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Dec 7, 2022Featured, News, Videos

The Delahunty family, in Queensland’s Muttaburra Region, have done an impressive job tackling the spread of Prickly Acacia – a major threat to native rangelands.

But after five years, Peter and Mark Delahunty found their native Mitchell Grass pastures were not returning as fast as expected.

In this video, Mark and Peter share their journey and the steps they’ve taken to reseed country in Western Queensland, Australia.

Feral Pigs

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

Land Condition

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

Invasive Cactus

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

Prickly Acacia

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

Emergency Plan

The BANC Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan outlines preparedness response and recovery actions for each asset with the aim of reducing the impact of catastrophic events.

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.

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.

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