The Desert
Uplands bioregion contains the major headwaters of the Burdekin
Catchment and spans the Lake Eyre Basin Catchment and part of the
Alice River and the Fitzroy Catchment.
Blueprint for
the Bush funded a collaborative venture between local governments,
contractors, landholders, regional land and water
management bodies and the Desert Uplands Committee to
strategically target weeds in an effort to prevent further
spread.
Rural Lands
Officers from the shires of Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho, Dalrymple,
Flinders, Belyando and Blackall employed and supervised weed
spraying contractors to control mother of millions, parkinsonia,
rubber vine and prickly acacia. On private land, there was a
significant in-kind landholder contribution with management
agreements in place committing to follow-up work on completion of
the funding.
NQ Dry Tropics
contributed GPS software bundles including cameras and a computer
to monitor and evaluate the extent of the weed infestation and the
success of the control measures.
