Archive for January, 2009
“Upstream – Downstream, wetlands connect us all”
Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2009 World Wetlands Day is an annual celebration to mark the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971. On this day each year it is hoped people will be provided with an opportunity to look at local wetlands and their interconnections with the environment. Wetlands [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2009 under General.
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GLM Refresher Days for Burnett Graziers
Just before Christmas, three Grazing Land Management groups in Monto, Gayndah and Kingaroy were treated to a refresher course in Grazing Land Management by the DPI&F and Burnett Catchment Care Association. The refresher days were part of the SuperGraze program aimed at assisting Southern Queensland graziers to sustainably improve the productivity of their land. The refresher [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Better Beef, General.
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Paradise for Threatened Species
You’ve got the snags ready to throw on the barbie, the beer in the fridge and the Aussie flag flying high… what more can you do to celebrate being Australian this year? How bout heading to Paradise to enjoy our beautiful region and maybe learn a thing or two about some of our threatened wildlife [...]
Posted: January 15th, 2009 under Better Bush.
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Healthy Habitats projects in the Burnett
BCCA has again signed up with the Burnett Mary Regional Group to undertake biodiversity projects in the Burnett. This time round, as well as undertaking projects that will help to improve the condition of some of our catchment’s assets, projects under the Healthy Habitats banner will be related to protecting good condition native vegetation. In the Inland Burnett (ie. [...]
Posted: January 5th, 2009 under General.
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