by Melinda | 6 Mar, 15 | General
We’ve been so fortunate to receive so much life-giving rain these past few years. Sometimes a little too much at once, and sometimes the rain can exasperate existing land degradation issues such as gully erosion. Over the past few years, three landholders in...
by Melinda | 26 Feb, 15 | General
Have you seen our latest video on Parthenium management happening in the North Burnett region? Check it...
by Melinda | 26 Feb, 15 | General
Join the crew from Private Forestry Southern Queensland (PFSQ) in a 15 year old eucalypt plantation just east of Gympie where they will be exploring the logistics, markets and long-term effects of a commercial thinning operation which is currently in progress on this...
by Melinda | 20 Feb, 15 | General
It was a busy week last week – long before earthquakes and cyclones demanded our attention – we were taking a good look at some of our dry rainforest species around Mundubbera and Gayndah, identifying them and learning how to collect their seeds. On...
by Melinda | 6 Feb, 15 | General
This FREE field day is a great learning opportunity for volunteers, landholders, naturalists, consultants and lovers of the bush. It will include talks from renowned botanists Gwen Harden and Dr Bill McDonald; exercises in identifying plant samples and weather...
by Melinda | 2 Feb, 15 | General
Have you noticed that it’s difficult to buy native plants for your garden, windbreak or indeed riverbank which are actually local species? Are you interested in learning how to collect and grow seeds from local native plants so you...
by Melinda | 30 Jan, 15 | General
Central Burnett Landcare group sponsors a Holistic Management Training Course presented by Jason Virtue. The course is run in Mundubbera over 9 days starting on Saturday 28th February 2015. To RSVP contact Marion Denholm on 07 4165 4531 or email [email protected]...
by Melinda | 14 Jan, 15 | General
Want to improve the productivity, profitability & sustainability of your grazing business? BMRG is holding FREE Grazing BMP Workshops in Widgee, Biggenden, Kingaroy & Durong. Guest speakers for the People and Business Workshop include: Steve Banney – The...
by Melinda | 14 Jan, 15 | General
National Landcare Program (NLP) Information Sessions The Australian Government has released the new National Landcare Programme and as part of the program, 20% of BMRG’s regional funding will be allocated to small, on ground projects and related activities that...
by Melinda | 7 Jan, 15 | General
There will be plenty of options for landholders in the North Burnett Regional Council area for weed control now we have enjoyed the start of some Summer rains. Flood recovery funding from BMRG in the North Burnett has brought together the North Burnett Regional...
by Melinda | 23 Dec, 14 | General
Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) are planning their future on-ground works funds under the National Landcare Program from 2015 onwards. They’ve stated: “In order to build awareness and understanding about this new program and to provide an opportunity to...
by Melinda | 18 Dec, 14 | General
What are some of the native pastures that I should expect in my paddocks? What sort of legumes could I plant? What affects pasture condition and quality? What does bambatsi look like? There’s so much information in the ‘Pasture management for the inland...
