For the last decade NQ DRY TROPICS has been working with people to improve our environment
In the last five yearswe have helped graziers install136 watering points toprotect waterways
Improved 130,000 hectares of grazing land in theBurdekin region
Protected104,000 hectaresof wildlife corridors
Improved the environmental sustainability of 40,000 hectares of sugar, fruit and vegetable farms
Protected25 hectaresof coastal vegetation
Reduced the use of fertiliser on20,000 hectares of farmland near theGreat Barrier Reef
Improvedthe quality of soil on15,000 hectaresof land in the dry tropics region
We have removed barriersto fish movement along5,000 kilometresof creeks and rivers
We have helped over90 families in semi-urban areasto protect native plants in their backyard
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:
Coastal Birds of the Burdekin Dry Tropics
Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics
What am I, Native Frog or Cane Toad?
Woodland Birds of the Burdekin Dry Tropics
Annual Report 2009/2010
Annual Community Report 2008/2009
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
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:
Is the Australian and Queensland Government's Reef Plan succeeding in what it set out to achieve?
