We are Desert Channels

A community-based natural resource management body working to ensure a sustainable social, economic and environmental future for the Queensland section of the Lake Eyre Basin.

Queensland Floods 2025

Free-of-charge property mapping and other support for landholders impacted by 2025 floods.

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Investing in our future.

We partner with landholders, government and communities to ensure the long-term sustainability and condition of our region’s soil, water, pasture, biodiversity and natural resources.

Land Condition

Land Condition

Restoring and revegetating bare ground country that has been barren for decades.

Feral Pigs

Feral Pigs

Feral pigs devastate environmental, livestock and natural resources, and only a targeted and coordinated control effort will keep numbers down for good.

Invasive Cactus

Invasive Cactus

Cactus weeds have become more aggressive in our region due to climate shifts, drought and rainfall variability.

Springs

Springs

Lying beneath parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales, the Great Artesian Basin, (GAB) is Australia’s largest groundwater basin and one of the largest underground freshwater resources in the world.

Waddy Trees

Waddy Trees

Occurring in isolated populations on the fringe of the Simpson Desert in inland Australia, the Waddi tree is one of the country’s rarest trees.

Watertight

Watertight

The Queensland Government has established the WaterTight program to be carried out by the Natural Resource Management groups

Resources & News

Night parrot listed as ‘critically endangered’ as monitoring underway

An elusive, rare parrot in the Desert Channels region that was once thought to be extinct.

Free water quality testing of bores, springs in Western Queensland

Over the next 12 months, DCQ can test your bore or spring water quality at no cost.

Photos: Fast-moving bushfires a ‘real possibility’ in Western Qld this season

The Qld Rural Fire Service is concerned fires will be more dangerous than usual.

More funding to cap and pipe bores announced for Queensland

Up to 90% of your estimated eligible project costs could be covered.

Emu chicks hatch and reveal ‘extraordinary’ role of emu dads

A rare moment caught on camera – emu chicks hatch in Western Queensland.

THORNVILLE QUANDARY

When pastures don’t return as expected.

More wildlife, biodiversity detected at emerging springs

The latest monitoring at our emerging springs sites have revealed a few “surprises”.

Emu chicks hatch and reveal ‘extraordinary’ role of emu dads

A rare moment caught on camera – emu chicks hatch in Western Queensland.

Lambs Tail or Mulla Mulla? Wildflowers bloom in Western Qld

It may look like just another pretty wildflower, but it’s quietly transforming outback soils.

CITIZEN SCIENCE A WRAP

This project aims to build community understanding for our local environment and to spark an interest in science.

KEEPING UP WITH THE CAMELIDS

After fitting our camel herd with GPS ear tags, results have begun to trickle in.

TAKE HEED OF WEED SEED

A message for locals and tourists on weed seed spread.

SEEDY BUSINESS

Sometimes, even mother nature needs a hand. Having perfected Prickly Acacia control, we have begun seeding work to “turbo charge” pasture recovery.

SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

With the summer rain, plants are now leaping out of the ground.

THE TECH SAVY DESERT RAT

iPads are not just toys for us. They’ve become critical tools in recording our data and helping us to refine our mapping.

EDGBASTON GOBY MAKING A COMEBACK

A rare and threatened species, the Edgbaston Goby is making a comeback thanks to a new wetland built with funding from the DCQ Foundation.

PHOTOS: A DRIVE-BY GALLERY

The spectacle of a winter wildflower season.

Desert Channels Queensland is supported by the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme and the Queensland Government