The Landholders Driving Change (LDC) project marked its first year anniversary in September hosting stakeholders - graziers, land managers, scientists, technical specialists, project panel members and government representatives - on a field trip, visiting gully remediation and land improvement sites. LDC Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officer Barb Colls, Jane Waterhouse, of C20 Consulting, Queensland Government Office of the Great Barrier Reef Director Scott Robinson and Damon Telfor, of Fruition, who worked on the Greening Australia gully remediation site at Strathalbyn.

The Landholders Driving Change (LDC) project marked its first year anniversary in September hosting stakeholders - graziers, land managers, scientists, technical specialists, project panel members and government representatives - on a field trip, visiting gully remediation and land improvement sites.

LDC and Verterra reps hosted a 'walking the landscape and information session' at Mt Wickham for local contractors looking to be involved in the large scale gully remediation project at Mt Wickham in August. Vertarra, a ecological engineering firm, is a principal partner on the project who developed the gully technical design.

Grazing management consultant Brian Wehlburg spent a week in the BBB in mid-September visiting properties to assist in grazing planning for the dry season, and preparing for the wet season. The visit was a joint initiative between NQ Dry Tropics' Reef Trust Stomping out Sediment project and the LDC. Graziers, Landcare representatives and DAF staff attended the Tabletop Station field day.

LDC senior grazing officer Brendan Smith with Eileen and Jim Hillier, about to head out to inspect erosion control diversion banks Jim constructed on Glenmore Station.

LDC Low Stress Stockhandling course with Jim Lindsay, held at Bowen River Showgrounds in October 2018. Jim Lindsay talks about how to foster an environment of low stress interaction between people and animals.

More than 20 graziers attended a LDC Low Stress Stockhandling course with Jim Lindsay, held at Bowen River Showgrounds in October.

Darryl Hill spent a week in the Bowen and Collnsville area working with landholders and local contractors on why, how and where to construct whoa boys (erosion control banks), and how to maintain them. A total of 20 properties are taking part in the whoa boy project.

NQ Dry Tropics LDC and Sustainable Soils for the Burdekin projects are producing a landholders guide to the Rapid Assessment of Soil Health (RASH), along with a series of videos to help graziers assess soil health across a range of land types. Filming for the videos wrapped up in mid-October and they're expected to be made available by early next year.

Regional Pest Management Project Officer Rachael Payne (left), pictured with Noel and Carmel Comerford, Turrawulla Station, at the Dry Tropics Pest Advisory Forum held in Collinsville.

NQ Dry Tropics Grazing BMP Coordinator Lisa Hutchinson who was MC at the Dry Tropics Pest Advisory Forum, is pictured with Hugh Smith and Susan Shann, Myall Springs Station.

Harry Shann, Myall Springs, Burdekin, and James Gubby of Whitsunday Regional Council chat about weed identification and appropriate control measures as the Dry Tropics Pest Advisory Forum in Collinsville.

Michael Gordon, Thurso Station, Rob Wilde, Landmark (Bowen), Bob Goodie, Reedy Creek Station, at the Burdekin Dry Tropics Regional Pest Management Group's Pest Advisory Forum, held in Collinsville.

Buster O'Loughlin, Exevale Station, Damian Tapiolas, Tapiolas Weed Control, Adam Heap, Senior Enviornment and Community Advisor Glencore (Collinsville Open Cut) at the Burdekin Dry Tropics Regional Pest Management Group Pest Advisory Forum that was hosted by Landholders Driving Change, in Collinsville.

As part of our LDC project, a Grazing Clinic was held in Collinsville, held in association with RCS - Resource Consulting Services and Glencore, and run by agribusiness leader Dr Terry McCosker. A field trip to Mt Pleasant Station was included in the three-day event.

Jim Fletcher, a agronomist with DAF, who is one of the LDC project's partners, carried out soil testing for nutrients and infiltration at multiple sites across the BBB.

Jarrod Ellrott, of Urannah Station, took part in water sampling training.

Landcare specialist and plant operator Darryl Hill presented to local operators at Bowen River Hotel before getting out in the paddock to put theory into practice. Capacity building pre whoa boy roll out across the BBB (Bowen & Collinsville) Landholders Driving Change Whoa Boy Project.

LDC senior grazing officer Adrienne Hall, right, caught up with Mrs Watts, of Umina Station at the Bowen River Rodeo. LDC was a proud sponsor of the event.

Tom and karen Murphy, of Tabletop Station, NQ Dry Tropics Rod Kerr, grazing management consultant Brian Wehlburg, of Inside Outside Management, and DAF principal extension officer Bob Shepherd at a Tabletop field day. The visit was a joint initiative between NQ Dry Tropics' Reef Trust Stomping out Sediment project and the LDC.

The Landholders Driving Change (LDC) project marked its first year anniversary in September hosting stakeholders - graziers, land managers, scientists, technical specialists, project panel members and government representatives - on a field trip, visiting gully remediation and land improvement sites. LDC project panel members grazier Bristow Hughes, of Strathalbyn Station, CSIRO scientist Christian Roth and NQ Dry Tropics CEO and LDC project director Scott Crawford, on site at Strathalbyn checking out a NQDT Stomping Out Sediment project and a Greening Australia gully remediation project.

The LDC has driven many kilometres over the past 12 months, many were dusty - but we adhered to biosecurity requirements.

Mia and Darcy Cormack, and their favourite four legged mates, Glen Bowen Station.

It was great to see 34 landholders take part in the RCS Grazing Clinic, sponsored by Glencore, at the Collinsville Community Centre on 23-24 October, followed by a field trip to Jamie Gordon and Garlone Moulin's property, Mt Pleasant. The workshop was run by internationally acclaimed Terry McCosker.

LDC has set up a Community Water quality Monitoring Group, comprised of local graziers. The first round of training by the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) in mid-September. A two-day road trip included visits to five properties. pictured is TropWATER's Steve Lewis andlandholders at Exmoor Station.