Sustainable Agriculture
Working with landholders to implement activities on their properties that improve land condition and productivity while reducing the threats of sediment loss, pesticide and fertiliser run off.
Current Projects
Waterways
Working together with landholders and local service providers to implement on-ground streambank remediation, improving waterway health and reducing fine sediment export to the Great Barrier Reef.
Coral Nurture Program Whitsundays
The Coral Nurture program uses propagation and planting project to restore reefs in the Whitsunday Islands.
Whitsundays Healthy Heart
The Whitsundays Healthy Heart project offers local tourism businesses an opportunity for genuine commitment and sustainable action in our region.
Seagrass Restoration at Pioneer Bay
CQUniversity is leading the delivery of a seagrass restoration project to assist the recovery of seagrass meadows.
Boats4Corals
The Boats4Corals project is a coral restoration project, and is part of the broader Whitsundays Reef Islands Initiative.
Turning Rubble to Reef in the Mackay Whitsundays
Installation of concrete Habitat Reef modules to emulate natural fish habitat in Mackay’s coastal waters.
Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator (RALF)
The Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitators work with landholders and industry in NRM regions across Australia.
Reef Trust VII – O’Connell and Proserpine Basins Water Quality Project
The Reef Trust VII project aims to provide targeted support to maximise soil, biodiversity and vegetation outcomes in the O’Connell and Proserpine basins of the Mackay Whitsunday Natural Resource Management (NRM) region.
Holistic Farms Project
Increasing awareness and the adoption of land management practices to improve and protect the condition of soil, biodiversity, and vegetation on properties within the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac regions.
Mackay Whitsunday Water Quality Program
Working with landholders in the sugarcane industry to improve nutrient management, pesticide management, and irrigation practices on farm while maintaining or improving productivity and profitability.
Grazing
The primary focus of the program is to assist graziers in the implementation of grazing practices that benefit both the landscape and improves the long-term viability of the grazier’s farm as a more efficient agricultural operation.
Great Barrier Reef Catchment Loads Monitoring Program
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Catchments Loads Monitoring Program, monitors the annual loads of pollutants (sediments, pesticides and nutrients) generated from terrestrial runoff in the GBR catchments
Streambank Stewardship Program
A program of works supported by the Queensland Government’s Reef Assist program.
Estuary Pesticide Monitoring Project
Targeted pesticide concentration water quality monitoring at eight specified estuarine sites.
Streambank Remediation Program – O’Connell Sites Project
The Streambank Remediation Program – O’Connell Sites Project aims to further reduce sediment run-off from eroded stream banks and gullies in the O’Connell catchment through a range of remediation strategies.
Regional Wetland Working Group
A Wetland Working Group was formed in 2014 to promote the sustainable use and management of natural and constructed wetlands in the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac NRM region.
Mapping to Inform Restoration Activities
Mapping to determine the best locations for coral nurseries and coral restoration to ensure maximum impact of restoration activities.