Burnett Catchment Care Association

Understanding Soils Workshop - Mondure & Kumbia
2022-08-18 - 2022-08-19
Register attendance here!!

Building Business Resilience - Kingaroy
2022-08-17 09:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
New dates have been announced.
To book or find out more – https://www.trybooking.com/CBHRO

Drought Proofing the Family Farm with John Moor - Monto
2022-08-15 08:30 - 16:00

Community-Led Recovery Workshop - Mundubbera
2022-08-11 16:30 - 19:30

Community-Led Recovery Workshop - Biggenden
2022-08-10 16:30 - 19:30

Womens Wellness Day - Mt Perry
2022-08-06 09:00 - 14:00

South Burnett Ag Network Meeting - Wondai
2022-08-04 09:00 - 11:30

Financial Literacy Workshops - Coastoun Lakes
2022-07-23 09:00 - 13:00
Coalstoun Lakes Development Group is hosting a free community event to boost your financial literacy.
Where: Coalstoun Lakes Hall – Isis Highway @ Coalstoun Lakes
Register your interest at www.trybooking.com/CADXY
Morning tea provided

Working Dog and Livestock Handling School - Gin Gin
2022-07-09 - 2022-07-10

Burnett Mary Community Prioritisation Workshops - Gin Gin
2022-06-30 10:00 - 14:00
**Burnett Mary Regional Group invite you to attend the Burnett Mary Community Prioritisation Workshops**
Have you say regarding priorities for local natural resource management projects over the next year.
Hear from excellent speakers on regional projects and discuss opportunities for projects and collaboration.
Gin Gin RSL Hall, 39 Milden Street Gin Gin
Note: **Workshop also in Hervey Bay – Wednesday 29 June, 10am to 2pm (Mantra Hervey Bay, Buccaneer Drive, Urangan)**

**POSTPONED** African Swine Fever Information Day - Kingaroy
2022-06-29 10:00 - 15:00
Where: Kingaroy Research Facility, 214 Kingaroy Cooyar Road, Kingaroy
The purpose of the workshop is to share information and take the opportunity to discuss the best ways to prepare for emergency animal disease such as African Swine Fever.
RSVP: by 15 June 2022, via email – ASFPPP@daf.qld.gov.au or call Jemma Walden on 0460 005 400.

**POSTPONED** African Swine Fever - Mundubbera
2022-06-28 10:00 - 15:00
The workshop will be delivered by three members of Biosecurity Queensland: John Cuskelly, Jed Taylor and Jemma Walden.

Please RSVP by 14 June 2022 via email to ASFPPP@daf.qld.gov.au and include any dietary requirements if applicable.
If you can have any further questions or queries, please email ASFPPP@daf.qld.gov.au or call Jemma Walden on 0460 005 400.

Native Forest Management Field Day - Boomerang
2022-06-28 09:00 - 15:00
Topics for the day will cover:
• The latest update on Legislation, Code of Practice and vegetation mapping,
• Trigger Maps, & Notification of a Forest Practice
• Fire management
• Forest Assessment
• Current timber products and what they are worth,
• Organising an harvest, dealing with contractors etc
• Optimal tree stocking— selecting the best trees to retain to optimise grazing and timber production
• Managing grazing stocking levels within a forest environment
• Growth results from 6 thinning trials
***Tea, coffee and smoko provided, bring your own lunch, water and folding chair***
***Wear sunsmart clothing and bring a hat.***
RSVP: admin@pfsq.org.au or call 5483 6535 or Sean Ryan 0428 457 322
Directions to Boomerang (24km south west of Gin Gin): Tablelands Road to Horsecamp Road to Doughboy Road, end of Doughboy Road on western side follow signage.

Soils in Grazing - Mungungo
2022-06-21 12:00 - 17:00

Building Grazing Business Resilience - Gayndah
2022-06-16 08:30 - 14:30
To register for the Gayndah event click here!!

BCCA - General Meeting
2022-06-15 09:00 - 12:30
BCCA will be holding our next General Meeting on Thursday 15 June 2022 in Mundubbera. Get up to date with the achievements of our current funded projects and see what else we have in the pipeline for the Burnett.
To view the Notice and Agenda click here!!

Cool Burns Traditional Firestick Workshop
2022-06-08 - 2022-06-09
BMRG and Gidarjil Development Corporation are holding a free cool burns workshop at Thornhill. Effective fire management is invaluable, and the workshop will demonstrate the practical application of traditional methods of cool burns fire management. Come along to be guided through every stage of the cool burns process, from site assessment, to lighting and monitoring the fires, to checking results the following morning.
Food and private accommodation will be provided. Places are limited, so get in quick to secure your spot.
For further information including full itinerary and to register for the event please email admin@bmrg.org.au

Kolan River Field Day
2022-05-31 10:30 - 13:00
BMRG are hosting a free field day at the restoration sites of the Kolan River Habitat Restoration Project. Guests will take a tour through the sites that have undergone streambank remediation and repair and hear talks from the groups and partners involved in the project. This will be to demonstrate how the project is reducing river sediment loads into the Great Barrier Reef and improving fish habitat through bank stabilisation. Afterward, there will be a Q&A session during a BBQ lunch. Registrations close at 5pm 26 May 2022, so get in quick to confirm your interest and to receive directions.
Register here!!

Billy Tea in the Bush - Yarrol (Monto)
2022-05-24 09:00 - 16:30

Grazing Resilience and Sustainable Solutions expo — Thangool
2022-05-19 09:00 - 12:00
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Grazing Resilience and Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) program is holding an expo in Thangool to offer graziers the opportunity to see how they can benefit from the program.
Designed to help beef producers in the Burdekin, Fitzroy and Burnett-Mary reef catchments, GRASS delivers one-on-one support and tailored management plans to improve land that is in poor condition.
Graziers who participate in GRASS can access a wide range of resources and apply for incentive funding to undertake projects to improve areas of land in poor condition.
The GRASS expos will showcase landholder involvement, land condition improvement and how extension officers can assist with land and livestock management. Topics include:

Pasture die back management – presented by Stuart Buck, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)
Gully erosion control – presented by John Day (Emu Ridge Pty Ltd)
Current projects and updates – presented by Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Environment and Science and Fitzroy Basin Association.

Smoko and a BBQ will be provided. Click here to register!!

Building Business Resilience - Monto
2022-05-18 09:00 - 14:00
To book for the Monto event click here!!

Building Business Resilience - Mundubbera
2022-05-17 09:00 - 14:00
To book for the Mundubbera event click here!!

Mapping Workshop - Mundubbera
2022-05-12 09:00 - 13:30

Pasture dieback management workshop — Kingaroy & Goomeri
2022-05-10 - 2022-05-11
Pasture die back workshop hosted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Morning tea and lunch provided.
Tuesday 10th May – Kingaroy
DAF Research Facility, 214 Kingaroy-Cooyar Rd, Kingaroy, 9am – 2pm
Wednesday 11th May – Goomeri
Goomeri Hall of Memory, Boonara St, Goomeri, 9am – 2pm
Topics discussed:

research update
identification of pasture dieback
management options for affected pasture
developing a pasture dieback management plan for your property

To register click here!!

New Queensland Drought Assistance Roadshow — Bundaberg
2022-05-04 13:00 - 15:00
Hosted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority. Find out about the new preparedness grants and loans and hear what help is available for your Farm Business Resilience Plan. There will also be a seasonal climate forecast update. There will be a Q&A session at the end or time to speak directly with a drought representative.
To be held at the Bundaberg Tafe (Block F) located at 118 Walker Street, Bundaberg West. To register click here!!

Are you bogged mate?
2022-04-29 17:30 - 20:00
MEET MARY O’BRIEN at the Beeron Road Country Club
Mary has a rural upbringing and passion for agriculture. She understands the diverse challenges faced by the rural sector and the people who work within it.
After spending her whole life working in rural and remote Australia, Mary knows country bloke. She’s worked with them, for them, and beside them, and she knows how to talk to them.
Mary’s down to earth perspective resonates with rural communities and allows her to connect country men with life saving support.
Mary O’Brien is an advocate for mental health, particularly men’s, in rural areas and will be at the Beeron event to share her story.
***Live music, entertainment for the kids, dinner and sweets, cash bar and lucky door prize***
Tickets available at Danielle Meyer Rural Mundubbera or online – https://localtickets.com.au/event/bogged-at-beeron-15398

Living and Productive Soils Symposium and Bus Tour - Bargara
2022-04-28 09:00 - 16:30
The Burnett Mary Regional Group invites you to attend their ‘Living and Productive Soils Symposium and Bus Tour’ for all growers, producers and agriculturalists across all industries in the wider Bundaberg region.This full-day event will host expert presenters such as Mark Sugars (Dept. of Resources), Jack Milbank (AgPro Technology), John Moor (Growmoor Biological) and Nadia Campbell (Goondicum Pastoral Co.)
Following presentations, the bus tour will include a visit to Green Solutions Compost facility, to learn about how their compost is made and the benefits that it can provide to soil. The second destination will be to Chapman Ag properties, to see first-hand some regenerative agriculture practices that are being implemented in the sugar industry.
Come along for a great day of learning how you can get the best out of your soil whilst reducing input costs! Registration is essential. For more information and to register click here!!
This event is supported by the Burnett Mary Regional Group, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

Regenerative Agriculture in the Upper Burnett River Region
2022-04-22 10:00 - 16:00
The free one-day workshop will take place at the research base on Goondicum Station near Monto, where they can point to regenerative agriculture practices in action on a profitable and sustainable cattle station.
The one-day workshop will expand on what was covered in Workshop #1, back in July 2022. (Missed it? You can read a recap here.)
Morning tea and a BBQ lunch will be provided.
***All are welcome at this workshop, regardless of whether you’ve attended before.***
To book your spot click here!!

Cypress & Native Forest Management Field Day - Millmerran
2022-04-05 09:00 - 15:00
Directions – 26km south east of Millmerran just off the Gore Highway
Wear sunsmart clothing, don’t forget a hat and chair
Lunch and Morning tea provided
Call to register your interest: Rebecca Kirby – 0427 952 336, Sean Ryan – 0428 457 322

RCS Grazing Clinic - Murgon
2022-04-05 - 2022-04-07
To book Phone: 1800 356 004 or Email: info@rcsaustralia.com.au

This event is supported by the Burnett Mary Regional Group, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
