INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE

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.

Welcome to the Desert Channels Group

The Desert Channels Group is comprised of three entities: Desert Channels Queensland; DC Solutions and The Desert Channels Foundation. Collectively we work towards future generations valuing and improving our unique landscape.

Desert Channels Queensland

… boosting production

Helping with the essentials so your business can thrive

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Desert Channels Foundation

… restoring habitat.

Mending the living fabric of the Outback.

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DC Solutions

… delivering services.

Innovative solutions that keep more money in your pocket.

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What’s happening?

Our latest news and events

Long term ecological monitoring trial

Drones to monitoring the grazing impact of cattle vs kangaroos

Ayrshire Downs field day

WaterTight 2027Project is well underway with landholders working hard to get flowing bores throughout the region capped and piped by 2027

Camel herd monitoring

Preview of monitoring results to be released in April

Spring Monitoring

At one of our main spring recovery sites we now have over 72% of the rubber vine removed thanks to the hard work of our DCQ field team and landholders.

Vale Vaughan Johnson OAM

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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.

KEEPING UP WITH THE CAMELIDS

In August 2022 we fitted our camel herd with GPS ear tags to track their movements within their paddock of prickles and match this to ground based monitoring. This is a transfer of knowledge from our on-farm technology program and gives you a look at this type of...

BRICKWORK

Landholders working on improving degraded country, by trapping water.

FAST TRACK TO RECOVERY

John Wearing trialled seeding of Mitchell grass.

Camel herd monitoring

Preview of monitoring results to be released in April

Spring Monitoring

At one of our main spring recovery sites we now have over 72% of the rubber vine removed thanks to the hard work of our DCQ field team and landholders.

Ayrshire Downs field day

WaterTight 2027Project is well underway with landholders working hard to get flowing bores throughout the region capped and piped by 2027

GAZING AND GRAZING INTO THE FUTURE

A project dedicated to assisting the progression of the grazing industry into the future is one that deserves close attention and support from all involved in the industry. One of 10 projects under the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation Program...

SEEDY BUSINESS

Sometimes, even mother nature needs a hand. Having perfected cost-effective control of invasive Prickly Acacia, we have moved on to seeding key treated areas to turbo charge the recovery of the native grasses that have been decimated by this weed.

SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

We’re fortunate in our region to have landholders willing to try things, and it’s even more wonderful when their endeavours start to show results. The journey for John Wearing as he’s trialled seeding of Mitchell grass has been an interesting one, and you can see some...

THE TECH SAVY DESERT RAT

iPad’s 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.

Recent Projects

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WaterTight

WaterTight

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

PRICKLY ACACIA ERADICATION

PRICKLY ACACIA ERADICATION

Funded by the Commonwealth Government, the project aims to improve property planning to ensure that the current threats to springs are reduced.

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT WRAPS UP

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT WRAPS UP

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

GOOD NEIGHBOUR PROGRAM

GOOD NEIGHBOUR PROGRAM

Supporting the Barcaldine Regional Council to deliver this community based approach to help reduce the spread of prickly acacia.

LANDCARE

LANDCARE

Funded by the Commonwealth Government, the project aims to improve property planning to ensure that the current threats to springs are reduced.

PACT

PACT

Funded by the Commonwealth Government, the project aims to improve property planning to ensure that the current threats to springs are reduced.

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