In the Stanley & Upper Brisbane Catchments

December 2011
LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS
Photo Gallery showing some of the Workshops held throughout the past

Month

Photo above : over 40 landholders attended the Nutrition Workshops held at Upper Yarraman

Successful Natural Forest Management Field Day at Hampton - a GreenWorks Project

Below : Landholders attending the NFM Field Day held at Hampton There was plenty of discussion with practical sessions highlighting sustainable forest management practices assessing forest health and tree selection/retention, finishing up with visit with a visit to a local private sawmill.

Seasons Greetings to All from the Staff at Kilcoy Office Thankyou all for your support and efforts to improve the management of our land water and biodiversity resources over the last 12 months . Please continue to forward information on you Groups Workshops, events and photographs for inclusion in this Newsletter in 2012
Ravensbourne & District Landcare Group End of Year activityTrapping at the Perserverance Reserve Photos left: Members inspecting the traps, Below : one of the catches (Antechinus)

RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS

PowerPact Partnership Fund. (QLD only.) The partnership with energy provider ENERGEX supports local community groups and schools through a financial assistance program. Grants are to be applied towards energy conservation, sustainability and environmental projects. The corpus of funds is boosted through a $50.00 donation from ENERGEX each time a residence enrols in the Energy Conservations Communities program. For more information email energycc@energex.com.au, or view website www.energycc.com.au The DERM Library catalogue is now available to the outside world at http:// www.derm.qld.gov.au/library/index.html (or just Google DERM library catalogue). Books can be borrowed via interlibrary loans but many of the publications are now available for downloading as a PDF. You can now access 'historic' publications via the catalogue. STRATEGIC CROPPING LAND INFO AVAILABLE: THE State Government has published a fact sheet for the rural sector regarding the Strategic Cropping Land Bill and how the new legislation will affect farmers. The fact sheet is available at http:// www.derm.qld.gov.au/factsheets/pdf/land/l286.pdf STATE GOVERNMENT RELEASES BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY FOR QLD: ENVIRONMENT Minister Vicky Darling this week released the State Governments Biodiversity Strategy for Queensland, which has laid out principles for natural resource management in coming years. Its key principles and objectives can be viewed in detailgo to http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/biodiversity/ biodiversity-strategy.html. Farm Management Systems (FMS) and cooperative approaches with farmers can lead to positive environmental and on-farm outcomes. The implementation of this strategy will need to recognise the role that farmers can play in voluntarily managing and improving biodiversity. CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE OPEN FOR BUSINESS The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus QC and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, welcomed the launch of the Carbon Farming Initiative Administrator providing exciting opportunities for farmers, landholders and landfill operators to participate in carbon markets. In addition, Landholders may also benefit from the methodology for revegetation of land, which is currently being finalised. Projects under this methodology will establish forests through planting and seeding of native species on cleared or partially cleared land. Along with the approved methodologies, the Carbon Farming Initiative regulations are now available online at www.climatechange.gov.au/cfi. The regulations provide information on the requirements and obligations associated with joining and managing a project under the initiative. PLEASE NOTE : for eligible primary producers and small businesses flood and cyclone recovery assistance extended to January 2012 To find out more about recovery grants and concessional loans contact QRAA on www.qraa.qld.gov.au

UBRCN - GROUPS CORNER Meetings - Functions - Events News

Upper Brisbane Region Catchment Network Group www.upperbrisbanecatchment.com.au

BARUNG LANDCARE Ph: 5494 3151 The Barung Landcare Resource Centre is located at: Shop 3 Riverside Centre Maleny Qld 4552. Barung Landcare Nursery 26 Porters Lane, North Maleny BELLTHORPE PROGRESS ASSN/ENVIRO GROUP Ph: 5496 5002 Enquiries
contact : bellthorpe@gmail.com

BRISBANE VALLEY-KILKOY LANDCARE Ph: 5497 1253. Next Meeting

7.30pm on Wed 12 Jan 12 at The Hub Kilcoy

CROWS NEST CREEK CATCHMENT GROUP Ph: Frank Burgess 4698 4161 EMU CREEK CATCHMENT LANDCARE GROUP Ph: 4698 4748. FEAT (Friends of Earth, Animals & Trees) Ph: 4170 0555. FEAT now has 2 special interest groups: A Wildlife Carers' Network and a Bushcare Group. RAVENSBOURNE & DISTRICT LANDCARE GROUP Ph: 4697 8047. ROSALIE NORTH LANDCARE GROUP
Ph: 4170 0158.

UPPER BRISBANE REGION CATCHMENT NETWORK

Next Meeting General Meeting January/ February 2012 commencing 9 am. Date & Venue to be advised. To assist with catering, please RSVP Ronda at The Hub, Kilcoy, Ph: 54 220516 e send information on your Groups activities, events, workshops and meeting dates to: rwiliams@seqcatchments.com.au for inclusion in this Newsletter.

SEQ Catchments Office - Upper Brisbane The Hub, Shop 1, 47 Mary St, KILKOY 4515 Ph: 54220516 Fax: 54220515 Bruce Lord - Community Partnerships Manager E : blord@seqcatchments.com.au M: 0427 013 284

Ronda Williams - Engagement Support Officer E: rwilliams@seqcatchments.com.au Cheryl McLeod Community Water Quality Monitoring Officer E: cmcleod@seqcatchments.com.au M: 0400919250