Ensuring the efficacy
of NRM delivery
The Strategy and Partnerships team works to establish and maintain community and industry alliances to support regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) delivery.
The team works closely with Traditional Owner groups to increase indigenous capacity and participation in NRM.
Landcare and community groups are major partners, and we focus on developing their skills and abilities to deliver effective on ground works.
We are responsible for updating the Burdekin Regional NRM Plan, which provides strategic direction and is based on thorough community consultation.
We also lead and coordinate monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement within NQ Dry Tropics, which helps program and project managers to judge the impact, appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of their projects and programs.
MONITORING TRAINING… Pictured, from left, at the Traditional Owners VegCAT training workshop at the Learning Hub on Mt Pleasant Station are, from left:
PROJECTS
Engaging Traditional Owners
NQ Dry Tropics works in partnership with regional Traditional Owner groups to build their capacity to care for their country and to in corporate their knowledge into NRM strategy.
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Sustainable Ag Facilitator
Peter Arthofer, Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator (SAF) for the Burdekin NRM region, provides extension services to increase uptake of climate smart practices.
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Cultural burning
NQ Dry Tropics’ Cultural Fire Management for Grazing Landscapes project demonstrates how cultural fire can improve grazing land by controlling invasive weeds and bringing back native pastures.
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Virtually Fence Free
The Virtually Fence Free project is a major trial aimed at improving drought resilience for North Queensland graziers operating remote rangeland enterprises.
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REGRARIANS AT ULCANBAH: Pictured, from left, are: Darren Doherty with Ashley House, NQ Dry Tropics Regional Landcare Facilitator Peter Arthofer, and host Robert Hollingsworth at the Ulcanbah Station Regrarians Workshop
FIRE MANAGEMENT, JERVOISE STATION… pictured, from left, are: Director NQ Dry Tropics Richard Hoolihan (Gugu-Badhun); CEO NQ Dry Tropics Scott Crawford; Firesticks Alliance Victor Steffensen; Harry Gertz (Gugu-Badhun); and Jervoise Station grazier Greg Jonsson.
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