Our Protecting Koala Program has an additional $800k to keep up the great work towards protecting this threatened species. Started last year, the program is protecting and restoring quality, extent, and connectivity of koala habitat, improving community engagement and knowledge, and monitoring koala numbers and distribution.
A terrific response to the series of Drought Resilience field days held last month at Oaky Creek, Mount Beppo and Ottaba, with over 90 people hearing from landholders and presenters about land management principles and practices to improve the health, sustainability and resilience of soils, pastures and crops, riparian areas and landscapes.
Read about a great project designed to improve the health of Kedron Brook by reducing streambank erosion, restoring riparian vegetation, and improving the resilience of the waterway to future flooding events.
We recently had the great opportunity to spend a few days with Cobba Harrison, a Wotjobaluk Aboriginal man, who offered a valuable perspective into the bridge between traditional practices on Country and contemporary approaches to Natural Resources Management.
He has been working at Wimmera Catchment Management Authority in Victoria but took time out of his busy schedule to visit some of our sites and share his knowledge.
A poll commissioned by the Queensland Conservation Council reveals that 4 out of 5 Queenslanders support the creation of more national parks. Unfortunately, our unique wildlife, biodiversity and ecosystems are under threat, and we need bolder actions to preserve and there is growing momentum in people wanting to protect these gems.
Nature is good for you! We were told since we were kids to get some fresh air and go play in the park but as we grew older, many people don’t spend time thinking about just how beneficial nature is for us. Here’s a great read about the benefits of bringing a love of nature in your life.
A silent invader has been quietly wreaking havoc on the balance of native ecosystems in the beautiful landscapes of South East Queensland. Cat's Claw Creeper, once innocently introduced as a decorative creeper for growing over drop dunnies and water tanks, it has emerged as a formidable foe, threatening the very essence of our natural habitats.
Read about the front line against Cats Claw and some of the wins thanks to funding by Seqwater which has enabled the treatment of over 140km of waterways.
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Meanjin (Brisbane) QLD 4001, Australia
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Healthy Land & Water Ltd ABN 91 115 662 989
Phone: (07) 3177 9100
Email: info@hlw.org.au
We acknowledge that the place we now live has been nurtured by the Traditional Custodians of this Country for tens of thousands of years, and that their physical, cultural and spiritual custodianship of our land, water and skies is ongoing.
