Our region
The Cape York NRM region (137,000 km2) extends north from the Mitchell River catchment to ‘The Tip’ of Cape York Peninsula. It encompasses diverse landscapes including 16 complete river basins with their systems virtually unmodified (the Annan River being the exception). The region contains 30 broad vegetation groups including 72 different types of rainforest comprising 20% of Australia’s remaining rainforest.
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Bigger taskforce for bigger results
The biggest Gamba Grass Taskforce to date is expected in Cooktown on April 15 to begin the annual program of eradication of the noxious weed.
Survival instincts and creating a ‘new normal’
As buildings are replaced, roads patched, and communities wait for a return to their homes, the Royal Flying Doctor Service continues to provide its essential mental health service with a focus on “psychological first aid” in the weeks after post-Cyclone Jasper floods impacted the
Workshop focuses on financial know-how
A recent workshop at Lakeland focused on ways landholders can make better financial management decisions in their grazing business by learning more about systems available to them.
When a cyclone, flooding and a continued heavy wet season has the region in disarray, the last thing one can imagine doing is seeking out more water.