Protecting the Great Barrier Reef by reducing soil loss

by Samantha Morris | Sep 5, 2024 | Nature Positive, News, Nurturing Nature Cultivating Culture

Completed in June, 2024 with nearly $20 million invested through the Reef Trust Partnership, the Fitzroy Water Quality Program had an ambitious goal: to prevent 50,000 tonnes of fine sediment from the Fitzroy River Basin entering the Reef’s waters every year. A series...

Managing fire on Country: Traditional burning in contemporary land management

by Samantha Morris | Feb 27, 2024 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis

With the support of the Australian Government’s Regional Land Partnerships Program, Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), the regional NRM organisation for Central Queensland, collaborated with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Darambul Elders to share knowledge...

Regional NRM organisations share in $20.75M to protect the Reef

by Samantha Morris | Feb 20, 2023 | News

As part of the $270M Reef Water Quality Program, the Palaszczuk Government has announced an investment of $20.75 million over the next three years to help farmers reduce harmful run-off and improve productivity while protecting the Great Barrier Reef. The investment...

Using technology for NRM, conservation and production outcomes

by Samantha Morris | Feb 16, 2023 | News

Land management and conservation organisations are increasingly adopting cutting-edge technologies to transform landscapes and monitor land condition. Queensland’s NRM organisations are at the forefront of this work, using technology such as drones, LiDAR, satellite...

One-on-one visit to Offmore Farm leaves a large legacy – Fitzroy Basin Association

by Samantha Morris | Dec 9, 2022 | News, NLP22 Case Studies

Scotty and Josie Finlayson aren’t your average central Queensland landholders, instead of cattle or crops their paddocks contain liberty trained horses ready to perform in Australia’s biggest horse shows. The couple own a 64-hectare property in Stanwell, 25km from...