Fitzroy Basin Association

We have a new project! FBA are so excited to […]

Our Podcast is live – Listen to Episode one of […]

The Reef Water Quality Report Card measures progress towards the Reef […]

For Gloria Malone engaging with the 17 First Nations groups […]

Read about the on-ground projects delivered as part of the […]

For central Queensland grazier Anna Radel, establishing more tree coverage […]

When we think of wetlands we often think of swamps, […]

With 2024 now well underway FBA staff have been busy […]

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Fitzroy Water Quality Program aims to stop […]

Marine turtle activity along the Capricorn and Curtis Coasts was […]

It’s true what they say, good news travels fast! Talk […]

In the heart of the Fitzroy Basin lies a vital […]

Land managers and native trees are gradually becoming a package […]

We’re proud to release a new educational video that puts […]

Central Queensland’s Natural Resource Management organisation, Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), […]

Thanks to an FBA Community Grant, Stanwell State School has […]

Through the Protecting King Bluegrass program, an area of 1,712 […]

The 2nd of February is World Wetlands Day 2023. Wetlands […]

Nankin Wetlands are located just outside of Rockhampton. They are […]

Kroombit tinkerfrogs (Taudactylus pleione) are a very small, critically endangered […]

Last night the 2022 Reef Champion awards were announced, and […]

Check your gear, know your gear and take the time […]

Running November 12-20 this year, Australian Pollinator Week is an […]

The People Behind the Project Erosion Site IdentifiedWatching his property […]

The last two months have seen some amazing efforts from […]

Central Queensland is home to six of the world’s seven […]

Need help controlling feral animals on your land? If so […]

This Saturday 8 October is World Migratory Bird Day, an […]

The central Queensland region is home to six of the […]

With over 20,000km of creeks and rivers flowing through it, […]

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) […]

Today (and every 7 September) marks National Threatened Species Day, […]

FBA’s recent successful Big Data Forum attracted over 100 local […]

The following instructions make it simple to get up and […]

A citizen science smartphone app for collecting and sharing data […]

Friday May 20 is World Bee Day, a day dedicated […]

Pandanus expert Joel Fostin is known among coastal councils, conservation […]

Delayed and uncertain return on investment is a well-known obstacle […]

What a way for 24 dedicated volunteers to spend a […]

FBA is calling for professional feral animal management contractors to […]

FBA has produced a series of three videos shedding light […]

The Clarke-Connors Range is one of the largest wilderness areas […]

The stunning bridled nail-tailed wallaby (BNTW) was believed to be […]

The Fitzroy Basin, in Central Queensland, drains into the Great […]

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, Fitzroy Basin Association has released […]

FBA partnership coordinator Dan Rea has been working with Queensland […]

Weed management is a prickly topic on the Capricorn Coast […]

Our community rely on clean air and water for an […]

The success of Team Turtle CQ (TTCQ) is due to […]

Science tells us that trees in a paddock provide benefits […]

On 26 June, FBA and CQUniversity were joined by 26 […]

Getting on top of our local environment and keeping it […]

A $19.6 million investment under the Reef Trust Partnership aims […]

Extension officers, industry, government, Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations, Landcare […]

Much of the information known about marine turtles in the […]

‘More than a word’ serves as a powerful reminder to […]

A bold collaboration between Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) and Capricornia […]

Within current Australian fire management, the discussion of risk and […]

A number of post-hatchling flatback turtles have been found dead […]

Located at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef […]

The Australian Government’s Reef Trust is providing $4 million to […]

Marine turtle season is underway and there is one key […]

Thousands of tiny beetles have been carefully raised by Gidarjil […]

The 2019-2020 financial year was another fantastic year for Fitzroy […]

National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration that acknowledges the […]

Moving from a clipboard to the Atlas of Living Australia’s […]

Located in central Queensland, Australia, Mount Etna Caves National Park […]

2019 was Australia’s warmest and driest year on record making […]

From December to March each year, central Queensland beaches erupt […]

A survey of central Queensland grain producers highlighted a keen […]

Thursday, 17 October was a day of celebration for Fitzroy […]

There’s only one difference between a Chupa-Chup and a cotton […]

Over the last four months, 805.6 hours of volunteer work […]

Humans are responsible for 100% of marine debris, and locally, […]

A group of 25 budding environmental scientists from the University […]

While they might have wings, seabirds cannot escape the threat […]

Koalas in Goonderoo Reserve, located 40km south of Emerald, have […]

Most eight-year-olds despise needles, let alone choose to have four, […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) has awarded $60,000 in community […]

Last weekend, a group of 18 dedicated volunteers from North […]

Internationally, World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year, on February […]

Do you have a bright idea to protect or restore […]

2018 marks the conclusion of several long-term projects lead by […]

2018 has been a busy year for FBA’s cropping team […]

$5,000 to $20,000 grants are up for grabs for landholders […]

Marine turtles have roamed the oceans and beaches for over […]

TRU-TEST’s newest remote walk over weighing (WOW) system is a […]

Just one day after graduating from Deakin University, Erin Baldwin […]

They may not look like much, but these fingernail-sized weevils […]

Highly specialised testing undertaken by Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) […]

Aussies are busy getting their hands dirty and reconnecting with […]

To help stop our region’s waterway health from going down […]

Police Creek in the Gladstone region has a very high […]

Moores Creek, filtering from Mount Archer, through North Rockhampton, into […]

Fig Tree Creek, which meanders through Yeppoon, has a residential […]

Everybody learns. Eight of our Central Queensland graziers talk about […]

Learn how to confidently identify the species Tilapia are an […]

FBA helps graziers implement property and management improvement practices to […]

Life on the land is challenging, running a business can […]

Central Queensland graziers talk about how they’ve benefited from undertaking […]

Fishing is a favourite past-time for many, and seafood and […]

Local landholder efforts over the duration of a five-year weed […]

World Wetlands Day, celebrated on the anniversary of the signing […]

This year FBA is launching a new project through funding […]

Early December marks the end of nesting season for Central […]

ONE weekend, 67 volunteers and in excess of 1 tonne […]

Through funding from the National Landcare Programme, FBA will be […]

This November we’ve shared 4 short case studies that showcase […]

DAN Bishop has been announced as the 2017 recipient for […]

Marine turtles may have a hard shell – yet it […]

Applications for grants between $5,000 and $50,000 are now being […]

On the back of our latest Annual Report, we thought […]

“Extinct” Bridled Nail-Tail Wallaby doubles its numbers in Taunton National […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) have awarded $120,000 in community […]

Following the significant flooding events experienced within the Basin in […]

On Saturday 20 project volunteers and Queensland Parks and Wildlife […]

In this short video, learn how to build two types […]

Leading onground outcomes for better business, land management and conservation […]

WETLANDS across the Fitzroy Basin are being assessed as part of […]

THE unveiling of a new sign at Mulambin Beach (Manuwi) […]

DEMONSTRATING the commitment of Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) in delivering […]

Have you got a great idea to help protect our […]

You are invited to have your say on draft environmental […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) is seeking expressions of interest […]

CQ landholders will have a unique opportunity to hear successful […]

If you’ve ever planted a tree in your backyard, you […]

It has been another successful year for local freshwater turtle […]

Proving that hotels are not just for humans, Fitzroy Basin […]

JOINT RELEASE – FBA & GREENCOLLAR An MOU signed between […]

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) has awarded community grants to organisations […]

A program that empowered Fitzroy Basin communities and organisations to […]

Have you got a great idea to help protect our […]

Actively eroding gullies on grazing properties in the Mackenzie, Theresa, […]

An innovative fishway installed at the Fitzroy River Barrage in […]

The Fitzroy Basin region is home to rare wildlife, leading […]

Rivers free of barriers are vital to protecting fish that […]

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Gully repair will be the focus at a series of […]

Through funding from the Australian Government’s Reef Programme, FBA has […]

In a first for the Capricorn and Curtis coasts, Fitzroy […]

When Sue and David Walmsley purchased Warm-ley in 2009, the […]

Under the cover of darkness at Taunton National Park, 135 […]

When you’re tucked up safe in bed tonight spare a […]

A group of six Central Queensland graziers have put their […]

A committed team of 30 volunteers have planted 900 plants […]

It might seem like a simple change, but by installing […]

One of our region’s most spectacular coastal locations is not […]

Record participant numbers at recent Accelerated Grazing Best Management Practices […]

Have you ever wondered what the wildlife of Moores Creek […]

Fluvial geomorphology sounds out of this world, however 17 participants […]

Your grazing business may have untapped potential. Fitzroy Basin Association […]

Do you want to try a new technique in your […]

Amy and Richard Holcombe bought Kinma, a 1,610ha grazing operation […]

When Chris Hensley and his wife Nina bought Peak Vale […]

Do you live in Gladstone, Rockhampton or on the Capricorn […]

The Fitzroy Partnership for River Health today released its 2013-14 […]

Pre-service and in-service teachers from around Queensland will converge on […]

A new grazing pasture rundown demonstration site has been established […]

A new rehabilitation project will improve the condition and extent […]

Are you a grain grower wanting to learn more about […]

Fitzroy Partnership for River Health, a collective of organisations working […]

The annual Kinka Wetlands Discovery Morning is on again from […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. Chief Executive Paul Birch has today […]

Central Queensland is experiencing profound change in our communities, industries, […]

Today is World Wetlands Day. Wetlands are the unsung heroes […]

In late December, a group of neighbouring graziers in the […]

Emerald grain grower Rhys Daniels isn’t satisfied with meeting industry […]

The Fitzroy Partnership for River Health today released a comprehensive […]

In a first for the Fitzroy Basin, the Fitzroy Partnership […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Birch […]

With a long-held commitment to ongoing education and learning, Capella […]

The Fitzroy Floodplain wetlands are recognised as a wetland of […]

CQ graziers will learn practical and cutting edge techniques to […]

One of the region’s most spectacular locations will be open […]

Researchers have the invasive fish Tilapia firmly in their sight […]

A new way forward with the implementation of spray rig […]

With a lengthy and well-respected history in community conservation, 2012 […]

Humpback whales are arriving in Keppel Bay, near Yeppoon on […]

It is surprising to know there are almost 7,500 wetlands […]

Pasture productivity and rundown solutions for graziers will be tackled […]

It is ambitious and it is happening on beaches from […]

Tilapia, an invasive pest fish species has been found in […]

Instead of sitting on its hands the grazing industry in […]

Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. (FBA) will run another series of […]

Grazing BMP was the focus of attention for the wrong […]

Expressions of interest are being sought from land managers to […]

From humble beginnings in a small Victorian town to a […]

The Grazing Best Management Practices (Grazing BMP) program has reached […]

Although it’s only small, locally important Fig Tree Creek, which […]

In the late 1980s Alby Wooler was so impressed with […]

Central Queensland‘s leading natural resource management group, Fitzroy Basin Association […]

Clean Up Australia Day is synonymous with the spirit of […]

Important research into the nationally significant Robinson and Palm Tree […]

Central Queensland’s leading natural resource management group Fitzroy Basin Association […]

Almost $10M will be invested in the Fitzroy Basin in […]

With the wet season around the corner landholders are being […]

Unlocking the secrets behind productive soil is vital for a […]

Central Queensland’s leading natural resource management group Fitzroy Basin Association […]

Two reports were released today about the health of our […]

Queensland’s Regional Natural Resource Management Groups, including central Queensland’s leading […]

Social media is helping to harness the ancient oral history […]

The Moores Creek fish ladder has expanded the territory for […]

A team of dedicated scientists, land managers and conservationists are […]

The Fitzroy River Turtle, a vulnerable species only found in […]

Central Queensland will soon be covered by a network of […]

The Reef Plan Second Report Card, which shows encouraging progress […]

Central Queensland’s indigenous culture remains strong – with a number […]

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Appropriate fire management practices to help land managers plan hazard […]