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Stanthorpe Weed Safari
11th Feb 2010
This bus tour of various field sites includes sessions on weed identification and expert management tips. The bus departs Stanthorpe at 8.30am (Queensland time), returning about 4.30pm. Bookings are essential so call 02… read more
Business Clean Up Australia Day
2nd Mar 2010
Schools Clean Up Australia Day
5th Mar 2010
Clean Up Australia Day
7th Mar 2010
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more upcoming events
2010 Carp Buster Fishing Series
Do you want to help tackle a noxious pest while getting a line wet? The annual Carp Busters series of fishing competitions gives you just that chance. The first event is on March 21 & 22 in Thallon. Contact QMDC's Lavinnia Fiedler on 0428 737 995 or click here for the brochure.
Land for Wildlife Plus funding opportunities
Are you a Land for Wildlife landholder? If so, the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee, through Land for Wildlife, is offering financial help to progress nature conservation on-ground projects. QMDC will assist landholders registered with this program to improve their management and protection of Priority Ecosystems and Species. Click here for more information about the funding and Land for Wildlife.
Wash Down Facilities
QMDC is providing an incentive to install wash down facilities in the Maranoa-Balonne, Border Rivers and Condamine catchments. Applications close on January 31. Click here for more!
New! Birds of the Maranoa book
Hot off the presses, this book is just $20 and is currently available from QMDC’s Roma and Toowoomba offices and many of the region's Landcare offices. Call Angela on 4620 4600 to reserve your copy of this great book detailing all the major bird species in the Maranoa! And don’t forget, copies of Birds of the Darling Downs and Birds on Cotton Farms are also still available for those who want the full set.
Endangered regrowth vegetation and mining policy
Members of the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin with an interest in natural resource management for their business, catchment or community attended the QMDC member meeting in mid-2009. Among the topics discussed was Endangered regrowth vegetation policy options; click here for the draft policy options document. QMDC's mining impact policy options were also discussed, click here for the draft document. Both these documents remain open for comment.
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