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PASTURE MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY WIVENHOE
The focus of the day was on managing and monitoring native and
sownpastures to maintain good land condition, with the outcome
being sustainabilityand profitability of a grazing business. It
captured interest from graziers acrossthe Lockyer from Flagstone
Creek to Coominya as well as graziers fromneighbouring catchments
including the Upper Brisbane, Mid Brisbane andbeyond.
Damien OSullivan from DEEDi led discussions on:
Principles to balance pasture growth, utilisation and animal
performance.
Using indicator species to assess and monitor and when to sow
pastures
Suitable pasture and legumes for different land types and tips
forsuccessful establishment
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LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS
25th August RegrowthVegetation workshop to be heldin Gatton from
9.30a2pm atStockyard Creek CommunityHall. This session is
beinghosted by Lockyer ValleyRegional Council and
participants will be given abackground to QueenslandsVegetation
Management Act(1999) and vegetation frame-work, as well a detailed
sessionon the recently releasedRegrowth Vegetation Codepolicy and
procedures. Farmerswho have questions about theprotected native
vegetation ontheir properties or are unsure ofwhat the Regrowth
Code is, orhow it applies to them, will find
these workshops worthwhile.Landholders who do not have aProperty
Map of AssessableVegetation (PMAV) or have notrecently checked the
DNRMwebsite to check their vegetationstatus on their property are
alsoencouraged to attend.
There will be a discussion onFire and Biodiversity in
theLandscape by Craig Weldon(SEQ Fire & Biodiversity
Consortium)
The workshops are free andlunch and morning or afternoontea will
be provided along with aready-reckoner summary of theRegrowth
Vegetation Code.Participants are encouraged todownload their free
Remnant andRegrowth Maps and bring themalong to the workshop
fordiscussion.
RSVP by August 17 to Kaori vanBaalen at LVRC on 1300 005872
Animated discussions with group at recentWivenhoe Pasture
Management Field Day
In the Lockyer Catchment
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SEQ CATCHMENTS OFFICE - IPSWICH17 Lowry Street,North Ipswich
4305
Ross BigwoodCommunity Partnerships Manager(Lockyer)
P: 07 3816 9743, M: 0438 162 113Email
[email protected]
RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS
24 Aug 12 FACETS 2012FREE EVENT from 8.30AM to 5.30PM at the
University of SouthernQueensland Toowoomba Campus. There is a
promise of short, interesting andpunchy topics with a point, all
from the perspective of agriculture. You can findout more info for
the event here: http://www.facets.org.au/queensland/Everyones
Environment Grants
To help people get involved, the Queensland Government will be
offering Every-ones Environment grantsto community groups for a
wide range of environmen-tal initiatives from 2 July 2012, such as:
tree planting and restoring degraded land community clean up
cleaning up our waterways run-off reduction and water quality
improvement enhancing the natural beauty of local communities;
andmonitoring the level of pollutants in streams.The $12 million
grant program will provide for grants between $2000 and$100,000
over the next three years. The program will work with
localcommunities, and small and large environment organisations to
tackleenvironmental degradation throughout Queensland. Round One
commenced1 July 2012, with submissions closing 28 September
2012.Visit www.ehp.qld.gov.au, Email:
[email protected]
Talking Wildlifecelebrating 50 years with Wildlife
Queensland,7-8 September
The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is the oldest,
largest, and verywell respected wildlife-focused conservation group
in Queensland and isbringing together some of Queensland's leading
wildlife researchers andcampaigners to celebrate its 50th
anniversary in 2012. The event, Talking
Wildlife, will take place at Bardon Conference Centre, Brisbane.
Registrationenquiries email [email protected]
Atlas of Living Australia
Sharing biodiversity knowledge. See more at www.ala.org.au
Government Extends Disaster Assistance Schemes.
Most measures under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery
Arrangements(NDRRA) had been due to expire on June 30, but have now
been extended toOctober 31, 2012.
Helidon Hills/Murphys CreekLandcare Inc Meetings held
from1-3.30pm each 3rd Sunday on abi-monthly basisPhone Secretary
Jeff Birnie4697 6610
http://www.abclandcare.com.auAtkinson/Buaraba CreekCatchment
Landcare Group Inc.Contact Robyn McIntosh,Treasurer/Secretary ph
54264304or 0488128924
West Moreton Landcare Group361 Rosewood-Marburg RdTallegalla QLD
4340 Phone5464 4401The group meets on the 2ndThursday of every
month at 7pm [email protected]
Lockyer Valley Landcare
13 Berghofer DrvWithcott 4352(07) 4637-4642
[email protected]
Please send information on yourGroups activities, events,
work-shops and meeting dates to theCommunity Partnerships Manag-er
if you would like to have it
included in this Newsletter.
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