Two important tenets a part of Landholders Driving Change
Other Land Managers
LDC is continuing to encourage non-graziers who manage or use land in the BBB to get involved with the project so it can truly be a whole-of-catchment effort.
Although 92 per cent of the land in the BBB is used for grazing, other areas include national parks, state forests and coal mines.
Four local councils operate in the catchment, which also features major infrastructure such as power transmission lines, local and main roads, and rail lines.
A key aim is to develop a successful model for effectively engaging with non-agricultural land managers that could be used in other catchments.
The project is looking at ways to best do this while capitalising on the success of past engagement.
This case study showcases a roadside water quality monitoring project undertaken by the LDC project in partnership with Whitsunday Regional Council (WRC).
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Policy Engagement
Providing clarity of Queensland’s Vegetation Management laws continue to be a focus of the Policy Engagement activity area in 2024.
Workshops and forums will be held to deliver first-hand information about the legislative responsibilities for landholders (and their contractors) to ensure compliance with legislation.
It is also important for landholders to get accurate and current information on how to manage a property within the laws including preparation for, or recovery from, natural disasters, maintaining fire breaks, managing encroachment, installing property infrastructure and weed control.
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The aim of the Policy Engagement activity area is to support graziers to better understand regulatory requirements, and works with the government to explore opportunities for reviewing how regulations and policies operate.
It also supports graziers to comment on proposed regulations during public consultation opportunities, and coordinates engagement between landholders and government on policy and regulatory issues.
The LDC project is working with the LDC project panel, BBB graziers make up 50 percent, to determine other relevant policy and regulatory issues that could impact landholders in the BBB catchment. LDC will then facilitate engagement between relevant stakeholders.
Pictured is a case study outlining previous work undertaken in Policy Engagement.
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A site on Exmoor Road, identified as a potentialrick area.
An erosion area about 100m from a road, but the head of the gully is moving towards the road every wet season.
Roadside drain on Exmoor Road.