Major coverage
· Laws will be introduced into Qld Parliament this week to regulate farm run off onto the Great Barrier Reef.
Of interest
· Condamine Alliance spokeswoman, Fran Holt has said it is hoped the fish way to be unveiled today near Dalby will improve native fish stocks in the northern part of the Murray Darling system.
· The World Wildlife Fund has renewed calls for a crackdown on cane farmers, by proposing hefty fines for pesticide run-off.
· A new taskforce to address the impact of mining on water quality in the Fitzroy Basin has been cautiously welcomed by the region's leading natural resource management group, Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA).
· Volunteer organisations that help protect and conserve Australia's unique environment and heritage have received almost $1.5 million in Federal Government grants, including the Sarina Landcare Catchment Management Association (SLCMA) to the tune of $3600 (2008- 2009).
· About 150 people yesterday ventured into a secluded Mackay wetland area, learning about the mysteries of its fragile ecosystem.
· Knapp Creek near Kooralbyn is slowly being restored to health thanks to SEQ Catchment’s Healthy Country program.
· A $100,000 project which has seen 150 signs erected along the botanic walkway in Longreach has been officially opened. Desert Channels Qld has added signage to plants along a walkway from the Longreach Council office to the Austn Stockman's Hall of Fame.
· Interview with Burnett Mary Regional Group - The Great Sandy Region, including Fraser Island, has been declared a biosphere region at a UNESCO meeting in South Korea under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program.
