NQ Dry Tropics, formerly Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM, is a
community based, not-for-profit company. It was established in 2002
to deliver land and water management activities and enhance the
community’s involvement in those issues throughout the
region.
The Burdekin Dry Tropics region covers an
area of 140,000 square kilometres with about 210,000 residents. The
majority of those people live in Townsville (over 160,000) and
other rural centres such as Charters Towers, Ayr, Home Hill, Bowen,
the lower Burdekin towns, Collinsville, as well as the Alpha and
Clermont districts. Away from the major centres the region is very
sparsely populated.
The majority of our funding comes under the new Australian
Government Caring for Our Country
Programme, announced in March 2008. Caring for our Country
Programme will bring together delivery of a raft of Australian
Government programs into an integrated package with one clear goal,
a business approach to investment, clearly articulated outcomes and
priorities and improved accountability.
NQ Dry Tropics board members are drawn from traditional owner
groups, local government, the sciences and the community.
Burdekin Solutions Ltd. , trading as NQ Dry Tropics, has two state
government advisors; an Australian Government advisor; and, a Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority advisor.
Membership in Burdekin Solutions Ltd. is open to the
community.
Burdekin Solutions ABN 18 101 770 601
