After the wet and rainy weather we have seen recently and over the past 12-24 months, the dangers of having bare soil and eroding gullies are increasingly important. What can start as a small problem during the drought years can quickly escalate into a major problem...
Understanding and managing for climate risk. Date Place Time Friday 13 April Durong Bowls Club 9am sharp till 2.30pm These Free days are a good opportunity to get your...
the burnett buzz…. Summer 2012 Issue An update on the Rewarding Sustainable Practices project. CASE STUDY: Bob and Beth Gaston, Mundubbera grain producers. Soil Carbon in Grazing systems, can we accurately measure it? Pasture Management workshop with Russ Tyler...
A field day showcasing feral rabbit control and other natural resource management issues Guest speaker David Berman (Senior Zoologist with Biosecurity Queensland) will be presenting workshop topics including: RabbitScan Known Infestations Challenges for Landholders...
Workshops designed to provide participants with tips and trick for writing successful funding submissions has been brought forward by a week. The reasons being so that Sam (Managing Director of Wombat Creative), can specifically assist Landcare/Coastcare/Bushcarers in...
Presented by BMRG & RCS The Farming & Grazing for Profit School is a Rural Consulting Services (RCS) program designed specifically for grazing and cropping land managers. The program will allow you to acquire the skills, knowledge and resources that will...
Looking for assistance to defend local bushland and creekside from the smothering clutches of Cat’s Claw Creeper. Gympie Landcare will be launching its Cats Claw Action project for 2012 to assist groups of interested landholders with direct on-ground technical...
South Burnett Regional Council and Kingaroy Landcare are hosting a field day at Cherbourg on the latest news on Parthenium Management 9am on Friday 24th February 2012 Including tips on identification and grazing management and weed hygiene. Click here for more...
It’s going to be an exciting year, 2012. There are already a number of exciting workshops in the making and they’re coming to a venue near you…. Friday 3rd Feb (Nanango) ‘Chopper Roller Field Day’ Get up close and personal with a Chopper...
Funding is still available for landholders who have suffered land degredation issues as a result of the floods last Summer in the Burnett Mary region. You can download the Expression of Interest Form for the current round of funding here: – Expression of...
Thanks to grants available for Burnett landholders some areas of our regions endangered species habitat and threatened ecosystems be protected on private land. Decades of population growth and the development of land for economic purposes has resulted in the clearing...
Currrently in it’s 4th of 5 years, the Reef Rescue program has been run across the Queensland coast to help land managers to improve the management of and reduce their sediment and nutrient runnoff into the creeks and onto the Reef. In the Burnett this year, 48...
