The Reef Water Quality – Burnett Grazing Project offered graziers located within the Burnett priority area the opportunity to undertake Property Management Planning (PMP) as well as access to one-on-one training and on-property cash incentives to help improve groundcover and grazing management practices.

The project had two main outcomes; that the condition of groundcover is improved over a minimum of 200 hectares via adoption of improved grazing practices and 80% of participants have increased capacity to undertake grazing best management practices.

NRIP Reef Water Quality – Burnett Grazing Project involved:

• Identifying and engaging with priority graziers in the lower Burnett subcatchment

• Developing Property Management Plans with the priority graziers

• Coordinating extension for priority graziers to support them to adopt and undertake practice changes, including: one-on-one property extension, specific grazing technical support, group workshops and field days on grazing practices such as grazing land management, forage budgeting and groundcover and pasture assessments

• Providing onground incentives to help in the implementation of improved management practices. The total amount available for on-ground grants was up to $80,000

At the completion of the project in June 2022, Property Management Plans have been developed for 14 landholders, managing an area of 3,677 hectares. Six landholders completed on-ground projects: fencing, pasture improvement, stock reduction and water points. Area of improved practice change from these six on-ground projects and practice change through extension was 1,413 hectares.