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Annual Report 2023-24
Our 2023-24 Annual Report contains updates from onground projects across the region, our statewide election campaign ‘Nurturing Nature: Cultivating Culture’ and outputs from a range of statewide and national programs and partnerships.
LNP Promise $117.84 million boost for regional NRM
The LNP in Queensland has promised a $117.84 million boost to regional natural resource management to deliver massive outcomes for the environment and the economy.
Cassowary Credits – generating income for landholders restoring rainforest
A new scheme will allow investors to earn credits and landholders to create an income from the restoration and protection of Wet Tropics rainforest.
Reducing streambank erosion – Mackay Whitsunday
A six-year Reef program, which ran until 2023, successfully combated stream bank erosion in the Mackay Whitsunday region. This program, in partnership with 31 agricultural properties, coordinated by regional NRM organisation Reef Catchments, managed to significantly...
Lower Burdekin cane growers improve Great Barrier Reef water quality
Cane growers in the Lower Burdekin are having a positive impact on water quality flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.
ENVESTOR launched for Southeast Queensland
A new SEQ initiative will drive investment in landscape-scale restoration activities, delivering outcomes for the region’s environment as well as for Australian and international investors.
Improved riparian vegetation across 99,402ha of Gulf Rivers
The Gulf Rivers Riparian Improvement Project resulted in the improved condition of native vegetation over 99,402ha of land as well as the installation of 192km of riparian fencing and weeds control over 1500ha.
Protecting vulnerable and endangered turtles on Cape York
Over the past 10 years, the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance has reduced turtle nest predation from over 90 per cent to as low as 10 per cent for Olive ridley, Flatback, Hawksbill and Green turtle nesting sites.
Successful bare ground recovery of 66,000ha in south-western Queensland
More than 66,000 ha of prime agricultural land is in improved land condition thanks to the efforts of Southern Queensland Landscapes and 36 land managers engaged in a bare ground recovery program.
Regional communities welcome $140 million boost to Queensland’s nature fund
Queensland’s regional NRM organisations have applauded the promise of a $140 million investment in Queensland’s natural capital.
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