Sustainable Practices
The Sustainable Practices in the Western Burnett project is aimed at working with graziers and grain growers in priority areas of the inland Burnett to improve management practices and increase landscape scale conservation.
The Sustainable Practices project is an initiative of the Burnett Mary Regional Group, funded by the Australian Government through the Caring for Our Country program and is coordinated by the Burnett Catchment Care Association in the Burnett.
Info for Graziers
The grazing component of the Sustainable Practices project is providing graziers located in the priority sub-catchments of Lower Burnett River and Reid’s Creek (see map) the opportunity to improve sustainable land management practices and increase landscape scale conservation by providing property planning assistance and funding for eligible activities on your property.
If you are located in these priority subcatchments, are interested in developing a Property Management Plan for your property and can answer YES to all 6 questions below you may be eligible to be involved in this project.
1. Is your property located in the Lower Burnett River or Reid’s Creek Subcatchment (see map)? 2. Are you interested in developing a Property Management Plan for your property? 3. Would you then be interested in implementing activities that sustainably address land management issues identified within your PMP? 4. Are you willing to contribute $ for $ towards your improved land management activity? 5. Are you prepared to have the improved land management activity completed by November 2011? 6. Do you have an ABN and are you considered a primary producer?
To be involved, graziers must complete an Expression of Interest form (see links below) and return it by 30 June 2011.
For more information, please click the links below:
Fact Sheet: 10 things you need to know about the Sustainable Practices – Grazing
Expression of Interest form: word format pdf format
Phone: (07) 41663898 or Email: admin@burnettcatchment.org
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Info for Grain Growers
The grains component of the Sustainable Practices project is aimed at improving and enhancing grains management practices, particularly in relation to soil management practices.
The priority area for the grains component, involves grain growers in the Coalstoun Lakes, Gayndah, Binjour and Mundubbera areas.
As part of the project, BCCA aims to hold a Grains workshop in mid 2011. The workshop will have a number of speakers discussing ways for grain growers to improve their soil management practices. Participants of the Grains workshop will be able to apply for small cash incentives to implement activities identified at the workshop.
If you are a grain grower in these areas and are keen to be involved, please contact BCCA on (07) 4166 3898 or email admin@burnettcatchment.org
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