Gully remediation at Spring Creek

Gully erosion causes significant amounts of sediment to enter Cape York waterways. Around a million tonnes of sediment washes through southern Cape York’s Normanby catchment every year due to gully erosion. Gullies create more problems than just run off —they damage pasture, wreck fences and c

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Gully remediation at Normanby Station

On the plains of Cape York’s Normanby catchment, gully erosion is a chronic problem. Due to the highly dispersive nature of soils here, what begins as a cattle pad or a washed-out section of road can very quickly become a deeply incised gully, washing away valuable topsoil into waterways.

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Dunbar Station: Case Study

About the program

The goal of this four-year program is to work with participating grazing land managers to develop and implement practical action plans that improve soil stability, native vegetation, and water quality in the Joint Management Area (JMA) of the Mitchell River catchment.

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Agriculture and water quality

Cape York NRM delivered Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: maintaining Cape York’s resource base for sustainable management and use – reducing pests and weeds, improving water quality in 2013-2016. The project was funded by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Natural Resource Management Investment Program.

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Controlling Calotrope in Lakeland through Partnerships

Calotrope (Calotrope procera) was introduced to Australia as an ornamental plant. Although it is not currently a declared species under Queensland legislation, its control in Cook Shire is a priority.

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Template for plan to control risk for interstate workers

A template developed by the Queensland Government to develop a Plan to control increased risks associated with the transmission of COVID-19 from interstate workers into Qld workplaces and communities.

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Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy: Natural Resource Analysis Program: Environmental Regions of Cape York Peninsula

The Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) was established as a program in the Commonwealth Environment Portfolio in 1989 to provide geographically related environmental inormation required for planning and decision making.

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Aurukun waterways wetland and coastal draft management plan 2009 (draft)

This draft plan was the product of a contract between Wik Projects and the Department of Natural Resources and Water, created on behalf of the Natural Heritage Trust. This report focuses predominately on the experiences and aspirations of Wik, Wik Way, and Kuugu people.

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Weeds of national significance: Pond Apple

The weeds of national significance project was an initiative of the Commonwealth Government and each individual State Government to work towards the control and eradication of weed species deemed to be of significant importance or that pose a significant risk to the environment.

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Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2009

The intention of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2009 was to ensure that the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon was improved by addressing non-point source pollution caused by large-scale land use along the eastern coastline.

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