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" Working towards the equitable, efficient and sustainable use of water, land and other environmental resources of the Queensland Murray Darling Basin "

Bush Tender 2007

Bush Tender 2007 was funded by the Australian Government's ‘Managing Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots' programme, and aimed to engage landholders in actions to protect intact ecosystems, especially vegetation mapped as remnant. Twelve successful bidders have now been selected from 35 applicants.

• A report on the Probity aspects of the project is available here
• A report on participation in the project is available here
• A map of where successful applicants are located in the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin is available here.

The Australian Government and QMDC recognise the role that landholders play in protecting and improving the quality and quantity of native vegetation in the southern Brigalow Belt.

Bush Tender 2007 was designed to ensure that:

• the highest priority biodiversity assets in the southern Brigalow Belt are protected
• landholders can determine the suite of stewardship services they wish to offer, and bid for costs associated with providing those services
• landholders can derive an income stream from managing remnant vegetation for conservation
• the quality and extent of native vegetation improves and contributes to the health of the whole catchment
• public funds are spent on achieving the highest biodiversity gain per unit cost.