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June 2012

Rangeland Management Courses Run Across the Barkly…

Casey Collier, Pastoral Production, Tennant Creek

2012 again saw the biennial Rangeland Management Courses offered across the Barkly. This year two courses were hosted at Brunchilly and Alexandria, with participants travelling from Helen Springs, Soudan and Gallipoli Stations.

Right: Participants from Helen Springs identify species in red country

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The courses are offered every two years and are a great opportunity for men and women that have just started a career in the pastoral industry, or are new to the Barkly region, to learn about cattle production on the Barkly. The principles of each topic are based on those previously developed for other regions in the Northern Territory, but have been customised in line with Barkly information.

A range of topics are covered over a 1-2 day course including pasture species and dynamics which covers the major Above: Participants from Brunchilly and Helen Springs differences between red and black soils, perennial species versus annual species and the different stages of plant growth and what this means for pasture quality. The next topic, land condition and monitoring, follows on well and introduces the concept of the ABCD framework for assessing land condition, and how this can affect carrying capacity and therefore profitability in a beef business.

The course teaches how to recognise the major weed species of the Barkly, and what to do or who to contact if they are found. Participants are taught how to recognise poisonous plants and the symptoms of poisoning to cattle. A session on biodiversity highlights the importance of the Barkly region, the different species that reside here and how this is related to cattle production. The course is finished off with a session on animal nutrition. This topic covers the basics of the ruminant’s

Above: Casey Collier (DoR Tennant digestive system, nutrient requirements and leads on to Creek) assists participants identify flora explaining the major supplementation regimes across Northern species at Alexandria Australia.

Interactive sessions are held throughout the course where participants are taken out into the paddock and shown the main differences between red and black soils, how to identify different species of grasses, forbs and shrubs, and identify the differences in land condition.

Overall, there was an overwhelming positive response from participants and courses will again be offered in 2014.

Who’s New in the Zoo? Jane Douglas is the new face around the Tennant Creek - Department of Resources office. Jane joined the Pastoral Production team on the 30th April this year as a Technical Officer, Level 3. Jane will be working mainly on the Barkly district projects. She transferred from the Victoria River Research Station where she completed a 2 ½ year stint as a Technical Officer.

Jane grew up on a high country sheep, beef and deer station in the South Island of New Zealand. Following high school, she commenced a Bachelor of AgriScience degree at Lincoln University. However after 2 years, the need to get back to the stations was too DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BARKLY BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor 2 strong, so she went back to working on extensive sheep and beef stations around the South Island.

In 2006, Jane flew to the Northern Territory for a 6 month working holiday at Tipperary Station. It didn’t take long for the outback lifestyle, and lack of snow, to convince Jane to stick around. She then went on to other cattle properties around Proserpine, QLD and Derby, WA, as well as a stint at working the wheat harvest in southern WA.

In her 4 years of working in various places around Australia Jane found that the Territory had been her favourite place, so in 2009 the move was made to the Victoria River District, first to Victoria River Downs Station, then to the Victoria River Research Station (Kidman Springs) as a DoR Technical Officer in November 2009.

While at Kidman Springs, her ongoing interest in Agri-Science and the research and development work being performed by the Pastoral Production team prompted Jane to resume her Agri-Science degree studies by correspondence. When the opportunity to further her career within the Department became available, she jumped at the chance to join the research and extension side of the Pastoral Team and so here she is, DoR Tennant Creeks’ newest recruit. Say Hello to her at the office, Tennant Creek Show or around the district.

Contact Details: Jane Douglas P: (08) 8962 4483 F: (08) 8962 4480 E: [email protected]

Heifer Management in Northern Australia Tim Schatz, Pastoral Production, Darwin A guide to heifer management in northern Australia is now available. This practical guide to managing heifers has been developed using results of recent research and existing knowledge of best practice heifer management. It provides practical information on management practices and the biology of heifers to help cattle producers to make informed management decisions.

This publication is an outcome of MLA-funded projects conducted in northern Australia. Although the publication has focused primarily on heifer management in extensive beef herds, the principles have equal application to all beef herds across northern Australia despite any differences in scale of operations, breeds, climatic conditions or pasture types. It is a short, readable guide to best practice management written for graziers, station managers, head and other stockmen and students of animal husbandry.

• Digital copies can be downloaded at http://www.mla.com.au/Publications-tools-and- events/Publication-details?pubid=5823 • Hard copies can be ordered by calling the MLA membership services hotline on 1800 675 717 or email [email protected] Or from the Department of Resources - Email: [email protected]

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Key Messages for Heifer Management

Improving re-conception rates in first-calf heifers can significantly improve herd profitability. General principles that can be applied to the management of replacement heifers include: Body condition at mating has the greatest effect on heifer fertility Consecutive stocking and good pasture in heifer paddocks are the cheapest ways to achieve good body condition. Supplements may be cost effective. Heifers should be segregated from the breeder herd, grazed on the best paddocks and may need supplements over the post-weaning dry season to reach critical mating weight. The majority of heifers should be at or above the critical mating weight (CMW) at the start of joining. The CMW for Bos indicus heifers is 320-340kg. Bos indicus heifers tend to reach puberty at heavier weights and at a later age than Bos taurus heifers. The heifer needs to have a body condition score (BCS) of 3.5 (on BCS scale of 1-5) or higher at calving to maximise the chance of getting pregnant again while rearing her calf. If heifers are selected before joining, this should be based on growth over the post-weaning year, and not on weight at weaning, which largely depends on age. Mate more heifers than are needed for replacement using young bulls evaluated for breeding soundness, ‘calving ease’ and ‘low birth weight’. Select replacement heifers from those that get pregnant early in the joining period- and on temperament. Ideally, heifers should be mated for only three cycles (63 days). On extensive properties, pregnancy diagnosis can be used to identify heifers that conceived early in the mating period. Yearling mating will give good results only if heifers are heavy enough (on good country) and are of early-maturing breed types. The best type of heifer will be that suited to the environment and target market. Genetic improvement is faster through crossbreeding than through selection. Bull selection will have a much greater impact on herd improvement than selecting heifers or cows. Calf losses in first-calf heifers are often high (>20%) and mostly occur around the time of birth. Muster and wean first calf heifers before the main breeder herd. Wean calves early, down to 100kg (3 months), or even earlier if heifer survival is at risk. Vaccinate all heifers against botulism and against any other diseases that could have significant economic impact. Maiden heifers are a good group to use if an artificial insemination program is planned. DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BARKLY BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor 4

Best Practice Manual for the Top End Region Arthur Cameron, Principal Pastures and Extension Agronomist, Darwin

A new comprehensive Best Practice Manual titled “Cattle and land management best practices in the Top End region” was released on 20th March. The manual updates and expands on the Katherine Best Practice Manual released in 2009. The manual was produced with funding support from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

The manual is a comprehensive snapshot of how to manage properties and run cattle in the Top End. There are Chapters on Infrastructure and Station Development, Land management, Cattle Breeding, Cattle Management, Cattle Nutrition, Animal Health, Floodplain Production and other topics of interest.

The manual is available in three formats, a hard cover book, online (on the DoR and MLA web sites) and as a CD. Most of the hard cover books have been allocated, but CDs will be available to supply requests for copies. Books will be sent to or delivered to Top End producers by Extension Officers. Copies of the book will also be available in Departmental and Community Libraries.

NT DoR’s Involvement in ACIAR funded project in Indonesia Kieren McCosker, Beef Research Officer, Katherine Research Station It is estimated that the demand for beef in Indonesia is rising by 4% per year due to the westernisation of diets and a larger Indonesian population living in urban centres. As a result, the domestic supply of beef is unable to meet demand. As part of the NT DoR’s efforts (along with the University of Queensland and Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) to demonstrate to Indonesia our willingness to assist in their beef production development we are involved in an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded project “StrawCow”. The StrawCow project commenced in July 2009 and is funded to December 2013, with the aim of providing feeding systems that improve the productivity and management of both local and Australian breeding cows and their progeny in low input systems of Indonesia. Sustainably improving production and management of cattle on smallholder enterprises, typically located in densely populated rural areas, requires the use of underutilised crop residues such as rice straw to increase the amount of biomass available to be fed to cattle. Rice straw on its own has low nutritive Photo 1: Expatriated Northern Territory value and previous attempts have failed when fed to growing cattle. Brahman cows being fed young Elephant grass However, it is hypothesised that with a mix of high-quality feeds it at the Lamongan village site. could maintain the weight and body condition of breeders during the dry period when feed resources are low.

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NT Fodder and Seed Production 2011 Arthur Cameron, Pastoral Production, Darwin

Pastoral Production Group of DoR conducted a survey to estimate fodder (hay and silage) and seed production in the Northern Territory during 2011. These figures include the mulching hay made in the Darwin Rural area. The figures are tabulated below.

Hay production decreased in 2011 to 69,740 tonnes from the record 83,320 tonnes produced in 2010. A number of properties did not cut all of their hay areas because of reduced demand when live cattle export to Indonesia was banned. This ban also led to a carryover of hay on some properties.

The value of the hay produced in 2011 is estimated at $13.90m and the seed at $0.73m.

These figures represent the majority of the production in the NT in 2011.

The districts listed in the table below are the Australian Bureau of Statistics districts.

Hay and Seed Production in the NT by District (tonnes) District Feed Hay Mulch Hay Seed Alligator 80 Barkly and Central NT 6630 Daly 27000 34 Litchfield Shire 11790 2170 Lower Top End 22010 60 153 Total 67510 2230 187

These figures were compiled with the assistance of Departmental Officers Coral Allan (Alice Springs), Casey Collier (Tennant Creek), and Melissa Fraser (Katherine)

Preliminary CashCow results Presented at Beef Week 2012 Kieren McCosker, Beef Research Officer, Katherine Research Station

The McCosker and Holmes review of the northern beef industry (Northern Beef Situation Analysis 2009) clearly identified the major challenges facing the industry: the average producer spent more on average than they earned in six of the last seven years beef prices have not increased since 2004 costs of production have increased significantly debt levels per livestock unit carried have doubled.

Key recommendations from the McCosker and Holmes review were implementation of strategies to enable sustained improvements in herd reproductive performance. The MLA funded Cash Cow project has demonstrated that there is marked variation in the reproductive performance of breeding herds across northern Australia (Queensland, the Northern Territory and north-west Western Australia) which is where the majority of the national breeding herd is located. Over a 4 year period (2008-2011) the reproductive performance of 78,256 breeding females located on 75 commercial beef cattle properties located between St George in Queensland and the Kimberley in WA were monitored. An important finding was that overall half of the breeding mobs monitored achieved DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BARKLY BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor 6 weaning rates of less than 70% and in the extensive breeding regions of north Queensland and the Northern Territory/Kimberley half of the mobs achieved weaning rates of less than 60%. However, the top performing 25% of mobs achieved weaning rates of 80%. The Cash Cow project one of the largest projects ever funded by MLA has been conducted by researchers from The University of Queensland, DAFF Queensland, Northern Territory Department of Resources, and AusVet Animal Health Services, in collaboration with an electronic data capture provider (Outcross Performance Pty Ltd), cattle veterinarians, and cattle producers. It set out to answer 3 main questions:

1. How can producers readily and accurately determine how their breeding herd is performing? 2. Why do some breeding mobs achieve expected levels of performance whilst other do not? 3. Why do some breeding females readily become pregnant after calving and wean a calf whilst others take much longer to become pregnant or fail to wean a calf?

To enable the performance of some 165 different breeding mobs to be monitored twice yearly, once at the time of weaning and then again at time of pregnancy diagnosis, all females enrolled in the Cash Cow project were identified by NLIS and performance data was captured electronically crush- side. Despite the fact that at least 16 pieces of data per female were required to be recorded at each data collection visit the system used enabled processing rates of around 1000 head per day. A major issue which was recognised from the outset was the lack of a ‘common language’ defining the reproductive performance of breeding herds in northern Australia and in particular a lack of any measure of reproductive efficiency or beef output from these herds. Key measures of performance developed by the Cash Cow project are:

Net beef production (kg/breeder) or Annual change in beef per kilogram of breeder (kg/kg breeder per year) these provide the most accurate measure of beef output from a breeding herd and require data on number of cows mated the previous year, average cow weights (from a sample), number of calves weaned, average weaner weight (from a sample), and an estimate of cow survival which were all measured in the Cash Cow project. It is critical that breeding herds have an accurate estimate of their beef output as this enables them to determine how their business is performing. Net beef production provides an estimate of the beef output from a breeding herd and together with estimates of cost of production will enable producers to determine how efficient and profitable their breeding enterprise is.

Weaner weight per cow retained (kg/cow) – this is calculated by multiplying the number of calves weaned by the average weight of weaners and then dividing this by the number of cows retained after final mustering the previous year. This is a practical measure which requires no foetal ageing and is considered an indicator of both net beef production and beef production efficiency.

Percentage of females which are back in calf by 4 months after calving– this provides a measure of how efficiently cows are re-conceiving and importantly tells a producer what proportion of their calving cows will re-calve 12 to 13 months later. This measure of performance can be determined by annual foetal aging (pregnancy diagnosis).

Foetal and calf loss between confirmed pregnancy and weaning – this is a major issue in the extensive rangelands regions of northern Australia with half the maiden heifer mobs monitored in the Cash Cow project experiencing losses of 25% or more. DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BARKLY BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor 7

Some of the factors which have already been identified from the analysis of the Cash Cow data as having a big impact on the proportion of cows back in calf by 4months after calving are:

Whether a female successfully reared her last pregnancy or not Body condition score at the previous year’s pregnancy diagnosis muster The ratio of average faecal phosphorus to metabolisable energy ratio during the wet season Period of the year of the previous calving Timing of onset and duration of the wet season.

Some of the factors significantly affecting the losses from confirmed pregnancy to weaning which have been identified are: Whether a female successfully reared her last pregnancy or not Exposure to hot to very hot weather conditions during the month of calving Period of the year when calving occurred The ratio of average crude protein to dry matter digestibility ( derived from faecal NIRS) during last the trimester of pregnancy.

These are just some examples of what we are finding from the Cash Cow project and as this article is being written the Cash Cow analysis team is continuing to interrogate the Cash Cow database which contain over 6million bits of data.

Weed Management Plans Released The Territory Government has approved the Weed Management Plans for Prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica) Mesquite (Prosopis species) and Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana) These plans form part of a strategic approach to weed management in the Northern Territory.The overall aim of the Plans is to reduce the damage caused by these thorny shrubs/trees in relation to production, environmental and cultural values. All landholders are now required to meet the management objectives outlined in the Weed Management Plans. For more information visit www.nt.gov.au/weeds or contact the Weed Management Branch: Ph: 8999 4567 Email [email protected] Web: www.nt.gov.au/weeds

HAVE A LAUGH! Send your jokes to [email protected] A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, 'Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!' The husband said, 'Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?' 'Doesn't matter,' she said. 'Just get out.'

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Do you keep poultry, pigeons, pigs, goats, horses, sheep, deer, cattle, buffalo, camels, llamas, alpacas? These are classified as Livestock.

Urban or rural blocks that have any of the above livestock should have a Property Identification Code (PIC) – see website www.nt.gov.au/d/animalhealth for full details.

Regardless of the size of the block, parcel of land, property, number of livestock or even if they are pets, a PIC is required if any of the above livestock are present.

A PIC is not required for dogs, cats or wildlife etc.

PIC Registration is free of charge – please complete PIC Registration form www.nt.gov.au/d/animalhealth or Online Registration or contact your Regional Livestock Biosecurity Officer (RLBO) for assistance.

Darwin Katherine Tennant Creek Alice Springs Ian Doddrell Greg Scott Tom Haines Greg Crawford Ph: 08 8999 2030 Ph: 08 8973 9754 Ph: 08 8962 4458 Ph: 08 8951 8125

Animal Health – Biosecurity & Product Integrity - www.nt.gov.au/d/animalhealth The role of Animal Health is to protect and facilitate market access for Northern Territory livestock and livestock products to domestic and international markets. This includes disease surveillance and control, livestock identification, meat industries, livestock welfare, veterinary laboratory services and legislative compliance. Animal Health has 18 staff located in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. There are also 17 staff at the Berrimah Veterinary Laboratory in Darwin. Animal Welfare Meat Industries (Applications & Licences) Animal Health & Disease Crocodiles and Honey Bees Brands in the NT Other Animals Livestock Identification and Movement Pastoral Market Update National Livestock Identification System Exports – Pregnancy Testing (NLIS) in the NT Animal Biosecurity Contacts NT PIC search database Veterinary Laboratory NT Brands Register search database Livestock Movements Statistics NT Property Identification Code (PIC) Information for NT Veterinarians

Darwin Katherine Tennant Creek Alice Springs Ian Doddrell - RLBO Greg Scott - RLBO Tom Haines- RLBO Greg Crawford - RLBO Ph: 08 8999 2030 Ph: 08 8973 9754 Ph: 08 8962 4458 Ph: 08 8951 8125

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“Another Exceptional Season for the Barkly”

AussieGRASS – June 2012 Update Chris Materne, Pastoral Production, Alice Springs

Past – Exceptional! Present – Excellent! Future – ?

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Figure 1: Total Standing Dry Matter Figure 2: Total Standing Dry Matter relative to (as of the 1stJune 2012) historical records (as of the 1stJune 2012)

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Figure 3: Barkly district median pasture growth Figure 4: Tennant Creek district median pasture (running total) growth (running total)

The 2011/12 ‘wet season’ started early in the Barkly region, stalled for a while before finishing on an exceptional note thanks to the February rains. The models are showing widespread total standing biomass of over 1000kg/ha, and up to 4000kg/ha, over the entire Tennant Creek and Barkly regions not affected by fires, and considered generally well above average. Country around Tennant Creek that was burnt in 2011 is generally now showing up to 1,000kg/ha of biomass (Figure 1).

Figures 3 and 4 present the median pasture growth for the Barkly district (black soil country) and Tennant Creek district (red soil country), and tracks the progress of the 2011/12 “wet season” (red line), and compares it with the previous 2010/11 “wet season” (green line).

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Future (Pasture Growth Predictions) At this time of year prediction of pasture growth in the Barkly and Tennant Creek regions are of little use due to the strong seasonal rainfall patterns. Further south where southerly frontal systems can still bring rainfall, predictions suggest the chance of receiving average growth over the next three months is generally 50:50 with the exception of scattered areas around Alice Springs where soil moisture exists from earlier rain.

Figure 5: Chances of exceeding Median Growth Figure 6: Prediction Skill based over the June-August 2012 period. the SOI in Phase 5 over May 2012.

(2011/12 Wet Season) Past What is AussieGRASS? AussieGRASS is a spatial modelling framework that estimates various pasture characteristics (such as growth and total standing dry matter) over a given time period and compares it with historical records. It does this by using rainfall, climate, soil and pasture type information to estimate average pasture growth (among other parameters) over 5km x 5km square grids across Australia. Seasonal benchmarking tools such as this are potentially valuable in assisting pastoralists make informed land management decisions. For more information on AussieGRASS see http://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/

Figure 7: Past 12 months pasture growth relative to historical records since 1957 (1st June 2011 to 31st May 2012) and indicates another exception season has been experienced across the Gulf and Barkly regions and average to well above average over the Tennant Creek and Tanami regions.

PERSONALISED PROPERTY MAPS Are you interested in obtaining detailed AussieGRASS maps for your property? DEPARTMENTIf OF so RESOURCES get in touch with Chris Materne DoR Alice Springs (89518135) [email protected] .BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor General NT and Australia scale maps are available on line at: 13 http://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/RainfallAndPastureGrowth/ Around the Traps Have you taken a good photo? Send it into [email protected]

The Beetaloo pasture sampling team enjoying a bite to eat Ben McGlynn, Brunchilly Station, accepts the award for 'Best Cattle Station' from Gerry McCarthy at the Golden Heart Dionne Walsh (DoR Awards, Tennant Creek in April. Darwin) acting a little crazy after 2 weeks of pasture sampling

(L to R) George Scott, Lake Nash Station, Peter & Jane Hughes (Georgina Pastoral Co) & Greg Maguire (DoR) at the Droughtmaster Bull Sale held in Tennant Creek on April 19.

(L to R) Naomi Wilson (BLCA), Jodie Jane Douglas, the new DoR Ward (DoR), Thomas Grounds (BLCA) pasture production team & Jonny Hodgetts (BLCA) measuring member being clerk of the pasture yields at Beetaloo course for the Tennant Tennant Creek Races Creek Races in May (Photo: Jon Hodgetts)

(L to R) Casey Collier (DoR), Skye Ries (DoR), Namoi Wilson (BLCA) Bulls ready for sale at the 11th annual NT Droughtmaster Sale held in Tennant and Hannah Jewell (Westgold Creek on 19 April. Resources) get glammed up for the Tennant Creek Races in May DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BARKLY BEEF www.nt.gov.au/dor 14

What, When & Where

JUNE Campdraft / Rodeo 12 June Camooweal, QLD Races 2 June Adelaide River Cloncurry Show 15-17 June Cloncurry, QLD Katherine ASH campdraft 16-17 June ABC Race Club "Brunette ABC Brunette Downs Races 21-24 June Downs" Mt Isa Show 22-24 June Mt Isa JULY Alice Springs Show 6 July Alice Springs Avon Downs Annual Cricket 7-8 July Avon Downs Match Cloncurry Campdraft & 12-15 July Cloncurry Stockmen’s Challenge Tennant Creek Show including Tennant Creek 13 July Cattle Section Showgrounds Tennant Creek Rodeo Tennant Creek Show Rodeo 13 July pm Grounds Tennant Creek Show Tennant Creek Saddle 14 July Gymkhana, Challenge Horse Club Barkly Beef Dinner 14 July Civic Hall Tennant Creek Kununurra Show 13-14 July Kununurra Showgrounds Katherine Show 20 July Katherine Darwin Show 27 July Darwin AUGUST Kidman Springs Research Kidman Springs Field Day 1 August Station Darwin Cup Picnic Day Races 6 August Darwin Pussycat Campdraft, Gymkhana, 10-12 August Pussycat Murranji Challenge Katherine Nixon Xing Campdraft 23-26 August Katherine Camooweal Drovers Festival 24-26 August Camooweal Adelaide River Races 25 August Adelaide River

Your event not listed here? Please let us know!! Contact: Casey Collier [email protected] Ph: 8962 4493 PO Box 159 TENNANT CREEK NT 0861

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BARKLY HOUSE- STAFF LIST

BARKLY HOUSE First Floor, 99 Paterson St PO Box 159, Tennant Creek, NT, 0861 Fax: (08) 8962 4480

Department of Resources

Regional Management Executive Officer Helen Kempe 08 8962 4484 Administration Officer Skye-Lea Ries 08 8962 4488

Animal Health Regional Stock Inspector (ON LEAVE-) Ted Martin 08 8962 4490 A/Regional Stock Inspector Thomas Haines 08 8962 4458 M: 0401 113 445 Stock Inspector Greg Maguire 08 8962 4492 M: 0457 517 347 Pastoral Production Pastoral Production Technical Officer Casey Collier 08 8962 4493 Pastoral Production Technical Officer Jane Douglas 08 8962 4483

Barkly Landcare & Conservation Association

Landcare Facilitator Naomi Wilson 08 8962 4494 Project Officer Thomas Grounds 08 8962 4479 Project Officer Jon Hodgetts 08 8962 4485

Sustainable Farm Practices NT

Caring for our Country Facilitator Drew Gracie 08 8962 4487

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POSTAGE PAID AUSTRALIA

If undeliverable, please return to: Department of Resources PO Box 159 TENNANT CREEK NT 0861

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