South East Queensland is home to a new drought preparedness initiative aimed at helping farmers continually adapt and thrive into the future in the face of an ever-changing climate.
Healthy Land & Water is heading up the delivery of a suite of drought preparedness activities for Southern Queensland as the local delivery node of a larger drought hub that covers Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.
The estuarine fish monitoring program is revealing incredible insights into the importance of coastal habitats for fish and their response to disturbance, such as floods.
Find out more about it in this article written by our incredible Knowledge Research team.
In 2023, Australia saw a rise in species added to the threatened list, five times the annual average and double the previous count, increasing the need for conservation efforts. Healthy Land & Water is working hard to turn around this trend in South East Queensland.
Did you know that little beetles with big appetites could be the key to combating problematic invasive weeds? A nature-based solution to tackle one of the stickiest problems for land managers in SEQ.
Now that the dust has settled over COP28 we had the chance to sit down with Dr Andrew O’Neill, our Chief Science and Sustainability Officer to chat about what had been said, decided and left out.
The Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) has granted waste levy exemptions to some SEQ local government councils, following the impact of severe weather events during December 2023 and January 2024.
During the wet season, effective erosion and sediment control is more important than ever. Prevent contaminants from running off your building site and into waterways by quickly stabilising exposed surfaces and diverting clean stormwater away from disturbed areas, installing and maintaining sediment barriers, covering material stockpiles, and ensuring waste is securely contained on site.
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