Conservation and biodiversity

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Broadmeadows is a viable commercial and stud cattle business co-existing with waterbirds and wildlife that regularly nest in the wetland on the Nankin Creek floodplain. The Nankin Creek…
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As a component of the Queensland Government’s Reef Protection Package, the Burdekin Rangelands Reef Extension project aimed to help industry adopt appropriate management strategies to  improve long term…
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The project REEFsponsible and viable beef production aimed to assist enterprises in high erosion risk areas of the Upper Herbert catchment to address ground cover and sediment loss issues…
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The project ReefSafe Grazing aimed to work with industry, government, community and graziers to improve grazing land management, increase productivity and profitability and improve water quality in far…
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Rehabilitating degraded lands and increasing ground cover helps to reduce sediment runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef. Although grazing management strategies can often improve ground cover levels, degraded…
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Increasing ground cover and land condition in catchment grazing lands significantly reduces soil erosion and improves the water quality of runoff entering the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon.…
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The Reef grazing industry development projects aimed to reduce the impact of runoff from Mackay-Whitsunday cattle properties onto the Great Barrier Reef and consisted of two components: Conducting an…
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The project Reef & Beef Extension, delivered extension programs on wet and dry grazing lands in the Terrain catchment area of far-north Queensland. The main objective was to…
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The Improving grazing management practices to enhance ground cover and reduce sediment loads project investigated the relationship between grazing management practices, vegetation cover and water quality on grazing properties in…
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The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Paddock modelling project was part of a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland governments to improve water quality in the…
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