Hi, my name is Sarah and I have recently come on-board with BCCA as the Community Resilience Officer, taking over the facilitation of the North Burnett Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP). I come from a rural background; our family owned a piggery on the...
Improving Resilience & Risk-Based Decision Making workshops organised by BCCA were held in Gaeta and Coalstoun Lakes in August. Presenter Cam Nicholson from Nicon Rural Consulting, aimed to explore the decision’s landholders make on a daily basis and the...
The latest Burnett Buzz is out, highlights include: Upcoming RCS Clinic— Biggenden 9 – 11 October Inland Burnett SMARTHub survey! Managing Risk in Agriculture – review of August workshops Drought Declaration – assistance available To download...
Due to significate ‘lack of rain and rapidly depleting pasture reserves’, the North Burnett local Council area has been drought declared, back dated to 1 September 2019. The North Burnett local government area now joins the South Burnett (declared March 2017) and the...
On Thursday evening, 29 August 2019, a crowd gathered to see the official launch of the Monto Agricultural Strategy. The Monto Agricultural Strategy was funded by the Australian Government through the Building Better Regions Fund. BBRF as it is known is an...
Three invasive water weeds (hygrophila, saggittaria and alligator weed), which are currently not found in the Burnett, are being targeted in an awareness campaign to make sure the Burnett stays clear of these high-priority water weeds. If you think you have seen these...
BMRG’s funding program is targeting local community groups for implementation of organisational capacity building activities. The total available funding under this round is $50,000 with a maximum of $2,500 available for each eligible organisation; small...
Central Burnett Landcare are excited to announce that funding is now available for projects focused on building soil and water health in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, thanks to Burnett Mary Regional Group! The opportunity is now open for landholders to apply for...
Nominations are now open for the 2019 State & Territory Landcare Awards, which recognise and celebrate the achievements of the countless individuals, groups, networks and organisations who make significant contributions to protect, conserve and restore Australia’s...
An iconic Queensland venue will become a focal point of agribusiness activity from the 17 to 19 of September, as more than 300 of our nation’s best and brightest in farming come together for the 2019 Nuffield Australia National Conference. Early bird registrations...
This scheme provides Queensland drought-declared farming businesses with subsidies and rebates of between $20,000 and $50,000 per property, per financial year to help manage the welfare of their livestock during drought. Who can apply: At a minimum, you must: be a...
Have you suffered erosion damage as a result of recent natural disasters? Would some expert advice help you better repair this damage? FREE support being offered to North Burnett landholders includes, a property visit by a local soil conservation specialist, to:...
