80% of South East Queensland is managed by farmers. Our landholders play a key role in maintaining wellfunctioning ecosystems, the production of food and fibre and the sustainability of communities.
Erosion and soil losses from the Kin Kin catchment are impacting water quality of the Noosa River, threatening it’s overall ecosystem health. Landholders and farmers within the Kin Kin catchment are working to improve land condition and river health.
The Keeping It in Kin Kin (KIKK) program is an initiative delivered by Noosa and District Landcare, working with the community to rehabilitate the Kin Kin catchment. The program is delivering extension services to landholders to support sustainable agricultural practice, with a focus on pasture management.
The soils of the area a highly suitable to erosion. Managing pastures through rotational grazing and sustainable stocking rates can maintain improved land-condition, supporting continued production while protecting the water quality of local creeks and the Noosa River.
The program also delivers on-ground works in partnership with landholders and farmers. These include planting rainforest species in riparian areas, controlling vine weeds, installing stock exclusion fencing along waterways, as well as managing gully and hillslope erosion. Since 2019 the program has delivered 59 projects across 38 properties and over 12 workshops and field days with more than 400 participants. On-ground achievements of the program have included;
The uptake of sustainable agricultural practice in the region is benefiting farming enterprises and resulting in a material benefit to waterway health and security in many areas. Understanding the breadth of collective effort underway in the region to adopt sustainable agricultural practices, and the relative success of these efforts can improve future practice.
Keep it in Kin Kin
Healthy Land & Water
Level 11, 240 Queen St
GPO Box 735
MEANJIN (BRISBANE)
QLD 4001
Australia
Healthy Land and Water Ltd
ABN 91 115 662 989
