by Melinda | 1 Oct, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
Durong AgForce Branch is hosting the Durong 2020 Beef Summit on Monday 13 October 2008 at the Durong Community Hall. Costing $30 for fist attendee from a business and $15 for subsequent attendees from the same business. Celebrating 50 years of industry representation...
by Melinda | 29 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
Lee Dorahy Natural Resource Management Officer from North Burnett Regional Council is hosting an African Lovegrass Field Day 4 October, for more information please download the flyer: African Lovegrass Field Day
by Melinda | 29 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
WHERE: Banapan Citrus, 16399 Burnett Highway Gayndah WHEN: Wednesday 8 October 2008 TIME: 2pm to 5pm RSVP: Monday 6 October on 07 41532555 PRICE: FREE (Funded by BCCA) Growers can check out the benefits of a range of farm management improvements made on farms in...
by dean | 18 Sep, 08 | Landcare
It’s only 3 days, until the 2008 Queensland Landcare Conference. As you probably realise the conferenece this year will be held Monto. Monto is of course in the Burnett Catchment, so it is only fitting that the BCCA should make a contribution. So the Better...
by Melinda | 15 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
To ensure we get good representation from landcare groups in our own catchment, we’re offering the special early bird rate of $430 registration to landcare groups in the Burnett and Mary Catchments. That’s a saving of more than $200 on the standared...
by Melinda | 10 Sep, 08 | Better Beef, Better Bush, Better Waterways, General, Landcare, Weeds and Pests
South Burnett Regional Council and Gympie Regional Council in conjunction with the Bio-security Queensland are participating in a coordinated Wild Dog Baiting Program. Failure to control wild dogs can result in livestock losses, attacks on domestic pets and the loss...
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 dean | 11 Aug, 08 | Landcare
From the 21st – 24th September 2008, the North Burnett Landcare Group will play host to the Qld Landcare Conference in Monto. It is an honour to have this event in our catchment and the BCCA are pleased to make a small contribution by hosting two field trips....
