The marine waters of central Queensland provide important foraging grounds […]

Adele and David O’Connor run two mixed grain and grazing properties near Springsure, managing a combined total of almost 16000 acres of land.
The country is dominated by bluegrass, with some mountain undulating country and patches of virgin brigalow.
Adele and David share the reasons they got involved in Grazing Best Management Practices (BMP) program, and the positive changes it has brought.

Scott and Kelly Becker, along with Scott’s parents Norman and […]

Winemaker turned grazier Brian McGuigan got help from FBA through a Reef Rescue grant to improve the profitability and sustainability of his Dumbarton Station property near Middlemount by moving to a rotational grazing system. He divided his large paddocks into smaller sections and made changes in herd management, such as resting paddocks.

Endangered under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 […]

A strong and heavily built marsupial that grows to about 35cm high (on all fours) and up to one metre long. It’s the largest of Australia’s wombat species. As the name suggests, these endangered wombats have lots of short brown hairs covering its nose.

Endangered under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 1992 and Australia’s Environment […]

Parkinsonia is one of Australia’s worst weeds. Parkinsonia chokes waterways and floodplains, reducing the ability of stock and native animals to access watering points.

Restricted invasive plant under Queensland’s Biosecurity Act 2014 and declared as a Weed […]