LOCAL NEWS and EVENTS

Small properties field day

For landholders of small properties
to help manage your land, water,
wildlife and vegetation. Sessions
on property planning & layout,
managing soils & soils, weeds &
pests, fire management. Including
morning tea and lunch. Hosted by
Brisbane Valley-Kilcoy Landcare &
SEQ Catchments.
Sat 17
th
May 9am-1pm. Old Mt
Beppo Road, Toogoolawah.
RSVP with Bruce (details
overleaf).
Kooralgin sustainable land
management field day
Looking at minimum tillage farming
& grazing options given the
seasonal outlook. Supported by
Rosalie North Landcare and SEQ
Catchments.
Tues 26
th
May, 9-11am, 518
Cooyar - Kooralgin Road ,
Kooralgin. RSVP by May 16 with
Bruce (details overleaf) or Steve
Thompson on 41639239.
Toogoolawah Pest Action
Group meeting
Discuss localised coordination and
control options for wild dogs, feral
pigs, foxes, cats and rabbits. All
welcome. Supported by Agforce,
Biosecurity QLD, Somerset Council
and SEQ Catchments.
Mon 26
th
May, 5.30pm, RSL Hall,
Cairnscroft St, Toogoolawah.
Contact Agforce on 32386048.
Stanley River Water
Experience Expo
Join a celebration of water in our
rural landscape. Stanley River
Environmental Education Centre,
Hazeldean, May 25
th
, 8.30am -
3pm. For more info: 5424 4000 or
mail@somerset.qld.gov.au.



In the Stanley & Upper Brisbane Catchments
May 2014
Catching Up
Pasture field day looks at forage budgeting for the dry season
Knowing how much pasture youve got in your paddocks is really important during dry
times, and in autumn when pasture growth starts shutting down. The low rainfall
received over the summer this year means a lot of graziers are headed into winter
with relatively low levels of forage available for stock.
Native pasture species dont grow much forage during the cooler months from April to
October, so its really important to assess the quality and quantity of pasture you
currently have as this will carry you through the winter dry season. You dont want to
find youre carrying too many cattle for your pasture, as this can end up costing you a
lot of money and degrading pasture toward the end of the dry season.
At the recent Stocktake workshop in
Perseverance, we introduced more than 20
local landholders to forage budgeting. The
Stocktake method helps calculate short
term pasture availability and manage
grazing to match it. Forage budgeting is
important during all seasons, but obviously
of great significance at this time of year. A
good understanding of the forage demand
of cattle and the tools to assess pasture
availability puts you in the best position to
manage the grazing on your property.

The Stocktake workshop was delivered by SEQ Catchments and Ravensbourne & District Landcare
Group in partnership with the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the
Australian Government.
Measuring pasture availability at the
Stocktake workshop
What do you value about the Upper Brisbane and Stanley?

For those of you who couldnt make it to the community roundtable for updating the
Natural Resource Management Plan, take a look at the meeting presentation as it
might help you to understand the trends, issues and impacts on our natural assets
over time.
There is still time to have your say online on what you value
about the natural spaces in the Brisbane and Stanley
catchments, mean to you and your lifestyle.
Fill our a quick survey and go into the run to win an i-pad mini or share your photo and
100 word story with us for a chance to win a surprise prize!

Feedback collected will go into updating the SEQ Natural Resource Management Plan
our communitys plan for the future of our regions natural environment.
Shape the future of our region today!






SEQ Catchments Office - Upper Brisbane
The Hub, Shop 1, 47 Mary St, Kilcoy 4515
Ph: 54220516
Fax: 54220515
Bruce Lord
Community Partnerships Manager
E : blord@seqcatchments.com.au
M: 0427 013 284
Cheryl McLeod
Community Water Quality Monitoring Officer
E: cmcleod@seqcatchments.com.au
M: 0400919250
BARUNG LANDCARE
Ph: 5494 3151
E: info@barunglandcare.org.au

Barung Landcare Nurseries
Porters Lane, Nth Maleny
135 Forestry Road, Landsborough

BELLTHORPE PROGRESS ASSN/
ENVIRO GROUP
Ph: 5496 5002
Enviro Group meets 1
st
Sat each month
8am at Reserve
E: jabercrombie@skymesh.com.au

BRISBANE VALLEY-KILCOY
LANDCARE
Kilcoy Memorial Hall
Ph: 07 5497 1253
E : bvklandcare@caliph.net.au

CROWS NEST CREEK
CATCHMENT GROUP
Ph: Frank Burgess 07 4698 4161
E frankb4@bigpond.com

EMU CREEK CATCHMENT
LANDCARE GROUP
Next meeting 12th May
Ph: Bob Rowlings 07 4698 4748
E: randvrowlings@bigpond.com

FEAT (Friends of Earth, Animals &
Trees) Blackbutt and Benarkin
Phone Marjie Spies: 41630621

Friends of Cahills Scrub
Ph: Ted Prickett 07 5494 9061
E pumpkintimers@gotalk.net.au

Friends of Yarraman Creek
Ph: Susan and Scott 07 4163 8567
E: mammalid@people.net.au

RAVENSBOURNE & DISTRICT
LANDCARE GROUP
Next meeting June 4th.
Ph: Ian 07 4697 8058
E: ian.eustace101@gmail.com

ROSALIE NORTH LANDCARE
GROUP
Yarraman Community Hall.
Next meeting May 13th.
Ph: Steve 07 4163 9239
E: rosalienorthlandcare@hotmail.com

UPPER BRISBANE REGION
CATCHMENT NETWORK
Next meeting 31st July.
Contact the secretary on 07 4698 4748
UBRCN - GROUPS CORNER
Meetings - Functions -
Events - News
Upper Brisbane Region Catchment
Network Group
This newsletter is produced by SEQ Catchments in partnership
with the Regional Landcare Facilitator project, an initiative of the
Australian Government Department of Agriculture
RESOURCES - GRANTS - EVENTS

Compost for Soil Health
Join the Australian Organics Recycling Association for a discussion by David
Hall and Walter Jehne about the importance of compost for agricultural soil
health and improved yields. Thurs May 8
th
from 11.30am, Angelos House,
210 Herries St, Toowoomba. RSVP to qldsecretary@aora.org.au.

Pasture field day
Maroochy FarmFLOW are hosting a Pasture
Field Day with Damien OSullivan on pasture
ID, grazing management and land condition
assessments. Landholders in the South
Maroochy interested in FarmFLOW funding
are encouraged to attend.
Sat May 24
th
, 74 Dulong School Rd,
Dulong. RSVP to Dave Clark (0458 458
020 or farmflow@bigpond.com) or Apanie
Wood (0448 069 226 or awood@seqcatchments.com.au).

Horse nutrition and designing a property plan workshops
Two free horse management workshops in Armstrong Creek (Dayboro), Sat
May 31st (part of the Hays Inlet Festival). The morning session will focus on
horse nutrition and feeding management with Mariette Van den Berg. In the
afternoon horse owners will be assisted to develop a management plan for their
property.
RSVP by May 23rd with Apanie Wood on 0448 069 226. Other events as part of
the Festival include boat and canoe tours, waterway clean-ups, bird watching, art
exhibitions and a virtual tour of the local environment! www.haysinlet.com.au

Lowland Rainforest Bus Tour
Join SEQ Catchments and Land for Wildlife Officers
on a tour to local properties around Peachester and
Booroobin where landholders have been restoring
critically endangered lowland subtropical rainforest.
Sat June 21
st
. RSVP with Bruce (details below).

Property Management Plan in Emu
Creek
Emu Creek landholders are invited to produce or update their property
management plans with SEQ Catchments during late June (date TBA). We have
new aerial imagery (2013) which will help you plan for the best use of your
property. Contact Bruce Lord for more information.