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Fitzroy River Turtle
Protecting Fitzroy River Turtle's Nests
Fitzroy Basin Association's (FBA) Cassandra Tracey and Greening Australia's Kymberly Robinson sharing the Fitzroy River Turtle story. Over 190 nests have been projected, more than double the previous year's result. This project is supported by Fitzroy Basin Assoication Inc through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme and the Santos GLNG project.
08/03/2017
Fish hotels
Yeppen Lagoon Fish Hotels
The Yeppen Lagoon had limited submerged large woody debris, which is necessary to provide both an important food source as well as habitat for the lagoon’s native freshwater fish. With the help of Rockhampton Regional Council, providing access to the site and through funding from the Australian Government’s Reef Programme, FBA installed 10 new fish hotels as habitat for juvenille fish. The hotels consist of interconnected and stacked hardwood log towers in one of the Fitzroy Floodplains largest and deepest lagoons, the Yeppen Lagoon. This project was supported by Fitzroy Basin Association, through the Australian Government's Reef Programme.
07/03/2017
Graziers lead by example through proactive planning
Graziers lead by example through proactive planning
Being able to easily demonstrate that they are managing their grazing enterprise in a way that protects the environment, ensures their cattle are healthy and meets workplace health and safety obligations was a driving factor for Richard and Adele Acton’s decision to complete Grazing Best Management Practice (Grazing BMP) and become Accredited Producers.
06/07/2016
Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan
Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan
The Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP:2015) has been developed to improve water quality in the Fitzroy Basin to protect the Great Barrier Reef. WQIP:2015 will cover the Fitzroy Basin and coastal catchments (Styx, Shoalwater, Waterpark Creek, Boyne and Calliope) as well as adjacent marine waters. The plan sets water quality targets for the region, identifies priority areas to undertake works and recommends management actions to improve water quality. It will guide investments in our region to improve water quality and help restore the health of the Reef. WQIP:2015 has been developed by Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. through funding from the Australian Government's Reef Programme. Check out the video to learn more and visit the website www.fba.org.au/wqip
31/01/2016
Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan – Environment
Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan - Environment
The Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP:2015) has been developed to improve water quality in the Fitzroy Basin to protect the Great Barrier Reef. WQIP:2015 will cover the Fitzroy Basin and coastal catchments (Styx, Shoalwater, Waterpark Creek, Boyne and Calliope) as well as adjacent marine waters. The plan sets water quality targets for the region, identifies priority areas to undertake works and recommends management actions to improve water quality. It will guide investments in our region to improve water quality and help restore the health of the Reef. Priority neighbourhood catchments for ecosystem repair have been identified to help target investments. Ecosystem repair actions include improving fish passage past in-stream barriers like weirs, restoring and protecting wetlands and riparian vegetation. WQIP:2015 has been developed by Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. through funding from the Australian Government's Reef Programme.
05/01/2016
Pasture rundown case study
Addressing pasture rundown Tailored support makes legume trials possible
The Christies produce organically certified beef, and want to use sustainable and environmentally friendly practices while ensuring their enterprise is financially viable. They are committed to keeping abreast of industry improvements and Brett attended a Pasture Rundown workshop hosted by Capricornia Catchments in October 2014 before completing Grazing Best Management Practices (Grazing BMP) in September 2015.
01/01/2016
Legume trials
Soil tests and tailored support help provide pasture rundown solutions
Annie and Rob Donoghue lead Barranga Grazing, a family-owned beef cattle operation that runs an aggregation of four properties covering 47,700 hectares throughout the Bauhinia district. Over time, they have noticed a gradual decrease in the condition of their pastures.
01/01/2016
Machinery innovation case study
Wandoan hay grower builds novel solution to achieve zero till goals
Moving towards zero till cultivation can involve some challenges; however, for John Little the practice change meant developing a novel solution never before seen in central Queensland.
01/01/2016
Flooding disaster leads to property re-design and resilience
Flooding disaster leads to property re-design and resilience
In the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, it would have been easy for husband and wife team Dave and Leonie Paish to be overwhelmed by the rebuilding work needed to restore their dairy operations at Velvet Waters.
07/07/2015
