FIGHTING RUBBER VINE

Sep 28, 2020News, Videos

In 2020, Scott and Jody Murray from Uanda near Prairie made a stand against the invasion of rubber vine that was turbocharged by the catastrophic North Queensland floods of 2019.

With the assistance of DCQ, and funding from the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, the invasive weed was treated with a mister in winter and in August the dead rubber vine was burned to kill off seeds and get rid of the strangling vine.

But the Murrays know it will be a long process to stop the spread.

A New Way of Reading Country

In a Mitchell grass paddock in western Queensland, Desert Channels Queensland project officers trialled a new approach to land condition monitoring. Using the Land Condition Assessment Tool (LCAT) for the first time on Greening the Outback 3 participating properties,...

How poly-pipe squares help assess land ‘bio-condition’ over time

A square plays a important role in capturing changes in NRM condition for several projects in the DCQ region.

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.

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.

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...

Invasive Cactus

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

Watertight

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

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.

Prickly Acacia

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

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.

SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

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

THORNVILLE QUANDARY

When pastures don’t return as expected.

SEEDY BUSINESS

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

IS DIESEL BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST?

The increased cost of diesel, along with its health and environmental issues, has opened the door for a new kind of herbicide.

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