Burnett Catchment Care Association
Supporting Sustainable Land Management in the Burnett.BECOME A BCCA MEMBER!
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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.
Gympie District Master TreeGrower – 8 day course
7 October - 8 October
Booubyjan & Surrounds Farm Soils Forum
14 October @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Carbon farming info session – Mt Perry
16 October @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Programs
Important information about funding, support and education currently available.
The project aims to enable farmers in the Inland Burnett to confidently invest in soil testing regimes, appropriate to their production system, by demonstrating the tangible benefits and value.
This project is supported by Burnett Catchment Care Association, through funding from Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative.
A community education and enhancing habitat and nesting sites project, to assist the recovery of the endangered Greater Glider (Petauroides volans).
This project is funded through WIRES National Wildlife Grant Program.
Producers in the Upper Burnett have the opportunity to receive on-ground support and extension activities to improve their knowledge and skills in areas of land management practices, soil health, regenerative agriculture and erosion rehabilitation.
This project is funded by Queensland Government’s Natural Resources Recovery Program.
Project aims to create a long-term and sustainable management of Cat’s Claw Creeper and Parthenium in the Burnett region via the ongoing production and use of effective biocontrol agents.
This project is supported by Burnett Catchment Care Association, through funding from Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative.
This project is a region first and will develop a baseline dataset of koala population dynamics and health via the DNA testing of scats, non-invasively collected by the community.
This project received grant funding from the Australian Government.
The CAP identifies may assets and threats in the Region with impacts on the Great Barrier Reef and aims to develop strategies to address these threats to provide benefit to the marine and coastal environments.
The Burnett/Baffle Reef Community Action Plan (formerly Burnett Mary) is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
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.
This project aims to establish community led producer groups which aid in peer-to-peer learning and support.
This project is funded by the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) though the Future Drought Fund’s Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Program – Community Impact Program.
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 is based in the Monto office and has a Bachelor of Applied Science – Biotechnology from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She provides extensive administrative and organisational support on all projects in addition to serving on the executive staff as Secretary and Treasurer for the Association.
Email: [email protected]
Marisa Young
Extension Officer
Marisa is based in Mundubbera and has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Griffith University. Her background is in environmental planning and natural resource management. She and her husband and family run a grazing property south of Mundubbera.
Previously Marisa has overseen the floodplain management recovery projects in response to the flood events of early 2013, the Better Catchments project and also our Reef Alliance – Burnett Grazing program.
Mobile: 0439 032 253
Email: [email protected]
Misty Neilson
Research & Funding Officer/Strategy Development Officer
Misty is based in the Monto office and is currently our Research, Funding and Analytic Officer. She has a Bachelor of Science – Ecology and Environment through Central Queensland University (CQU). She has previous experience in environmental research, accounting, management, human resources, contract management, tenders/funding applications and business.
Misty also is a CASA approved licenced drone pilot (up to 24kg) & an Accounting for Nature accredited expert (Cat 1: Native veg & fauna)
Email: [email protected]
Hayley Webster
Extension Officer
Hayley joins the BCCA team as the facilitator and project manager for the Future Drought Fund Program – Monto Graziers Group.
Hayley was born and bred in a cattle breeding operation on the Dawson River. She graduated from Veterinary Science in 2000 and has spent the last 22 years working in the Rural Industry, as a Vet, as an Animal Health Consultant, as a Facilitator, and as a Grazier. In doing so she has had the opportunity to experience our industry from many different perspectives and has developed a broad range of expertise, which is invaluable in understanding what does and doesn’t work on the ground.
Email: [email protected]
News
The latest news from the BCCA, our current programs and sustainable land management.
Optical Spray Technology Field Day – Biloela
Date: 31st October – 3rd November Locations: Kilcummin, Springsure, Duaringa & Biloela. Exact locations and times TBC. A practical hands-on day learning how to get the most out of an optical spot sprayer. Topics of the day: - Making better decisions about...
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...
Burnett Koala Program Feb – Aug 2023 Update
KOALA PHOTO CREDIT: Nardine Gray (Tablelands, Qld) The Burnett Koala Program is a regional community project that is making significant strides in the conservation of koalas in the agricultural Burnett. This initiative aims to develop baseline data for koalas...
Off Grid Lifestyle Expo – Goomeri
On the weekend, BCCA attended the Off Grid Lifestyle Expo in Goomeri to share information about sustainable agriculture, land management and conservation on private lands in the Burnett Catchment. Over 120 interested individuals visited our stall over the 1.5 days and...
Queensland Marine Turtle Network Forum
During the development of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s (GBRF) Community Action Plan (CAP), marine turtle groups identified the significant value of forming a Queensland Marine Turtle Network (QMTN) to address key barriers to knowledge exchange, support...
Community Action Plan ENewsletter – August 2023
To read the latest Community Action Plan eNewsletter click here!
Case Studies
Sustainable Land Management case studies from projects supported or funded by BCCA.
