GIDYEA THICKENING

Dec 7, 2022News, Videos

We talk to Doug and Lauren Tindall from Janet Downs and Gaza. They discuss the problems they are having with Gidyea Thickening, the commercial cost of the spread and what they do in an attempt to keep ahead of it.

The impact of tree thickening on sustainable pastural or environmental values is hard to define. Controlling the loss of pasture is made difficult by cost and access to government approvals. To those threatened, loss of pasture impacts on their economic sustainability.

Doug and Lauren share their concerns around Gidyea Encroachment.

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.

WATER QUALITY

This water quality project delivers a strategic approach to ensure clean water essential for community services. It also fosters improvements in waterway health.

Invasive Cactus

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

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.

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...

GIDYEA THICKENING

A New Way of Reading Country

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

Night parrot listed as ‘critically endangered’ as monitoring underway

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

More funding to cap and pipe bores announced for Queensland

WATER QUALITY

Invasive Cactus

Waddy Trees

GAZING AND GRAZING INTO THE FUTURE

LANDCARE

IS DIESEL BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST?

SEEDY BUSINESS

SUCCESS IN THE MAKING

THORNVILLE QUANDARY

THE TECH SAVY DESERT RAT