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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Paddock to Reef Monitoring

Refrigerated sampler that takes water from paddock run-off Is the Australian and Queensland Government's Reef Plan succeeding in what it set out to achieve?

This question is being answered by a program called Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting.

Its role is to monitor:

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The Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting program monitors whether the funding improvements made by Reef Rescue and the Reef Protection Package are making significant enough improvements to our water.

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