Slow the flow

Slow the flow

Burdekin Major Integrated Project — Gully Maintenance and Monitoring at RIVERVIEW Erosion repair close to property boundary succeeds in holding water The site (Completed 2020) Erosion repair works were undertaken at a multi-branched gully in black soil.  This...
Tried and true

Tried and true

Burdekin Major Integrated Project — Gully Maintenance and Monitoring at EXEVALE Successful application of familiar technique halts gully erosion The Site (Completed 2020) Erosion repair works aimed to halt an active 2m deep gully located at the base of a small hill...
Healing gullies

Healing gullies

Get those small problem gullies repaired for FREE! NQ Dry Tropics’ Healing Country team can help landholders tackle small-scale erosion before it develops into a bigger problem. The team uses non-mechanical methods where fragile soils mean machines aren’t the best...
Virtual fencing

Virtual fencing

Trialling technology that helps build grazing drought resilience NQ Dry Tropics has been awarded a Future Drought Fund grant to conduct a five-year trial into testing the efficacy of drought resilient grazing strategies in the Burdekin region. The Virtually Fence Free...
Working Dogs

Working Dogs

Moving cattle in a calm, controlled manner is an art… and dogs are the experts Neil McDonald demonstrating how moving a mob of cattle can be as easy as “follow the leader” if people, cattle and dogs understand each other. Educate people, then...
Natural balance crucial

Natural balance crucial

Everything’s connected… and balance is crucial The track through the softwood scrub patch on Jervoise Station slated for an upgrade to improve access… and management. Jervoise Station grazier Kerry Jonsson is keen to fight a fire. It’s in an...