PolicySalute to the BBB community. It’s been a privilege working with you on the LDC project since its inception....
Amazing Carbon workshops
10 November 2021December 2021, Grazier Support, InfluencingBowen and Collinsville graziers have delved deeper into soil and pasture health with one of the best in the business — internationally...
Marc’s on board
9 November 2021December 2021, Grazier SupportMarc is the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer for the LDC project and brings a wealth of experience with him. We asked him to...
Neil’s back
9 November 2021December 2021, MediaNeil Cupples has returned to NQ Dry Tropics after a stint working for the NSW Soil Conservation Service. We’re glad to welcome him back...
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About the LDC project
Erosion is a big issue in the Dry Tropics of North Queensland. It causes valuable topsoil primarily from grazing lands to wash downstream, carrying fine sediment particles that reduce the amount of light needed by coral reefs and seagrass to grow and thrive.
Landholders Driving Change is a Burdekin Major Integrated Project funded by the Queensland Government through the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program
The LDC team
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Rod Kerr |
Support Coordinator Rodger Walker |
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Mick Shannon |
Senior Grazing Support Officer Adrienne Hall |
Grazing Support Officer Sheridan Callcott |
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Cherry Emerick |
Barbara Colls |
Tanya Magor |
More than 90 per cent of land in the BBB is used for grazing. The BBB Grazier Support program aims to provide all local graziers with education, training, technical support and incentives to help them adopt improved land management practices.
This program will encourage non-graziers who manage, or use land in the BBB to get involved with the project so it can truly be a whole-of-catchment effort. Four councils operate in the catchment and there is major infrastructure such as power lines, roads and rail lines.
LDC works closely with landholders to investigate a range of approaches that reward good practice, and identify which options to pursue in the BBB. These could include market-based approaches such as grants, concessional loans, insurance mechanisms, stewardship payments, stamp duty relaxation, rate rebates, taxes, levies or market premiums. Some practice changes may only require short-term financial assistance, while others may need additional support to help maintain long-term benefits.
Landholders Driving Change project
The Landholders Driving Change project is a Burdekin Major Integrated Project delivered by NQ Dry Tropics and funded by the Queensland Government through the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program.
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