Burnett Catchment Care Association
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What We Do
BCCA helps land managers, industry and community improve sustainable catchment health for the Burnett, Kolan, Isis, Gregory, Elliott, Burrum and Baffle catchments.
Funding
BCCA brokers and administers funding for onground projects, workshops and events that assist Burnett region landholders and community groups improve sustainable land management. To find out what funding is currently available check out our Current Programs.
Community Groups
BCCA partners with Landcare, Producer, Local Government and other Community Groups to improve agriculture and catchment health. For current opportunities check out Work With Us and Current Programs.
Landholders
BCCA works with landholders in the Burnett, Kolan, Isis, Gregory, Elliott, Burrum and Baffle catchment areas to improve sustainable agriculture.
We provide funding for onground projects, assistance with weeds and pests, property mapping , field days and workshops to assist landholders make agriculture more sustainable.
Events
A calendar of BCCA and Catchment Workshops, Meetings and Events.
Extension Professional Development – Childers
12 November @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Grazing Naturally – Wondai
16 November - 17 November
Phosphorous management in Central Queensland – Gin Gin
18 November @ 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Programs
Important information about funding, support and education currently available.
Reef Alliance - Burnett Grazing
Reef Alliance – Growing a Great Barrier Reef is a partnership between agricultural industry and regional NRM bodies which is facilitated by the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) with the goal of securing the future health of the Great Barrier Reef.
Invasive Weed Control in the Barambah and Boonara Catchments
The project aims to monitor current infestation levels of Rubber Vine, Parthenium Weed and Honey Locust in the Barambah, Boonara Creek and sections of the Moonda Waamba Creek located in the Gympie Regional Council (GRC) area.
Reef Trust Cropping
Reef Alliance – Growing a Great Barrier Reef is a partnership between agricultural industry groups and regional NRM bodies which is facilitated by the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) with the goal of securing the future health of the Great Barrier Reef.
Natural Disaster Resilience Program
Building Resilience in the North Burnett is a project jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP). This project aims to build and enhance the natural disaster resilience of agricultural North Burnett regional communities.
Mount Lawless Water Monitoring
BCCA are contracted through The State of Queensland as represented by the Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI), for the ongoing monitoring of water quality at the Burnett River at Mount Lawless. Mount Lawless is one of the 43 sites involved in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment Loads Monitoring Program.
Monto Agricultural Strategy
The Monto Agricultural Strategy aims to empower growers in what was once the Monto Shire by providing relevant information regarding diversifying income streams, reducing financial risk and ensuring more reliable farm incomes.
About Our Team
Meet and connect with the team behind BCCA's operations.
Katie Muller
General Manager
Based in Monto, Katie has been with the Association since 2007 and has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science – Rural Technology from the University of Queensland, Gatton. Katie oversees the overall, day-to-day operation of the organisation including contract management and reporting as well as assisting in the field with Sustainable Agriculture programs.
Mobile: 0428 753 338
Email: [email protected]
Melinda Clarke
Administration Manager
Melinda provides extensive administrative and organisational support on all organisational projects in addition to serving on the executive staff as Secretary and providing assistance to the Treasurer with the Association’s financial operations. Melinda currently manages our Community Sustainability Action Grant – Invasive weed control in the Barambah and Boonara catchments
Email: [email protected]
Marisa Young
Extension Officer
Marisa joined the Mundubbera office as an extension officer focusing on the floodplain management recovery projects in response to the flood events of early 2013. Marisa has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Griffith University and her background is in environmental planning and natural resource management. She and her husband and family run a grazing property south of Mundubbera. Marisa currently manages the Reef Alliance – Burnett Grazing program.
Mobile: 0439 032 253
Email: [email protected]
Naomi Purcell
Strategy Development Officer
Naomi started with BCCA in the Monto office, on a part-time basis as Project Support and Communications Officer. Her role was to promote BCCA’s community profile using different mediums and offer general support to BCCA staff. With a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Management and Information Systems and a Diploma in Purchasing and Materials Management, it follows that her professional background is largely based in the fields of Administration, Marketing & Human Resources Management. She has spent her whole life living and working in rural communities and moved to Monto in 2011 after purchasing a rural manufacturing business. Other pastimes include grazing stud and commercial cattle, farming, artificial breeding, and horse riding. Naomi currently manages the Monto Agricultural Strategy project which aims to empower growers in what was once the Monto shire by providing relevant information regarding diversifying income streams, reducing financial risk and ensuring more reliable farm incomes.
Email: [email protected]
Misty Green
Research & Funding Officer
Misty has previous experience in environmental research, accounting, management, human resources, contract management, tenders/funding applications and business. Project`s she has been involved in include the effects of coal mining on fresh water ecosystems, riparian habitats, ecological species status, biogas development and seagrass restoration. Before joining BCCA Misty worked for regional government in community economic recovery following natural disaster events with a focus on agriculture
Email: [email protected]
Sarah Shaw
Community Resilience Officer
Sarah has recently come on-board with BCCA as the Community Resilience Officer, taking over the facilitation of the North Burnett Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP).
She comes from a rural background; her family owned a piggery on the Darling Downs since she was quite young. Since completing a Bachelor of Business Management degree, Sarah has worked as a Human Resource Consultant for a business advisory firm in Dalby. More recently, managed the family piggery and cattle operation on the Downs before the family decided to sell. She has also worked in administration in a 70,000 head feedlot, so she has done her fair share of work in intensive industries!
Sarah really enjoy working within rural communities and is looking forward to coordinating workshops and field days that will provide valuable information for rural industries to becoming more resilient.
Email: [email protected]
News
The latest news from the BCCA, our current programs and sustainable land management.
BCCA AGM and General Meeting – 21 November 2019 – Mundubbera
It is that time of the year again!! BCCA will be holding an Annual General Meeting (AGM), on Thursday 21 November 2019, at Mundubbera town hall supper rooms. The meeting will begin at 9.30am, with morning tea to follow. After our AGM we will be holding our...
Advocate for the Burnett Catchment farewelled
Condolences to the Darlington family on the passing of Jan. She was a driving force behind the early years of the Burnett Catchment Care Association, and attended BCCA's 20 year celebration of natural resource management in the Burnett catchment in 2015. Jan was also...
Economic survey – feral pigs economic cost to horticultural and cropping industries
Widebay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils (WBBROC), Invasive Species Advisory Committee is currently conducting an economic survey to approximate the economic cost that feral pigs are having to our horticultural and cropping industries. In addition to...
Inland Burnett: SMART Audit and Strategic Gap Analysis
Inland Burnett: SMART Audit and Strategic Gap Analysis project is funded by the Australian Government through Building Better Regions Fund. The founding concept behind this project is based on the fact that agriculture is fast becoming more knowledge intensive....
Erosion control advice property visits
John Day (Soil Conservation Adviser - Emu Ridge Pty Ltd) is spending the week in Monto providing erosion control and remediation design advice as part of BCCA's Natural Disaster Resilience Project. Much of the damage sustained at the sites we've visited is as a result...
Climate Outlook and Review
Peter Crawford is an extension officer (Climate Mate) with the Northern Australian Climate Program (NACP). His role is to deliver new and improved climate information and forecasts to graziers and pastoralists in the region of central Queensland, which covers Central...
Case Studies
Sustainable Land Management case studies from projects supported or funded by BCCA.
