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NQ Dry Tropics is an independent, not-for-profit, natural resource management (NRM) organisation supporting communities in the Burdekin Dry Tropics region to sustainably manage land, water, soil, plants, and animals.
Formed in 2002, we are a trusted partner to landholders, Traditional Owners, science and industry bodies, community groups and government.
We improve the health of land and water ecosystems, so current and future generations can enjoy the benefits they provide.
We support and empower graziers to improve all aspects of their grazing enterprise, for better productivity, sustainability and drought resilience.
We partner with landholders, and technical and engineering experts, to repair eroded landscapes and minimise sediment runoff to the Great Barrier Reef.
We support Traditional Owner leadership in natural resource management, including reviving cultural knowledge and connection to Country.
We support Burdekin sugar cane growers to adopt improved management practices for a more sustainable and productive farming future.
NQ Dry Tropics acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of land and sea country across the Burdekin Dry Tropics region, and pay our sincere respect to the Elders past and present. We acknowledge and pay respect to the Warrungnu, Nywaigi, Manbarra, Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Gugu Badhun, Gudjala, Juru, Birriah, Gia, Widi, Jangga, Wangan and Jagalingou, Bidjara, Yirendali, and Iningai Traditional Owner groups and celebrate the diversity and knowledge of the regional community where we live, work and continue to learn.
NQ Dry Tropics is a natural resource management (NRM) leader operating across the 146,000 km² Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM region (see map), which connects the Great Dividing Range to the Great Barrier Reef.
Since 2002 we have successfully delivered projects to improve the condition of natural resources, alongside a wide network of community, corporate and government partners.
Our work is wide-ranging and includes:
We lead outstanding projects that:
This work is essential to the long-term health, prosperity, and liveability of our region.
Sustainable NRM will help ensure regional economies benefit from healthy primary industries, and communities are more resilient to the impacts of natural disasters. Protecting the region’s spectacular natural assets, including two World Heritage areas, an internationally-recognised wetland system, forests, creeks, and rangelands, will support a vibrant tourism industry, and enable locals and visitors to enjoy activities like fishing, swimming, diving, bushwalking and bird watching.
Find out more about Where we work.
Partnership is key to everything we do. For more than 20 years, NQ Dry Tropics has nurtured strong cross-sector partnerships with landholders and land managers, Traditional Owners, community landcare groups, industry, scientists, and all levels of government.
Their knowledge, experience and perspectives help shape our projects, ensuring they effectively address often complex environmental challenges to deliver lasting, impactful results.
Our staff also regularly lead, or contribute to, planning initiatives involving groups who share our vision of healthy landscapes and thriving communities in the Burdekin Dry Tropics.
