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Hard Work Taking Roots – A GRASS Project
Posted on August 27th, 2024
From learning to implementing and finally seeing results, station manager […]
Introducing The Ripple Effect Podcast Season Three: Barrier Breakers
Posted on July 31st, 2024
Our Podcast is live – Listen to Episode one of […]
Fitzroy Water Quality Program – E-magazine out now!
Posted on June 18th, 2024
Read about the on-ground projects delivered as part of the […]
Why this grazier wants more trees in the paddock
Posted on June 12th, 2024
For central Queensland grazier Anna Radel, establishing more tree coverage […]
NEW VIDEO – FBA Creek Rehabilitation Project
Posted on June 10th, 2024
Our Waterway’s team have not only been busy completing our […]
Inspiring the Next Generation
Posted on June 7th, 2024
Protecting our region’s land and sea is vital for the […]
Growing Resilience at Mt Elsa – A GRASS Project
Posted on April 4th, 2024
Landholder Steve Farmer and his family are no first-timers when […]
Hyacinth Recovery and Reuse Pilot: Making compost out of weeds
Posted on March 20th, 2024
A pilot project is experimenting with harvesting an invasive, fast-spreading […]
January 2024 Update: The Fitzroy Water Quality Program
Posted on January 17th, 2024
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Fitzroy Water Quality Program aims to stop […]
Community, Connection and Investment FBA’s 2023 Highlights
Posted on November 21st, 2023
As we near the end of the year, the Fitzroy […]
Restoring Fish Passage: A Triumph for Freshwater Ecosystems
Posted on September 12th, 2023
In the heart of the Fitzroy Basin lies a vital […]
Farmers Talk Trees at Field Days and Forums
Posted on July 27th, 2023
Land managers and native trees are gradually becoming a package […]
Endangered CQ Species Features in New Video
Posted on July 5th, 2023
We’re proud to release a new educational video that puts […]
Grazing Naturally Workshop a Success!
Posted on June 26th, 2023
In early June, FBA hosted a ‘Grazing Naturally’ workshop at […]
Three NEW Project Snapshots
Posted on June 22nd, 2023
We have produced three project snapshots to celebrate recent achievements. […]
June 2023 Update: The Fitzroy Water Quality Program
Posted on June 20th, 2023
The Great Barrier Reef Foundations (GBRF) Fitzroy Water Quality Program […]
Inspiring the Next Generation
Posted on May 15th, 2023
Thanks to an FBA Community Grant, Stanwell State School has […]
First Nations Groups Unite to Drive Change in the Health of People and Country across the Fitzroy Region
Posted on February 22nd, 2023
36 First Nations People assembled in Rockhampton this week with […]
Lake Pleasant – Building Drought Resilience
Posted on February 14th, 2023
At the end of 2020, Justine and Matt McLeod’s property, […]
Saving the Critically Endangered Kroombit Tinkerfrog from Extinction!
Posted on January 9th, 2023
Kroombit tinkerfrogs (Taudactylus pleione) are a very small, critically endangered […]
An Update: The Fitzroy Water Quality Program
Posted on December 19th, 2022
The Great Barrier Reef Foundations (GBRF) Fitzroy Water Quality Program […]
Meliora Park – Beginning Takes one Step – A GRASS project
Posted on December 19th, 2022
Luke Crumblin and Kristy Herrod are the proud new owners […]
CQ Seagrass Regeneration Project wins Reef Community Champion Award
Posted on December 1st, 2022
Last night the 2022 Reef Champion awards were announced, and […]
AN FBA PROJECT SNAPSHOT -Lower Fitzroy streambank stabilisation project
Posted on November 1st, 2022
The People Behind the Project Erosion Site IdentifiedWatching his property […]
Huge Efforts by Volunteers!
Posted on October 27th, 2022
The last two months have seen some amazing efforts from […]
Turtles about, so lights out!
Posted on October 19th, 2022
Central Queensland is home to six of the world’s seven […]
Field day reveals preliminary results of drought resilience trials
Posted on September 6th, 2022
Goovigen producers Matt and Justine McLeod opened their property in […]
FBA’s Farming for the Future Forum
Posted on August 11th, 2022
Building resilience through Agriculture In mid-July 2022 the inaugural FBA’s […]
Face-to-Face at the CQ 2022 Big Data Forum
Posted on June 2nd, 2022
FBA’s recent successful Big Data Forum attracted over 100 local […]
Step by step instructions for downloading and using the BioCollect app
Posted on May 18th, 2022
The following instructions make it simple to get up and […]
BioCollect app for koala data will improve species survival
Posted on May 18th, 2022
A citizen science smartphone app for collecting and sharing data […]
Phenomenal pandanus planting event proves the power of volunteers
Posted on April 14th, 2022
Pandanus expert Joel Fostin is known among coastal councils, conservation […]
Evidence of a job well done
Posted on April 11th, 2022
Delayed and uncertain return on investment is a well-known obstacle […]
Tunuba (Fitzroy River) rubbish reduced by 628kg
Posted on April 7th, 2022
What a way for 24 dedicated volunteers to spend a […]
Local Koalas in good hands
Posted on March 1st, 2022
The Clarke-Connors Range is one of the largest wilderness areas […]
FBA check in on the OGRES at Mt Etna
Posted on February 14th, 2022
Two years ago, we touched base with a bunch of […]
Stream Bank Stabilisation Project Tested by Recent Rain
Posted on February 2nd, 2022
The Fitzroy Basin, in Central Queensland, drains into the Great […]
A sustainable central Queensland is up to all of us
Posted on February 2nd, 2022
Central Queensland’s Sustainability Strategy 2030 (CQSS2030) is a roadmap to […]
New tool released to celebrate wetlands
Posted on February 2nd, 2022
To celebrate World Wetlands Day, Fitzroy Basin Association has released […]
New BOM Forecast Tools Help Wet Season Planning
Posted on January 25th, 2022
Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) has provided feedback in the development […]
Fox den numbers on decline
Posted on December 1st, 2021
FBA partnership coordinator Dan Rea has been working with Queensland […]
FBA’s 2020-21 Annual Report
Posted on November 10th, 2021
We are proud to announce the launch of our 2020-21 […]
Cap Coast weed dilemma solved by smart collaboration
Posted on November 4th, 2021
Weed management is a prickly topic on the Capricorn Coast […]
Field day highlights the outcomes to be achieved through the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality program
Posted on August 24th, 2021
A recent field trip to Catchment Solution’s large-scale restoration project […]
Team Turtle CQ Monitoring Program Tracking Progress 2020 – 2021
Posted on August 18th, 2021
The success of Team Turtle CQ (TTCQ) is due to […]
Plastic ban Springs into action.
Posted on August 5th, 2021
Half of all plastic produced in the world is designed […]
Custom built landholder tool offers a glimpse of the future
Posted on July 29th, 2021
Science tells us that trees in a paddock provide benefits […]
Second seagrass training and restoration event completed
Posted on July 26th, 2021
On 26 June, FBA and CQUniversity were joined by 26 […]
Team Turtle CQ volunteers turn in record numbers
Posted on June 9th, 2021
Much of the information known about marine turtles in the […]
FBA wins hearts and minds at Beef2021
Posted on May 20th, 2021
Record-breaking attendance at this year’s Beef Australia was testimony that […]
Science week $5000 grants
Posted on March 30th, 2021
A great celebration of all things science is Australia’s National […]
Traditional Aboriginal burning in modern day land management
Posted on March 18th, 2021
Within current Australian fire management, the discussion of risk and […]
$4 Million invested into the Fitzroy Region’s Coastal Ecosystems
Posted on November 24th, 2020
The Australian Government’s Reef Trust is providing $4 million to […]
Community comes together to fight Cat’s Claw
Posted on September 23rd, 2020
Thousands of tiny beetles have been carefully raised by Gidarjil […]
2019-2020 National Landcare Program Highlights
Posted on September 15th, 2020
The 2019-2020 financial year was another fantastic year for Fitzroy […]
National Volunteer Week 2020
Posted on May 25th, 2020
National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration that acknowledges the […]
From clipboard to BioCollect App – TTCQ continues to grow
Posted on May 1st, 2020
Moving from a clipboard to the Atlas of Living Australia’s […]
Natural desalination plant prepares farm for dry future
Posted on March 4th, 2020
The ingenuity of a natural desalination plant at High Valley […]
After the flames – Aussie landscape and volunteers prove their resilience
Posted on February 24th, 2020
Located in central Queensland, Australia, Mount Etna Caves National Park […]
Capricorn & Curtis Coast Hatchling Viewing Guide
Posted on January 14th, 2020
From December to March each year, central Queensland beaches erupt […]
2019 in Review – FBA’s Major Achievements
Posted on December 17th, 2019
2019 was another fantastic year for FBA. Here are some […]
FBA shows CQUniversity students how to heal eroding gullies
Posted on November 28th, 2019
Seven CQUniversity students studying courses in Conservation, Land Management and […]
A Day of Celebrations – FBA’s AGM & Streambank Stabilisation Project unveiled
Posted on October 30th, 2019
Thursday, 17 October was a day of celebration for Fitzroy […]
3639 cigarettes find a home in CQ drains
Posted on September 26th, 2019
There’s only one difference between a Chupa-Chup and a cotton […]
The Curtis Coast Carers
Posted on August 6th, 2019
Over the last four months, 805.6 hours of volunteer work […]
Drain Buddies installed across Yeppoon, Gladstone and Rockhampton
Posted on July 15th, 2019
Humans are responsible for 100% of marine debris, and locally, […]
Community grant uncovers local flying fox lover and community hero
Posted on March 27th, 2019
Most eight-year-olds despise needles, let alone choose to have four, […]
Success for Low Stress Stock Handling workshop
Posted on March 19th, 2019
Over 25 landholders came together earlier last week to learn […]
Community Groups set to make big changes
Posted on March 14th, 2019
Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) has awarded $60,000 in community […]
Team Turtle CQ Success
Posted on February 11th, 2019
Team Turtle CQ members have had a busy 2019 […]
Graziers head to the Reef
Posted on December 12th, 2018
Reef Trust 1 graziers from the Fitzroy region were showcased […]
2018 in Review – FBA’s Major Achievements
Posted on December 10th, 2018
2018 was a huge year for Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. […]
Three long term projects deliver success across the region
Posted on December 10th, 2018
2018 marks the conclusion of several long-term projects lead by […]
Yeppoon at the centrestage for 2018 Reef Champion Awards
Posted on December 3rd, 2018
Yeppoon Town Hall recently hosted an awards ceremony celebrating landholders, […]
FBA celebrates the launch of its second history book
Posted on November 29th, 2018
To encapsulate 21-years of protecting natural resources Fitzroy Basin Association […]
2018 sees a huge growth in cropping projects
Posted on November 29th, 2018
2018 has been a busy year for FBA’s cropping team […]
FBA celebrates 21 years with events across the region
Posted on October 15th, 2018
After 21 years of conserving, maintaining and improving 156,700 sq […]
Advanced Livestock Handling workshop a game changer for Fitzroy grazier
Posted on September 17th, 2018
Fitzroy grazier Rhys Daniels says that prior to attending Advanced […]
FBA Prickly Acacia project delivers outstanding results
Posted on February 28th, 2018
Local landholder efforts over the duration of a five-year weed […]
Achieving great things for our reef, our region, our future – Part 1
Posted on November 7th, 2017
On the back of our latest Annual Report, we thought […]
Bridled Nail-Tail Wallaby numbers double
Posted on September 7th, 2017
“Extinct” Bridled Nail-Tail Wallaby doubles its numbers in Taunton National […]
FLOW and FBA proud to host CQ’s first Augmented Reality Sandbox
Posted on August 10th, 2017
To celebrate National Science Week, FLOW and FBA this week […]
Celebrating trees at Mt Etna for a battier, fruitier future
Posted on June 26th, 2017
On Saturday 20 project volunteers and Queensland Parks and Wildlife […]
FLOW celebrates their fifth birthday
Posted on March 28th, 2017
Today Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) welcomed Sacred Heart students to […]
Record-breaking milestone for Fitzroy River Turtles
Posted on December 12th, 2016
It has been another successful year for local freshwater turtle […]
Community resilience program recognised in State awards
Posted on September 22nd, 2016
A program that empowered Fitzroy Basin communities and organisations to […]
$500,000 fish ladder launched at Fitzroy Barrage improves habitat connectivity
Posted on May 23rd, 2016
An innovative fishway installed at the Fitzroy River Barrage in […]
Totally Wild film crew turns their lens to Fitzroy Basin projects
Posted on May 16th, 2016
The Fitzroy Basin region is home to rare wildlife, leading […]
FBA launches Plan to protect the Reef and improve water quality
Posted on February 22nd, 2016
Through funding from the Australian Government’s Reef Programme, FBA has […]
Marine Turtle report: a first for the region!
Posted on December 8th, 2015
In a first for the Capricorn and Curtis coasts, Fitzroy […]
Spending time on the business message that hits home for 1,000th Grazing BMP enterprise
Posted on September 18th, 2015
Amy and Richard Holcombe bought Kinma, a 1,610ha grazing operation […]
Grazier reaps rewards of long-term commitment to sustainability
Posted on August 20th, 2015
When Chris Hensley and his wife Nina bought Peak Vale […]
Fitzroy Basin water quality scores high in new Agricultural Use Report
Posted on June 29th, 2015
The Fitzroy Partnership for River Health today released its 2013-14 […]
Shy dolphin takes the spotlight in new children’s book
Posted on March 23rd, 2015
They might be shy and like to hide, but Australian […]
Grazing BMP set to expand with new 3 year commitment to program funding
Posted on November 4th, 2014
Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Birch […]
Capella graziers among the first in line as Accredited Producers
Posted on October 23rd, 2014
With a long-held commitment to ongoing education and learning, Capella […]
100th grazier completes Best Management Practices program
Posted on March 21st, 2014
The Grazing Best Management Practices (Grazing BMP) program has reached […]
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Protecting and enhancing high value fish habitats across central Queensland’s coast
Posted on April 4th, 2023
A snapshot of the Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program.
Bringing back the endangered bridled nail-tailed wallaby at Taunton National Park (Scientific) through effective predator control
Posted on February 16th, 2022
The core BNTW population estimated by CMR data increased by […]
Grazing Resilience and Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) program Case Study
Posted on April 19th, 2021
2019 – 2020 Enhancing Threatened Ecological Communities Highlights
Posted on September 10th, 2020
2019 – 2020 Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator Highlights
Posted on September 10th, 2020
Creating a legacy future generations will be proud to inherit
Posted on February 11th, 2020
Improving productivity – bringing rotational grazing goal to fruition
Posted on January 29th, 2020
Wetlands and coastal scrub species just a few of the winners arising from dune restoration
Posted on January 29th, 2020
