practices

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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Rangelands

Rangeland describes land that is expansive and that hasn’t experienced a large amount of change from European settlement.

Australia’s outback is mainly rangeland country – that’s 80 per cent of our landscape – while more than 90 per cent of the area within NQ Dry Tropics is rangeland that’s privately owned or leased for cattle grazing.

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Coastal Agriculture

Water Quality and Sugar


NQ Dry Tropics has a number of publications to help cane farmers improve water quality on their farms.

Reef Rescue ABCD Framework Brochure - Sugar

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Contact Us

NQ Dry Tropics

Phone: 07 4724 3544
Fax:     07 4724 3577
Email:  info@nqdrytropics.com.au

Staff email addresses: firstname.lastname@nqdrytropics.com.au

Street Address

2 McIlwraith St
Townsville, Qld 4810

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Funding for Graziers

Water quality improvement grants

 

Funding for the Reef Rescue Water Quality Improvement Grants has been fully expended. 

Please check back for future funding opportunities.

If you wish to speak to a Field Officer for further information please ring (07) 47243544

 

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Creating a Property Management Plan

Property management plans act as business plans and are useful for keeping track of natural resources on properties, property design and management practices.

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Semi-rural landholders - Healthy Habitat

NQ Dry Tropics

Looking after land and water within the Townsville Coastal Plains

Semi-rural landholders

Creating Healthy Habitats through property management support:

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Funding and support

Helping you look after your backyard

NQ Dry Tropics funds a range of environmental activities within the Burdekin dry tropics region. We currently offer funding and support for the following groups:

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