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Outback floods send tonnes of mud sliding towards Lake Eyre

Outback floods send tonnes of mud sliding towards Lake Eyre Receding floodwaters have revealed the scale of environmental damage that could cost tens of millions of dollars in recovery efforts, Desert Channels Queensland’s CEO says. Fast-flowing floodwaters have...

What is the grazing impact of cattle vs kangaroos?

What is the grazing impact of cattle vs kangaroos? A long-term ecological trial. Recently, Desert Channels Queensland has been trying to tackle a question that has long-vexed landholders in our region: what exactly is the grazing impact of cattle versus kangaroos? To...

BRICKWORK: AN EROSION SOLUTION

BRICKWORK: AN EROSION SOLUTION What do you do with bare-ground country? That’s the question that’s top-of-mind for many landholders from Muttaburra to Windorah, from Boulia to Urandangi, who have been working on improving degraded country in Western...

FAST TRACK TO RECOVERY

FAST TRACK TO RECOVERY John Wearing’s hard work is starting to pay off, big time!   The journey for John as he’s trialled seeding of Mitchell grass has been an interesting one. He seeded a range of grass types, including Mitchell grass, to a variety of depths in...

GIDYEA THICKENING

GIDYEA THICKENING 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...