by Katie | 21 May, 08 | General
The Barambah Branch of the Queensland Rural Women’s Network are proud to present the Change and Challenge Conference held in Bundaberg on 27 and 28 August 2008 2008 has been a year of change and challenge for many. Come to 2008 Gathering and hopefully QWRN can...
by Katie | 22 Apr, 08 | General
Primary industries, Wetlands and fish. The leaders in our farming and fishing industries are doing great things to balance production with catchment health and maintain sustainable fisheries. Come and find out what, where and how. You will visit wetlands on...
by Katie | 28 Mar, 08 | General
Over 80 local landholders attended the Farming in the Future Forum held by South East Burnett Landcare Group last Wednesday at the Pulse in Murgon. The purpose of the forum was to share new issues, opportunities and threats that are likely to face landholders in 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 Melinda | 7 Mar, 08 | Better Beef, General
This is a time of great change for our farming and grazing businesses. What are the new issues, opportunities and threats we are likely to face in the next 5-10 years? The South East Burnett Landcare Group has brought together a group of leading speakers to help us...
by Melinda | 29 Feb, 08 | General
A cactus so tough that its spines can penetrate boots and car tyres has been found growing at Mundubbera, 400km northwest of Brisbane. Once spines of the hudson pear cactus penetrate the skin, they often require pliers to pull them out. It is potentially the worst...
by Melinda | 28 Feb, 08 | General
Private Forestry Southern Queensland (PFSQ) have set aside 5 days to help landholders in the Monogorilby and Mundubbera regions get involved and get informed about native forest management on their land. The workshops have been postponed to begin Wed. 2 April 08,...
by Katie | 7 Feb, 08 | General
With diminishing water supplies, the economics of growing crops have been challenged and one solution to this is the adoption of Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI). Dean & Tracy Rockemer are holding a field day to demonstrate their upgraded drip irrigation system...
by Melinda | 5 Feb, 08 | General
Hi all! AgForward have got their workshops up and running again for the first half of 2008 and will be coming to our region in March. The Computer Mapping workshops will be run: 4 March – Murgon 5 March – Dalby< 26 March - Monto 27 March - Eidsvold 28...
by dean | 21 Jan, 08 | General
In mid 2007 Burnett Inland North Local Government Association Cluster BINLAGC hosted an environmental expo for kids at the Monto Show Grounds. Primary School students from Abercorn, St Therese’s Primary School, and Monto State Primary worked their way through an...
by Melinda | 8 Jan, 08 | General
If you’re interested in operating native forest management on your property or know someone who does, why not join Sean Ryan and his team at PFSQ as they run their 5-day workshop series. Together with Better Burnett, the next 5-day workshop will be held 1 day a...
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...
