A Caring for Country Plan
www.burdekindrytropics.org.au/resources/caring_for_country_plan.html
The Caring for Country Plan addresses the social, economic, cultural and institutional issues integral to natural resource management in the Traditional Owner context.
BDT Coastal Local Government projects officer
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/coastalandmarine/localgovernment/lgprojectsofficer.html
Supporting local government in managing coastal land in their trust.
Communicating and raising awareness for the soil land survey
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/0005.html
Communicating and raising awareness for the soil land survey and agricultural suitability evaluation in the Giru area (Completed Project)
Contributions to Traditional Owner Wellbeing: Girringun Aboriginal Corporation (0007)
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/0007.html
Dairying Better 'n' Better for Tomorrow Implementation
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/dbnb.html
Eungella Five dairy farmers in the Eungella range increasing their profitability, competitiveness and sustainability by adopting on-farm resource management practices.
Desert Steps Ahead
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/du_oral_history.html
Information Toolkit for Landholders (Completed Project)
Dryland Salinity Project
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/drylandsalinity.html
Facilitation of TUMRA’s with Traditional owner groups.
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/coastalandmarine/traditionalowners/tumras.html
A Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement is developed by Traditional Owners and is used to manage traditional use activities such as dugong and turtle hunting in specified areas.
Feral pig and wild dog management
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/bio/bio/pgm/bio/feral_mgt.html
To reduce numbers of feral pigs and wild dogs
Girringun GIS: Integrating Traditional Ecological/Environmental Knowledge with other data sets for NRM application (0006)
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/girringun_gis.html
Grazing Lands Best Management Practices
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/0011.html
Identification and assessment of appropriate incentives for achieving water quality improvement in the grazing lands of the Burdekin Catchment
Gudjuda Capacity Building (0026)
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/0026.html
Land Managers Advisory Group
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/landmanagers.html
A number of projects within the Land, Soils and Agriculture program have some component of community input and reflection. To facilitate this process, BDTNRM has established a Land Managers Advisory Group.
Learning from the Past
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/learningfromthepast.html
Local Government Network
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/governmentnetwork.html
Negotiated agreements with Local Government for On Ground Work’s
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/coastalandmarine/theme_1/ogwslocalgovernment.html
Improving the management of coastal reserves with fencing, signage, weeding, revegetation and rehabilitation of degraded priority areas.
NLP 01 - Regional Landcare Coordinator
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/nlp01.html
Landcare Groups awareness of the regional NRM activities in their areas and improved alignment with NLP goals.
NLP 03 - Australian Landcare Management
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/nlp03.html
This project was completed in April 2006 with 6 landholders gaining Eucalyptus accreditation
NLP 05 - SPIRAL
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/spiral.html
Strategic Partnerships Incentives for Revitalising Active Landcare (SPIRAL) in the Burdekin Rangelands
On Ground Work’s for Coastal Community Groups
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/coastalandmarine/theme_1/ogwcommunitygroups.html
A small all grants program enabling community groups to carry out activities to look after coastal areas restore fish habitats.
Profitable Beef Business
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/nap0023.html
Working closely with landholders to develop case studies of effective business. This project aims to improve the overall profitability and sustainability of Burdekin beef businesses
Social and Economic Impact of NRM Activities (SEIA)
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/0001.html
Sponsorship of State Coastal Conference
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/coastalandmarine/education/coastalconference.html
Spot 5 Satellite Imagery for Landholders (0014)
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/spot_5.html
Sugar Lands Best Management Practices
http://www.burdekindrytropics.org.au/cci/sugarlands/
Sustainable Landscapes in the Bowen Bogie Broken
http://www.burdekindrytropics.org.au/projects/sl.html
The Sustainable Landscapes Project is a cross-regional partnership between BDTNRM and Mackay Whitsunday Natural Resource Management Group. We are re-focusing natural resource management attention on the Eungella community where we hope to ‘fix’ the ‘Broken’ River, primarily by focusing on grazing practices, native vegetation and riparian zones
Sustainable Landscapes Program for Horticulture Growers
http://bdtnrm.org.au/initiatives/eai_mafia.html
This project aims to establish a greater understanding regarding the potential costs and benefits of Overhead Low Pressure (OHLP) irrigation systems and other environmentally efficient managmenet practicessuch as green cane trash blanketing (GCTB), fallow legumes and best practice nutrient management and irrigation scheduling in the Lower Burdekin/Haughton area.
Traditional Owner Engagement
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/traditionalowner.html
Traditional Owner Land and Sea Centre Support
http://www.bdtnrm.org.au/projects/landandseacentre.html