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Upcoming Events

Miles Beef, Bells and Bottle Tree Festival

Mon 1st Sep - Tue 30th Sep

During the entire month of September, with a range of exciting events and activities for the whole family. Contact Kylie Bourne for more details on 07 4628 5566, or kylie.bourne@dalbyrc.qld.gov.au. Or visit the website.

Walking with Wildflowers, Stanthorpe

Sun 7th Sep

Stanthorpe’s Rare Wildflower Consortium will host a series of
Wildflower Walks this Spring. The walks are open to anyone interested
in learning more about the unique local flora of the Granite Belt. Four
walks will be held between August and November, 2008. All walks start
at 9:30am and aim to finish by 12:30pm. For further information, please
download the flyer, or phone Liz Bourne on 4683 6374.

Holistic Management Training

Mon 8th Sep - Sat 13th Sep

Inside Outside Management will be running module two of their Holistic Management Training course in Warwick (8-10 September) and Roma (11-13 September). Book by 10 August by phoning Helen Lewis on 07 4661 7393, or emailing helen@insideoutsidemgt.com.au.

St. George Carp Busters Weekend

Sat 20th Sep - Sun 21st Sep

The fifth in a series of six carp busting events across southern Queensland. Contact Kerry King from the St. George Fishing Club for more details on 07 4625 3636.

Maranoa-Balonne Catchment Management AGM

Fri 26th Sep

The Maranoa-Balonne Catchment Management Association, a member of QMDC, will be hosting its AGM in Roma. Please contact Angela Betts at QMDC's Roma office on 07 4622 8446 for more information.

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Bursaries available to attend the Queensland Landcare Conference

 Private land managers in the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin are eligible to receive one of eight bursaries from QMDC to attend the Queensland Landcare Conference (21-24 September, 2008). Bursaries will cover registration fees and $200 for travel and accommodation. Nominations close on 25 August. Download the nomination form.

Kids discover fun at the forum

QMDC's Amy Billsborough, from Goondiwindi, conducts a water monitoring activity at last year's Forum in RomaOver 300 students from across southern Queensland converged on the Goondiwindi Cultural Centre last week for the annual Discovering Landcare Forum, organised by QMDC. Photos and stories from the Forum will be posted to our Discovering Landcare Forum page over the next few weeks.

Halting the decline of river health

QMDC's Kate Reilly collecting water quality dataData from the Murray-Darling Basin Commission's State of the Rivers Audit, released last week, has found the Condamine-Balonne and Border Rivers catchments to be in moderate health.

However, QMDC has warned that this state may be harder to maintain into the future. Read more...

Saltbush planted to combat salinity

Saltbush seedlingOver 300,000 saltbush seedlings have been planted over five days near Goondiwindi in an attempt to ease salinity risk in the Goondoola Basin.

Paul Southern planted the seedlings on his property, "Lyolia", between Goondiwindi and St. George recently as part of an Envirofund project with the Waroo-Balonne Landcare Group. Read more...

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