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Find the latest events, workshops, and field days happening across the region. Our calendar changes throughout the year, so be sure to sign up to our newsletter to receive alerts for upcoming events.

Long Term Trial Virtual Fencing Field Day

22 October, 8.30am-1pm
Spyglass Beef Research Facility,
Gregory Development Road

• Hear from producers already using virtual fencing.
• CQU’s Professor Mark Trotter will speak about new and emerging precision livestock technology.
• Update on the Long Term Virtual Fencing Trial.

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Pests and weeds forum – Collinsville

15 October, Collinsville Golf Club, 9am-4pm

NQ Dry Tropics and the Whitsunday Regional Council invite landholders to a Weed and Pest forum to help co-ordinate control efforts.

Topics for discussion include:

  • Feral deer and wild pig control.
  • Pest plants.
  • Priority pests.
  • Emerging threats.

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Organise the workshops YOU want to see

Free whoa boy workshops

Organise neighbours and friends to get a willing crowd together and we’ll do the rest!

Learn to plan, position and mark out whoa boys that work.

Soil Conservation Officer Bernie Claussen.

FREE Maps & Apps workshop

Get a crowd of 10 or more together in your area and NQ Dry Tropics Senior Grazing Officer Brad Martin will organise a FREE Maps & Apps workshop for you and your mates.

Senior Grazing Field Officer Brad Martin.

Keep up to date

Keep up to date with what’s going on in the NQ Dry Tropics Natural Resource Management region.

You will find the latest news here and you can subscribe to our newsletters — the Grit and Prime Cuts — to ensure you never miss an event or an opportunity.

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