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Sustainable land management and conservation news from around the catchment.

How to Carry Out Your Own Riparian Revegetation

Venue: Millbank Treatment Plant, Bundaberg - at the end of Duffy Street Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Time: 8:30am - 10:30am Cost: FREE, drinks will be provided. Please bring a hat and a fold-out chair Guest Speakers: Maureen Schmidt - Revegetation Specialist Peter...

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Vegetation Management Reforms Information Sessions

The Department of Natural Resource and Mines is holding a number of information sessions across Queensland on the reforms to the Vegetation Management Act 1999. The sessions will provide an overview of the new exemptions, new mapping products available, how...

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Beef producer forums, field days and information

A few workshops are coming up in November 2013, all just outside of our Burnett catchment.  Being run by the FutureBeef program, all are excellent opportunities to learn more and get planning for the coming growing season.  Check out the links below for more...

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Weed ID on your mobile

If you have a weed that you come across on your property or on your fishing trip around the Burnett and you come across a plant you think might be a weed, what do you do? If you have a smartphone or tablet (aka Android or iPhone/iPad) then you can download the FREE...

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Restoring the Balance; Carbon Farming Solutions

The Restoring the Balance: Carbon Farming Solutions will provide relevant Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI), carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation information and tools to land managers in the Burnett Mary region. It is a joint project between Burnett...

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Weed control after flooding

Are you keeping any eye out for new weed patches either in your creeks or on the areas of land that were inundated with water this year? Specific weeds to keep watch for especially in the northern and central Burnett areas are Parthenium weed and Giant Rats Tail grass...

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Birding is cooler than you think

When you think of a birder, you’re probably thinking about grandma looking out the back window at the blue jay coming to her birdfeeder, or perhaps a group of middle-aged men wandering through the local park in their vests. Think again — there are millions of birders...

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Re-designing irrigation on orchards

Damage to pumps and pipes; there has been a terrible mess to clean up this year.  But support and advice from BMRG together with Sunfam will hopefully get us back on track: Advice for irrigators on irrigation equipment and planning 'flood friendly’ irrigation...

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Free predator control workshops in Gayndah and Gin Gin

AgForce in partnership with Australian Wool Innovation and the Queensland Government are providing vital information about how you can get involved in a community strategy for controlling wild dogs, pigs and foxes in your region. GAYNDAH - Tuesday, 10 September, 10am...

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