NEWS / BLOG

People. Environment. Future. Working with a diverse network of organisations, communities, and people, FBA is leading innovative solutions that protect and enhance the environment for a better regional future. Referring to the map below, explore a selection of impactful FBA-led initiatives and the dedicated people and organisations supporting and contributing to their success. Team Turtle CQ FBA’s Team Turtle CQ is a volunteer citizen science program established and run by FBA since 2014. Passionate volunteers walk the Capricorn and Curtis coastlines from October to March each year collecting data on nestings and hatchings which informs state-wide conservation efforts.   Partners: Livingstone Shire Council, Gladstone Regional Council and Queensland Marine Turtle Network Reducing Sediment Runoff to Protect the Great Barrier Reef FBA is working to reduce fine sediment impacts on the Great Barrier Reef by delivering large scale landscape improvements in priority catchments. Through targeting the restoration of eroding gully systems, the rehabilitation of streambanks, and addressing paddock erosion, FBA will improve the health and productivity of the region and the reef.  Partners: Land managers, Contractors, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment [...]

Tailored Support for Graziers Provides More for Less Access to tailored extension support and the best available information on soils, climate, pasture and cattle management are just some of the benefits that Fitzroy graziers are receiving through the Queensland Government’s Grazing Practice Change Program. The $6 million program was announced in 2024 with Farmacist, Resource Consulting Services and Dawson Catchment Coordinating Association delivering projects in the Fitzroy. The program, which also operates in the Burdekin, Mackay Whitsunday and Burnett Mary regions, is supporting around 50 Fitzroy graziers to build their business resilience while reducing soil loss to catchment waterways. Graziers are also provided with opportunities to link to environmental markets and to connect with the wider grazing community through peer-to-peer engagement. The Grazing Practice Change Program is funded through the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program.