For the last decade
NQ DRY TROPICS
has been working with people to
improve our environment

In the last five years
we have helped graziers install
136 watering points to
protect waterways

Improved
130,000 hectares
of grazing land in the
Burdekin region

Protected
104,000 hectares
of wildlife corridors

Improved the environmental sustainability of
40,000 hectares
of sugar, fruit and vegetable farms

Protected
25 hectares
of coastal vegetation

Reduced the use of fertiliser on
20,000 hectares of farmland near the
Great Barrier Reef

Improved
the quality of soil on
15,000 hectares
of land in the dry tropics region

We have removed barriers
to fish movement along
5,000 kilometres
of creeks and rivers

We have helped over
90 families in semi-urban areas
to protect native plants in their backyard

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Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan

The Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan aims to reduce the sediment and agricultural chemicals going into creeks, rivers and the ocean.

The Plan is detailed in a comprehensive book for landholders and stakeholders interested in water quality in the Burdekin. It looks at the current condition of the region’s 48 sub-catchments and the best management practices for grazing and sugar lands within these.

It also lists targets and priorities such as by 2018, 80% of sugar land has best practice herbicide management.

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How to use the Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan Catchment Atlas

Because of its physical size, cost and the need to maintain an up-to-date resource, the Burdekin WQIP Catchment Atlas has been published electronically.

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Water Quality Improvement Plan - Catchment Atlas

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