Last week a series of community training workshops were delivered throughout the Inland Burnett as part of our ongoing ‘Burnett Koala Program’. Our latest round of funding from the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment...
Last week our ecologist Misty Neilson led the Greater Glider Field Day Workshop (Greater Glider conservation in grazing systems) on Goreng Goreng country at Goondicum Pastoral Co. This workshop is part of our ‘Saving the endangered Greater Glider’ project...
BCCA’s Katie Muller, Misty Neilson and Melinda Clarke, attended the local Monto Show on Saturday 22 April. We saw 43 interested individuals come through out stall. The public were able to view our Greater Glider nesting boxes, constructed by the Monto...
This week our Ecologist & project lead, Misty Neilson, accompanied the crew from Habi-tec as they installed carved living hollows & nesting boxes on multiple grazing production properties & a mining rehabilitation site of the Upper Burnett catchment. This...
The Grazing Resilience & Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) Workshop was held in Monto on 14 March 2023. It was very well attended by landholders keen to hear about the new Drought Program. The workshop included speakers from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries...
This strategy was developed by the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) and is about recognising the importance of agriculture to the economy and wellbeing of the region. It is a pathway for Council to support the Agricultural sector and explore...
We are excited to announce that the Burnett Koala Program has recently been extended to establish the FIRST EVER Inland Burnett baseline dataset for of koala population dynamics and health via DNA testing of scats, non-invasively collected by the community. This next...
We would also like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all the citizen scientists across rural, regional and remote areas of the Burnett catchment for your contribution, enthusiasm and support. Without you this project would not have been possible or the success it has...
The latest issue of the Community Action Plan eNewsletter is available for download here!! In this issue find out more about: – The CAP revision progress – Queensland Marine Turtle Network – ReefBlitz 2023 – Australia joins International...
We are excited to announce that over the coming year BCCA will be delivering a community education and enhancing habitat and nesting sites project, to assist the recovery of the endangered Greater Glider (Petauroides volans). The Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) is...
KOALA PHOTO C0MPETlTl0N! Win an Australia Zoo Family Pass. It’s that time again. Koala breeding season! From July to January Koala’s are their most active and vocal as they traverse the countryside in search of a mate. (No Tinder for these modern...
45 Monto Graziers attended a “Drought Proofing the Family Farm” workshop with John Moor to learn about regenerating country using multi-species improved pastures and animal impact to activate natural cycles. John also did a great presentation on his role as a...
