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Walking with Wildflowers, Stanthorpe
Sun 2nd Nov
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.
Wild dog and fox trapping workshop, Roma
Mon 3rd Nov
QMDC will be holding a one day wild dog and fox trapping workshop at the Roma RSL Hall. The day will include a field trip and demonstrations, and will cost $190 per person. Download the flyer and registration form for more information, or Shane Cartwright on 0428 458 596.
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Annual Reports now available online
QMDC's Annual Performance Report and Annual Report are now available online. Download our reports now...
Trapping knowledge for wild dog and fox control
A one day workshop on wild dog and fox trapping will be held by QMDC and Biosecurity Queensland in Roma on 3 November.
The workshop, which will include information about satellite tracking data, animal behaviour, trap types, preparing and setting traps, and lures, will be held at the RSL Hall to help communities address rising wild dog and fox numbers. Read more...
Anglers clean up in Dirranbandi
More than 130 people attended the 2008 Regional Carp Buster Series final in Dirranbandi on 18 and 19 October. The event was part of National Water Week celebrations, and saw 161 European Carp removed from the Balonne River.
Dirranbandi Fishing and Restocking Club President, Jack Taylor, said that the day had been very successful. "Carp is such a problem in our river, so it was great to see so many people come out and support the competition, and come and learn more about this and other threats to the health of the Balonne," he said. Read more...
Assistance for new parthenium outbreaks
QMDC has reminded landholders to be on the look out for new outbreaks of parthenium weed following recent rains.
QMDC is leading up a program to provide assistance to landholders to rapidly respond to new outbreaks of Parthenium weed across the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin region. The program is in partnership with local governments across the region and Biosecurity Queensland.
Read more, or go to our Rapid Response Program page.
Reptile Recovery Toolkit
As a part of QMDC's Brigalow Belt Reptile Recovery Plan activities, a toolkit has been developed to help raise awareness about the 16 recovery species, where they can be found, and how we can help preserve their declining numbers.
The toolkit was launched on 4 October by Dalby Regional Council Mayor, Ray Brown, as part of the Myall Park Botanic Garden Reptile Workshop.
You can download part one and part two of the whole kit, or view each species fact sheet.
New weapon in the fight on ferals
Goondiwindi local, Nathan Stephenson, has joined QMDC to help in the fight against feral animals.
"Ferals, especially pigs, are big problems in this region, from an environmental perspective, and a production one," said Border Rivers Catchment Coordinator, Julia Telford. "So we're particularly glad to have Nathan working with us, and he'll be coordinating an extensive feral animal control program we've just begun."
Read more about this story, or go to our war on ferals page for more information.
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