by David Wosner | Jul 2, 2020 | 2020, Latest News, RCP20, Sugarcane
Cane grower Leon Franchina Cane grower reduces pumping costs Burdekin cane grower Leon Franchina’s efforts to improve the efficiency of irrigation water use are paying off.Mr Franchina has modified his irrigation practices and technology used on his farm resulting in...
by David Wosner | Jul 1, 2020 | 2020, Biodiversity, Latest News, RWQ18, Wetlands
Merryplain Creek before weed removal work last year Merryplain Creek during weed removal work last year Plantation Creek weed removal works to reduce flood and fire risk Work will begin in early July to remove aquatic weed Typha, commonly known as Cumbungi or...
by David Wosner | Jun 24, 2020 | 2020, Latest News, LDC
Isabel and Garry Sloan, Hillview, near Scottville. Scottville landscape remediation works pay off Small-scale land remediation efforts by graziers from six properties at Scottville (near Collinsville) are paying dividends. Landholders treated site-specific erosion...
by David Wosner | Jun 23, 2020 | 2020, Biodiversity, Latest News, NCS18
Townsville coastal plain Frilled-neck lizard ( Chlamydosaurus kingii) Conservation Action Planning to support communities to manage country The 146,000 square kilometre Burdekin Dry Tropics region features tropical savanna, woodlands and grasslands, mountainous...
by . | Jun 15, 2020 | 2020, BSP18, Latest News
BEFORE AFTER NQ Dry Tropics Project Officer Thijs Krugers gives a thumbs-up in recognition of the work done by the cochineal bug in a patch of drooping prickly pear that was threatening beach scrub at King’s Beach. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Senior...
by David Wosner | Jun 9, 2020 | 2020, Latest News, RWQ18
During construction of a similar structure on Saltwater Creek last year. Matt Moore (Catchment Solutions) & Jared Moss (Lower Burdekin Water) double check height of rock ridges before pouring concrete. New automated gates and fishways to improve efficiency &...
