Regional NRM organisations share in $20.75M to protect the Reef

by Samantha Morris | Feb 20, 2023 | News

As part of the $270M Reef Water Quality Program, the Palaszczuk Government has announced an investment of $20.75 million over the next three years to help farmers reduce harmful run-off and improve productivity while protecting the Great Barrier Reef. The investment...

Using technology for NRM, conservation and production outcomes

by Samantha Morris | Feb 16, 2023 | News

Land management and conservation organisations are increasingly adopting cutting-edge technologies to transform landscapes and monitor land condition. Queensland’s NRM organisations are at the forefront of this work, using technology such as drones, LiDAR, satellite...

Supporting stronger soil health in Queensland’s Northern Gulf – Gulf Savannah NRM

by Samantha Morris | Dec 12, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

Gulf Savannah NRM’s successful Healthy Farming Futures project – funded by the Regional Landcare Partnership Program – is now in its fifth and final year. This project is aimed at improving soil health in the Northern Gulf. The region’s intensive agriculture is worth...

Green Connections in the Wet Tropics – Terrain NRM

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies

Terrain NRM has combined revegetation work, weed control, controlled burns and strategic partnerships with threatened species recovery groups and landholders – to protect, improve and connect important habitat. In the Wet Tropics region, this is also protecting...

Carp numbers down in Ramsar wetlands – Southern Queensland Landscapes

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

One of the world’s most invasive fish species is in decline in the internationally acclaimed Ramsar listed wetlands of Currawinya National Park in south west Queensland. Southern Queensland Landscapes, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and renowned aquatic...