Palmer Dam proposal gains traction but faces a slippery slope
According to a recent media release from David Kempton, Chair of the RDA-FNQTS, the prospect of a major dam on the upper Palmer River has taken a step closer to reality. Kempton declared that $10M was available "to progress the Lakeland Irrigation Scheme business case and advance the project to a shovel-ready stage."
Mutchilba General Meeting: Reports around the region
The Nov 2018 General Meeting in Mutchilba was a great opportunity to catch up with projects around the region.
2018 Committee elected
The 2018 Mitchell River AGM was held at Mutchilba on 01 Nov for the presentation of reports, retirement of long-serving Chair Ian Adcock, and election of new Committee.
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Catch-UP: May 2018
In this issue....
- New guidelines give hope for managing the Mitchell’s finches
- Tilapia once again threaten the Walsh
- Mitchell River Water planning on the table
- Lakeland Irrigation Scheme floated with funding
- Fire management on Brooklyn Station: the sense behind the smoke
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Black-throated Finch Management options
Setting priorities for managing and monitoring Black-throated Finches and other threatened Finches in the Mitchell River Catchment
Crimson Finch Survey and Ranger Training
The project trained Indigenous rangers of Kowanyama to help them to manage and monitor habitat and numbers of the Endangered White-bellied Crimson Finch (WBCF). The training included bird recognition, understanding habitat needs in relation to the impacts of fire, livestock, pigs, weeds and management effort, plus outcome monitoring.
2017 AGM: New Committee elected
Welcome to the new management committee with a steady hand at the helm and some new veterans returning.
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Catch-UP: August 2017
The latest edition of the Catch-UP newsletter is now available in print or online. Check out the stories and download the full edition now!
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Koster’s curse in community hands
The Mitchell River Watershed Management Group, in partnership with Mareeba Shire Council and Biosecurity Queensland, will lead the long-term effort to control, monitor, and reduce Koster’s Curse in the Julatten area.
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Brooklyn Station gets on front foot with fire management regime
Australian Wildlife Conservancy protects this refuge and its wildlife through a number of land management and science strategies including fire management, feral herbivore and weed control, feral cat and fox control, and in the field science programs.
Special projects
