Partnership Projects

The Fitzroy Basin Association's Sustainable Landscapes Program works in partnership with local producer groups, local Landcare groups, regional NRM groups, industry groups, local agencies and consultants, and local and state government departments.
Below are some of the projects and groups for which FBA are proud partners.

• Central Queensland Better Economic and Environmental Futures (CQBEEF)

• Land Condition Remote Monitoring in the Fitzroy Basin

• Central Queensland Sustainable Farming Systems (CQSFS)

• Healthy Soils, Healthy Future

• Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme

• Baralaba Landcare Grazing Monitoring Group

• Grains Best Management Practice (BMP) Program

Central Queensland Better Economic and Environmental Futures (CQBEEF)

The Better Economic and Environmental Futures project encourages Central Queensland beef producers to explore and adopt sustainable technologies that will enhance the long term profitability of their enterprises through self-directed producer groups.

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Land Condition Remote Monitoring in the Fitzroy Basin

The Fitzroy Basin Association in collaboration with DEEDI and the CSIRO have developed new capacity to measure and monitor land condition and ground cover in the Fitzroy Basin.

The land condition remote monitoring in the Fitzroy Basin project is based on almost 20 years of satellite imagery depicting annual changes in ground cover, resource condition and trend.

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Central Queensland Sustainable Farming Systems (CQSFS)

FBA is working in partnership with DEEDI to achieve more economically and environmentally sustainable grain production systems in central Queensland. To do this, we focus on:

• practical learning opportunities
• information sharing between growers
• leading-edge research and development
• fostering best practice farming systems
• promoting natural resource management.

More information can be found on the CQSFS website .

Healthy Soils, Healthy Future

A joint project between FBA, DEEDI , Northern Gulf Resource Management Group and Landcare to address the NRM and productivity issues of soil fertility decline, soil organic carbon loss, water quality detriment and erosion in Central and Northern QLD.

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Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme

A joint project between the Fitzroy Basin Association and 13 other organisations to develop a model which will create a collaborative and progressive market-based instrument to help address a wide range of environmental issues.  With an overall aim to reverse the carbon cycle by storing more carbon in the soil and rewarding Australian landholders for improving their soils.

Under the Australian Soil Carbon Accreditation Scheme (ASCAS), carbon sequestration rates will be measured within Defined Sequestration Areas (DSAs) located on regeneratively managed broadacre cropping and grazing lands.  Soil Credits will be paid annually and retrospectively for validated soil carbon increases above initial baseline levels determined within each DSA.

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Baralaba Landcare Grazing Monitoring Group

The Baralaba Landcare Grazing Group have been investigating ways of improving land condition and increased productivity of grazing lands in the Baralaba and surrounding districts. The group has demonstrated that combined improvement of pastures and animal grazing techniques has led to increased ground cover and pasture species composition.

The group is now shifting direction to viewing the health of the soil as an integral component within the system with the commencement of several projects which will aim to investigate the soil, plant and animal relationships. These projects will ultimately deal with establishing a greater understanding of soil health (biology and nutrition) with plant/animal health and how this translates to increased productivity and sustainability.

The Fitzroy Basin Association supports the Baralaba Landcare Grazing Group , which also works in partnership with the Taroom Landcare Group and DEEDI - Sustainable Farming Systems in Central Queensland.

Grains Best Management Practice (BMP) Program

Grains BMP is a joint initiative of the Fitzroy Basin Association, AgForce Grains and DEEDI. Its designed to help grain growers identify areas within their enterprise that can be modified to improve farm management and profitability. There are five modules being developed initially, which include:

1. Pesticide Application
2. Managing Rainfall
3. Farm Design and Layout
4. Managing Soil Fertility
5. Integrated Pest Management

For more information visit www.grainsbmp.com.au or contact: