Gregory River The Gregory River located in the Mackay/ Whitsundays region is one of Queensland’s best kept secrets. Its crystal clear waters and lush riparian rainforest are home to an abundance of unique and threatened species including the endangered Proserpine rock wallaby and the highly … [Read more...]
Media release: New environmental consultant and service provider officially launches on 15 August in Mackay, Queensland
DATE: 12 August 2013 SNIPPET: Industry, government and private investors are celebrating the launch of environmental consultant Reef Catchments Solutions. The company, a subsidiary of not-for-profit natural resource management organisation Reef Catchments, offers a range of environmental … [Read more...]
Tony Bugeja on Project Catalyst
"I got involved with Project Catalyst originally, because we like thinking outside of the square. I keep saying if everyone sat on their backside and waited for other people to try things nothing would get done. I was looking ahead and trying to progress what we always try to do to be a better … [Read more...]
David Ellwood on Project Catalyst
"I’ve always been interested in the more innovative projects that some of the other growers are doing. When I joined Project Catalyst I was already trying different things on the farm and the program has helped me to accelerate those trials and do them more strategically. Within the program I value … [Read more...]
Tim Marsden on Restoration works at Sandringham Lagoon
"The Sandringham Lagoon rehabilitation project delivered an important wetland habitat for fish and other fauna, including native birds, where the recolonisation of the lagoon was pretty much instant. This demonstrates that habitat restoration can be done on a large scale and that heavy machinery can … [Read more...]