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

significant

Animals of Our Region

Many iconic Australian animals such as the frilled-neck lizard, eastern grey kangaroo, koala, Irwin’s turtle, black flying fox and the northern hairy nosed wombat are native to the Burdekin dry tropics region.

Pests of Our Region

Many animals have adapted easily to this region. Some of the pest animals identified by NQ Dry Tropics are significant because they are threats to agriculture. According to local governments in our region rabbits, wild dogs and feral pigs are most concerning. Foxes, feral cats and locusts follow closely behind.

Plants of our region

Close to 4,000 plant species have been recorded in the dry tropics. This is a snapshot of some indigenous plants you can expect to see.

When it comes to trees, eucalypts, acacias and melaleucas dominate the landscape.

Some of the common eucalypt species from Greenvale to Alpha are; Moreton Bay ash, narrow-leafed ironbark, poplar gum, long-fruited bloodwood, Reid River box and silver-leafed ironbark.