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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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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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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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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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.

Ladies from across western Queensland braved the cold to attend Desert Channels Queensland's (DCQ) Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshop at Boulia from 16 to 17 June.

Everything from plants to pots, solar energy to seeds, grey water to growing vegetables was on show as Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ) hosted its first Waterwise Garden Expo from 22 to 23 May at the Longreach Civic Centre.

Building on the success of its Growing Great Gardens workshops held across the central west last year, DCQ brought together industry specialists and community to help people manage their gardens and home environment more sustainably.

The Queensland Landcare Conference 2009 is set to live up to its theme “Legends, Larrikins and Landcare” with conference organisers confirming Landcare Legend and grazier Jeff Campbell as a key note speaker for the three day event.