by Melinda | 10 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
A Blue Print for the Bush Pest Offensive project is being undertaken in the Control and Awareness program on Wild Dogs and Feral Pigs within the South Burnett Region. Wild Dogs and Feral Pigs are declared class 2 pests under the Land Protection Act 2002. This...
by Melinda | 10 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
All interested persons are invited to an Enterprise Management Options workshop. The workshop will demonstrate how to use simple spreadsheets in assessing the profitability in a change of beef enterprise or farm managment. The workshop have been organised by the...
by Melinda | 10 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
What is covered in the training day? GPS Essentials provides practical training in the use of a GPS (Global Positioning System) for producers. You will learn about: An introduction to GPS Setting up a GPS correctly Understanding GPS accuracy Working with waypoints...
by Melinda | 29 Aug, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
To Infinity … and beyond is the theme of this year’s Landcare Conference is Infinity: Sustainability by Design. It is an honour to have this event in our catchment and the Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA) are pleased to make a small contribution by hosting...
by Melinda | 20 Aug, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
The current newsletter is now available for download August Newsletter Editors Notes: The previous version of this newsletter omitted to acknowledge the generous investment by BMRG to support the Grazing Land Management Incentives Program referred to in the Better...
by Melinda | 31 Jul, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
WHERE: Gympie Civic Centre Fossickers Room WHEN: Wednesday 27 August 2008 TIME: 1.00pm to 4.00pm. Afternoon Tea Provided Project management is a controlled process of initiating, planning, executing and closing down a project. The workshop will explore the stages of...
by Melinda | 31 Jul, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare
WHERE: Kingaroy CWA Hall WHEN: Tuesday 26 August 2008 TIME: 9.30am to 12.30pm. Morning Tea Provided Change needs to be managed and conducted in appropriate sequence of steps to arrive at the desired outcome. Many organisations embark on implementing a new...
by Melinda | 25 Jul, 08 | Better Bush, General, Landcare
There’s a little something out there that’s earning a good reputation by destroying a plant we know all too well in the Burnett. The little critter is called the tingid bug and is causing strife for the Cats Claw Creeper in our riparian areas. Cats Claw...
by Melinda | 24 Jun, 08 | Better Bush, Better Waterways, General
There was movement on the river bank for the word had passed around, that the White Throat Snapping Turtle was laying her eggs! Yes, this rare turtle (Latin name, Elseya albagula) was identified only a few years ago by the committed efforts of the staff at the...
by Melinda | 25 Mar, 08 | Better Bush, General
FREE Workshop Series run by the Burnett Inland North Local Government Area Cluster (BINLGAC) are running again in April, this time they’ll be at: Brian Pastures Research Station Wed April 2nd Mount Perry Shire Hall Thurs April 3rd From 9.30am till 2.30pm Update...
by Katie | 30 Nov, 07 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General
There is a rumour around that Burnett graziers do it better than anywhere else in Australia. By “do it better” we mean do more to improve catchment health and productivity with their funding than landholders elsewhere. At least that’s what...
