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Sustainable land management and conservation news from around the catchment.
Erosion Rehabilitation – Advice and Funding
Burnett Catchment Care Association is inviting Upper Burnett landholders to register their interest in receiving expert advice & funding for erosion planning & rehabilitation. Participants will receive - Advice from John Day, Soil Conservation Officer with...
The Power of Citizen Science and Koala Poop
Last week a series of community training workshops were delivered throughout the Inland Burnett as part of our ongoing 'Burnett Koala Program'. Our latest round of funding from the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water...
Carved living hollows and nesting boxes for the Greater Glider
This week our Ecologist & project lead, Misty Neilson, accompanied the crew from Habi-tec as they installed carved living hollows & nesting boxes on multiple grazing production properties & a mining rehabilitation site of the Upper Burnett catchment. This...
Burnett Koala Program – Establishing baseline data for koala populations of the Inland Burnett via non-invasive scat testing
We are excited to announce that the Burnett Koala Program has recently been extended to establish the FIRST EVER Inland Burnett baseline dataset for of koala population dynamics and health via DNA testing of scats, non-invasively collected by the community. This next...
Understanding Soils Workshop – with David Hall – Murgon
Looking to understand your soils? Join BCCA and David Hall (independent agricultural consultant) for a soils workshop in Murgon on the 25 July.Bring along any laboratory soil test results and have them interpreted by David.To register follow the link...
Greater Glider Field Day @ Goondicum Station
Last week our ecologist Misty Neilson led the Greater Glider Field Day Workshop (Greater Glider conservation in grazing systems) on Goreng Goreng country at Goondicum Pastoral Co. This workshop is part of our 'Saving the endangered Greater Glider' project - a...
Grazing Resilience & Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) Workshop
The Grazing Resilience & Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) Workshop was held in Monto on 14 March 2023. It was very well attended by landholders keen to hear about the new Drought Program. The workshop included speakers from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries...
Burnett Koala Program Report
We would also like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all the citizen scientists across rural, regional and remote areas of the Burnett catchment for your contribution, enthusiasm and support. Without you this project would not have been possible or the success it has...
CAP Revision Completed – Feedback Open
The final Community Action Plan (CAP) revision has been completed and is open for feedback for this week only in time for the opening of the next round of community project funding. Click the link below to review the DRAFT Community Action Plan. Key Dates: 19th - 23rd...
BCCA @ the Monto Show
BCCA's Katie Muller, Misty Neilson and Melinda Clarke, attended the local Monto Show on Saturday 22 April. We saw 43 interested individuals come through out stall. The public were able to view our Greater Glider nesting boxes, constructed by the Monto Men's Shed,...
South Burnett Agricultural Strategy
This strategy was developed by the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation (BIEDO) and is about recognising the importance of agriculture to the economy and wellbeing of the region. It is a pathway for Council to support the Agricultural sector and explore...
Community Action Plan ENewsletter – November 2022
The latest issue of the Community Action Plan eNewsletter is available for download here!! In this issue find out more about: - The CAP revision progress - Queensland Marine Turtle Network - ReefBlitz 2023 - Australia joins International Mangrove Alliance for Climate...
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