Last night the Palaszczuk Government re-introduced controversial Vegetation Laws to parliament. Around 9pm the state government added the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) Amendment Bill to their agenda, in a move that pointed towards catching the opposition unawares. In a statement … [Read more...]
The South West is all about Deadly Choices
A very successful partnership between the Federal Government, Keiron Lander and Ian Lacey, called Deadly Choices, has been a part of our communities for a few years now, and it's not going anywhere. Last week Keiron and Ian were in town to do some training and up-skilling, but it was about more … [Read more...]
South West RED to form new partnership – Charleville Plus More
Members of South West RED met earlier this week to discuss a range of issues centred around economic development. One of the exciting ticket items that came out of the meeting is a new partnership between South West RED and the University of Southern Queensland. "We discussed everything from … [Read more...]
Regional Visits for South West NRM – Charleville Plus More
South West NRM are conducting visits across the region in the coming weeks, sending out their Regional Landcare Facilitator, Darren Jennings. This tour will give South West NRM a better understanding of the needs of the region. If you haven't had the chance to meet Darren as of yet, then this … [Read more...]
Climate Change in the Rangelands – Special report
Recently South West NRM held their "Caravan of Collaborations", traveling to towns around the region. With them they brought new insight into agricultural practices, including a talk on Climate Change in Australia with Kate Forrest. Kate Forrest works with the Rangelands NRM Alliance, which is … [Read more...]
Drought funding; we’re all in this together
Western Queensland is in drought...and we know it. Its a harsh reality we've all had to face and one that has been making headlines across the state in the past couple of weeks. But aside from the drought appeals and the television coverage, there's been a noticeable lack of support from the … [Read more...]
