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Bromley re-introduces traditional fire management
02 May 2024
Traditional Indigenous burning practices have been successfully reintroduced into the Bromley Indigenous Protected area to maintain and restore habitat for threatened species, particularly the beloved Palm Cockatoo.
Read MoreFire workshops skills fine-tuned
02 May 2024
Land Managers in the southern Cape York Peninsula region were able to fine-tune their fire management skills when they attended two workshops in Cooktown last month.
Read MoreWeeding out Gamba a win during the wet
02 May 2024
Improved treatment knowledge, reduced density and revegetation success were among the positive results of the annual Gamba Grass Taskforce weed eradication program held in the Cook Shire last week.
Read MoreWhen welding works for turtle protection
02 May 2024
Land and Sea Rangers from Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama have taken their welding skills to the next level, by learning how to build aluminium cages used to protect turtle nests from predation on the western Cape York Peninsula.
Read MoreBigger taskforce for bigger results
12 Apr 2024
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.
Read MoreSurvival instincts and creating a ‘new normal’
13 Mar 2024
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
Read MoreWorkshop focuses on financial know-how
13 Mar 2024
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.
Read MoreWater testing a testing time
13 Mar 2024
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.
Read MoreTurning down the heat
13 Mar 2024
A study trial on the temperature of sea turtle nests has revealed that shade cloth can effectively turn down the heat.
Read MoreDamage bills mounting
13 Mar 2024
Just 16 km north of Wujal Wujal, the historic Mount Louis Station is one of the most fertile and picturesque cattle stations in Far North Queensland, fattening some of the country's finest Brahman and Brangus steers.
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