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Inaugural Salt to Dust Western Queensland Traditional Owner Workshop

Traditional Owners and Indigenous land managers from across western Queensland came together recently for the Inaugural Salt to Dust Western Queensland Traditional Owner Workshop.

Held at Dugalunji Camp, Camooweal in June 2009, this workshop was the result of collaboration between Southern Gulf Catchments, Desert Channels Queensland and South West NRM, bringing together Traditional Owners and providing a forum to build capacity, network and learn from a diverse range of presenters about issues, initiatives and research that support Traditional Owners’ participation in and decision-making about country, culture and community.

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Desert Channels: Crossing the Bridge

A Cross Cultural program run by Desert Channels Queensland and the Longreach State High School with year eight students met with great success, with attendance rates in classes at an all-time high.

The program, funded through the Federal Indigenous Cultural Heritage program, worked with year eight students in Longreach to create a bridge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, said Jeff Poole, DCQ’s Indigenous Engagement Officer.

“When a year eight student doesn’t want to miss a class, it is a pretty good sign that a program is working,” he said.

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Bringing them home

Fri, 06/11/2009 - 10:35 — Anonymous

Around one hundred years ago, skeletal remains of two Iningai Elders were taken from their country, housed in boxes and subjected to scientific study. Now, due to the efforts of the Iningai Custodians, they have finally come home.

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Botanic walk boost

Fri, 06/11/2009 - 10:08 — Anonymous

More than a decade of dedication and hard work by Barcaldine couple, Marie and Sid O’Dell was vindicated on Monday when the Barcaldine Regional Council’s Botanic Walk was officially opened by the Member for Gregory, The Honourable Vaughan Johnson.

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Landcare gong for DCQ

Fri, 06/11/2009 - 09:52 — Anonymous

Desert Channels Queensland has continued its enviable record of being a champion of Landcare with recognition at the Queensland Landcare Awards ceremony at Government House on the first day of spring.
On a day when the mercury returned to something like normal after a premature surge into summer, a small band of Landcare faithful gathered to watch Governor Penelope Wensley award DCQ with 2 firsts and a third for their work with Landcare over the past 12 months.

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Funding cuts are bitter medicine

Fri, 06/11/2009 - 09:33 — Anonymous

The ramifications of Australian Government’s funding cuts have again rippled across the Central West with the recent removal of Desert Uplands Committee representation from the Board of Desert Channels Queensland.
According to Peter Douglas, Chair of DCQ, the government only provided $50,000 for the whole of the DCQ region to fund small groups like the Desert Uplands Committee.

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Queensland Landcare Conference

Start Date:

15/10/2009

End Date:

17/10/2009

The Queensland Landcare Conference will run from Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October 2009 in Longreach and will showcase land and water management practices involving everything from water wise gardens, the control of woody and exotic weeds, to feral animal control and the rehabilitation of our natural water courses.

Registrations have now closed.

For further details see www.iceaustralia.com/qldlandcare09/

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Gidyea Thickening Field Day

Mon, 03/08/2009 - 15:23 — Anonymous

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Common Sense the Winner at Wild Rivers Forum

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 09:12 — Anonymous

Audio Podcast (10 minutes) (click link to listen)

A complete turnaround in approach to the discussion of the impending Wild Rivers legislation exposed the majority of concerns and goals of all parties involved are shared. Common ground and common sense were the winners at a July Wild Rivers forum held in Longreach.

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Wild Rivers on agenda in Jundah

Mon, 06/07/2009 - 11:20 — Anonymous

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Inaugural Salt to Dust Western Queensland Traditional Owner Workshop

Desert Channels: Crossing the Bridge

Bringing them home

Botanic walk boost

Landcare gong for DCQ

Funding cuts are bitter medicine

Queensland Landcare Conference

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Gidyea Thickening Field Day

Common Sense the Winner at Wild Rivers Forum

Wild Rivers on agenda in Jundah

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