Joel Bolzenius, Maddie George and Dr Di Virkki took to the stage at the recent National Landcare Conference to showcase taking a cultural approach to whole of Country strategic fire planning. The talk looked into recognising and empowering First Nations leadership in fire management. The talk: Taking a cultural approach to whole of Country strategic fire […]
The Farm Business Resilience Program & associated workshops were designed to take an evidence-based approach to building the strategic management capacity of graziers to prepare and manage farm business and climate risks. The aim is to help producers improve their economic, environmental, and social resilience. The sessions provide a great opportunity for primary producers to […]
Liz Gould presented an insightful paper on Conservation challenges and opportunities at the recent Queensland Ornithological Conference. The event was co-hosted by BirdLife Southern Queensland and Birds Queensland. Healthy Land & Water sponsored the event, recognising the value in bringing together local and national experts and enthusiasts on Australian avifauna together to share and discuss […]
📢 RALF News out now: The August edition of the Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator News for SEQ is out now: Click here to read: https://hlw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RALF-News-August-2022.pdf Email us to subscribe: info@hlw.org.au […]
Link to the survey Here is a link to the short NRM Plan pulse survey, which should take less than 10 minutes to complete: Click here About the NRM Plan annual pulse survey The South East Queensland Natural Resource Management Plan is developed by the community of South East Queensland to protect and enhance […]
Healthy Land & Water is energised by the support of a broad cross-section of businesses and experts from SEQ for being part of a solution to flip the current reactionary funding model to a proactive one aimed at building resilience to natural disasters and climate change. Over 50 C-suite executives and influencers joined the influencers […]
Healthy Land & Water was blown away by the sheer amount of intel provided during its recent regional workshop series. The record attendance at the workshops is a sign of the growing recognition of the importance of the environment and need to take action to protect it. The Healthy Land & Water team hit the […]
With the ‘green’ games a less than a decade away, the Committee for Brisbane asked an impressive line-up of thought leaders how SEQ can realise the associated economic, environmental and social opportunities. It is great to see creating an environmental legacy front and centre, with a punchy piece by Healthy Land & Water CEO Julie McLellan. It was the first time the environment had been […]
Gold Coast landcare champion Wal Mayr has received top landcare honours, being announced as the winner of the 2022 Australian Government Individual Landcarer Award at the National 2022 Landcare Awards. Wal has been a dedicated landcarer for over 40 years, is the coordinator of Austinville Landcare and the President of Watergum, the umbrella group for […]
Photo & Poster winners announced Thank you to everyone who entered this competition. We received so many amazing photos that show off the beauty, diversity and ecological values of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland that it was difficult to pick a winner! First prize – photo competition Congratulations to Tina Sinclair who has been awarded […]
On this page | Seven ‘megatrends’ that will shape our lives in the years ahead — and what it all means | New climate change bill met with a wall of support | Glossy black-cockatoo: Bushfire affected species listed as threatened | Greater glider: another precious species on the brink | Biodiversity certificates to increase native habitat […]
Be part of cool new research into building catchment resilience You are invited to take part in an exciting resilience building research study by Griffith University. The aim of the project is to gain knowledge of the community’s understanding of catchment health and what your preferences are on management and restoration. We are interested in […]