by Steve Titman | Mar 30, 2025 | News
Queensland has welcomed new feral pig coordinators to improve district-wide and regional responses to feral pigs through facilitating coordinated control programs in the state. Five regional coordinators have been appointed across six Queensland regions and are based...
by Steve Titman | Mar 18, 2025 | News
Poruma is one of five island communities to benefit from a $40 million seawall package co-funded by the Australian and Queensland governments. Completed in 2024, the seawall was constructed to mitigate coastal inundation and erosion on the low-lying coral cay island...
by Steve Titman | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Desert Channels Queensland, through federal partnerships, has seen incredible success in controlling one of Australia’s most notorious invasive weeds – prickly acacia. Prickly acacia infestations were rife following the 2019 Queensland floods, which created perfect...
by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
Six regional NRM organisations will deliver projects to improve the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef, as part of the Australian Government’s $200 million Landscape Repair Program. Funded projects will help to reduce sediment reaching Reef catchments...
by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
Koalas are iconic. But they’re also a species in peril. In 2022, the status of the koala changed from vulnerable to endangered. While the change in status is alarming, it also means an increased level of protection for the species. Queensland’s koala populations are...
by Steve Titman | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Ready to tackle the crisis
The construction of six fishways has removed barriers to migrating juvenile fish, opening up 100km of creek and river systems between Tully and Townsville. Fishways are a relatively new innovation in the region and consist of a series of underwater stairs for fish,...
