INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE

Drones to monitoring the grazing impact of cattle vs kangaroos

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

Preview of monitoring results to be released in April

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.

Conceived and funded by the Queensland Government under the Natural Resources Investment Program the aspirational aim was for DCQ to develop and undertake works to stimulate artesian springs.

The increased cost of diesel, along with its health and environmental issues has long made it a target for replacement however there has been little opportunity in the past. We have been accelerating the adoption of many technologies including misting, and working with chemical companies as part of the assessment for release of new chemicals.

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.

At one of our work sites the DCQ field team and local landholders have been battling a huge infestation of rubber vine. This is the first time we have found a Koala in one of our work areas.

Drones to monitoring the grazing impact of cattle vs kangaroos

Controlling erosion and Pasture Rehabilitation: Daryl Hill gives practical demonstrations in workshops across the DCQ Region