by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
Six regional NRM organisations will deliver projects to improve the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef, as part of the Australian Government’s $200 million Landscape Repair Program. Funded projects will help to reduce sediment reaching Reef catchments...
by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
Koalas are iconic. But they’re also a species in peril. In 2022, the status of the koala changed from vulnerable to endangered. While the change in status is alarming, it also means an increased level of protection for the species. Queensland’s koala populations are...
by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
The construction of six fishways has removed barriers to migrating juvenile fish, opening up 100km of creek and river systems between Tully and Townsville. Fishways are a relatively new innovation in the region and consist of a series of underwater stairs for fish,...
by Steve Titman | Feb 19, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
The Virtually Fencing Free project, funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, aims to drive large-scale adoption of drought-resilient grazing strategies across all remote Northern Australian cattle properties. The five-year pilot project is...
by Steve Titman | Feb 19, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
Queensland is a global biodiversity hotspot—home to more than half of Australia’s native species. Some of these species are found nowhere else in the world. Yet, some of these precious plants and animals are at risk of extinction, with natural events such as...