BCCA attended 3 North Burnett Shows (Monto, Eidsvold and Mundubbera) and set up with NBRC Recovery Officer, SES and Rural Fire to provide information and support to producers including soil mapping info, grants available, technical support, biocontrol agents, weed and...
BCCA attended the Brian Pastures Field Day last week and with over 200 people in attendance, gave us the opportunity to showcase some of our current project at our trade stall.Β Particularly our biocontrol project which involved breeding biocontrol agents for...
On the weekend, BCCA attended the Off Grid Lifestyle Expo in Goomeri to share information about sustainable agriculture, land management and conservation on private lands in the Burnett Catchment. Over 120 interested individuals visited our stall over the 1.5 days and...
BCCA’s Katie Muller, Misty Neilson and Melinda Clarke, attended the local Monto Show on Saturday 22 April.Β We saw 43 interested individuals come through out stall. The public were able to view our Greater Glider nesting boxes, constructed by the Monto...
πZygogramma bicolorata, also referred to as the Parthenium beetle or Mexican beetle, is native to Mexico but has been introduced as a biocontrol agent for Parthenium since the 1980’s in Australia.Β The beetles are host specific and only eat and breed on...
Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA) received a National Landcare Program β Smart Farms Small Grant to establish biocontrol breeding facilities in Monto.Β The facility will be used to produce biocontrol agents for Cats Claw Creeper (CCC) and Parthenium....
Burnett Catchment Care Association were recently successful in receiving a National Landcare Program β Smart Farms Small Grants Round 4 grant. Our project – βBugs, Beetles and Biocontrol β Transforming landscapes in the Burnett through innovative management...
