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 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 | 11 Oct, 07 | Weeds and Pests
As I am discovering creeping lantana is one of those weeds that can cause a person to have nightmares. How much do you know about creeping lantana? I have been doing some reading of late and I have come across some very interesting facts about this invasive weed....
by Melinda | 9 Aug, 07 | Weeds and Pests
Today I met with Mike Webb, the Burnett Inland South Local Government Association Cluster (BISLGAC) Weed Management Project Officer based in Kilkivan Shire. Because BCCA don’t want to duplicate the efforts of others and offer help where needed, this was a good...
by Melinda | 8 Aug, 07 | Weeds and Pests
Today I met with the Burnett East Local Government Association Cluster (BELGAC) to discuss their weed control strategy and the potential for BCCA to be involved through our Better Burnett project. Local Governments within the BELGAC include Biggenden, Burnett, Isis,...
by Melinda | 2 Aug, 07 | Weeds and Pests
This week was my first week of my Industrial Placement with Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA). By way of a great introduction I attended the South East Queensland Pest Advisory Forum (SEQPAF) meeting held in Mt Perry on the 2nd of August. This meeting is where...
