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Current Newsletter
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...
ABC Catchment Detox
National Science Week begins on Saturday and it's a great chance for Australians to reflect on the contribution science makes to our lives. As a Catchment Care Association, BCCA rely heavily on science on a day to day basis to understand the complexity of agricultural...
BCCA Supporting Queensland Landcare Conference
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. One...
Elsie: Nesting done, Now we wait!!
The nesting season has come to an end for Elsie, the White Throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula). July sees the end to the turtles coming up onto the Burnett River banks to find suitable locations to prepare their chambers and lay their eggs. The following...
Project Management Workshops with Conservation Volunteers Australia
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...
Change Management Workshop with Conservation Volunteers Australia
WHERE: Kingaroy CWA Hall WHEN: Tuesday 26 August 2008 TIME: 9.30am to 12.30pm. Morning Tea Provided Change needs to be managed and conducted in appropriate sequence of steps to arrive at the desired outcome. Many organisations embark on implementing a new...
Little bug fights a BIG battle
There's a little something out there that's earning a good reputation by destroying a plant we know all too well in the Burnett. The little critter is called the tingid bug and is causing strife for the Cats Claw Creeper in our riparian areas. Cats Claw Creeper...
BCCA Newsletter 16 July 2008
The current BCCA Newsletter is now available for download: BCCA Newsletter 16 July 2008
Elsie the Elseya: “It’s nesting time again”
"For the word has passed around, the rain has fallen down, and has softened up the banks of the mighty Burnett ground. From far and wide the girls will glide, along the waters edge in search of a spot to lay their mighty eggs." It' s all happening now, since the rain...
Introducing Elsie the Elseya
South Kolan played host to a group of concerned landholders, councillors and students as they gathered to learn more about the Burnett Cathcment's threatened turtle species, the White Throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula). The highlight for the day was meeting...
Growcom Tour day
June 18th saw a bus of interested community members hop aboard for a tour organised by Robert Doyle and Andrew O'Farrell from Growcom. In total 16 people attended,these people came from a cross section of the community with representatives from Department of Primary...
Focus on Community Groups Workshops
Conservation Volunteers Australia in partnership with Toyota Australia are proud to offer a series of free workshops to assist community groups. Conservation Volunteers is one of Australia's largest volunteer involving organisations, managing more than 10,000...
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