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Lake Pleasant – Building Drought Resilience Trial

Building Drought Resilience Through Soil Health - Queensland Trial

At the end of 2020, Justine and Matt McLeod’s property, Lake Pleasant became the home of a large-scale soil experiment that hopes to change the future of farming by focusing on drought resilience. Experimenting with 96 plots, the trial is monitoring the impact of different rates of organic changes, fertilisers and plant species by tracking soil health, water efficiency, plant health, yield and profitability. Through this monitoring, the experiment will compare the profitability of conventional and regenerative farming methods while also measuring the changes in soil health and yield. Ultimatlely the trial hopes to find solutions that decrease reliance on water and artificial inputs while sustaining profits. The Future Drought Fund project was funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

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27/06/2023

Central Queensland’s Sustainability Strategy 2023

Central Queensland's Sustainability Strategy 2023

Established four decades ago, the CQSS2030 is a cornerstone strategy for Fitzroy Basin Association and the broader central Queensland region – informing strategic and on-ground action. The strategy reflects the interests and priorities of CQ people and is a powerful tool and opportunity to influence how regional natural assets are managed.

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04/04/2023

Bringing back the endangered bridled nail-tailed wallaby at Taunton National Park (Scientific) through effective predator control

Bringing back the endangered bridled nail-tailed wallaby at Taunton National Park (Scientific) through effective predator control

The study found that native species conservation in fox-free environments is possible without the need for predator-proof fences and the ongoing maintenance costs.

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31/01/2022

Grazing Resilience and Sustainable Solutions (GRASS) program Case Study

Glengarry Case Study

With early COVID-19 restrictions obliging them to stay home, Greg and Connie Leighton of Glengarry reflected on the disruption as an opportunity to put some spare time into strategic thinking, planning and execution which has paid them back generously in less than 12 months.

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19/04/2021

Team Turtle Seasonal Report

Team Turtle CQ 2019-20 Summary Report

The following report was produced by Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) with the assistance of Karl French, through funding received for Team Turtle CQ – proudly supported by the Queensland Government – Queensland Citizen Science Grants, and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. The report, or any part of it, must not, directly or indirectly, be used, distributed, printed or copied without prior written consent from FBA.

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30/10/2020

2019 – 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Highlights

National Landcare Program 2019-2020 Highlights

We are proud to share our major sustainable agricultural wins achieved over the 2019-2020 financial year through the Australian Government's National Landcare program.

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10/09/2020

2019 – 2020 Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator Highlights

National Landcare Program 2019-2020 Highlights

We are proud to share the major wins achieved by our Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator over the 2019-2020 financial year through the Australian Government's National Landcare program.

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10/09/2020

2019 – 2020 Enhancing Threatened Ecological Communities Highlights

National Landcare Program 2019-2020 Highlights

We are proud to share our major Enhanced Threatened Ecological Communities wins achieved by over the 2019-2020 financial year through the Australian Government's National Landcare program.

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10/09/2020

2019 – 2020 Community Participation Highlights

National Landcare Program 2019-2020 Highlights

We are proud to share our major community wins achieved over the 2019-2020 financial year through the Australian Government's National Landcare program.

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10/09/2020