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REEF CATCHMENTS MACKAY WHITSUNDAY ISAAC We’re looking after our region! Reef Catchments has offices in Who are Reef Catchments? Mackay and Proserpine. Contact us or drop in. MACKAY 1/85 Gordon St, Mackay QLD 4740 Reef Catchments is the NRM (Natural Resource Find us here: PO Box 815, Mackay QLD, 4740 Management) group for the Mackay Whitsunday p: 07 4968 4200 Isaac (MWI) region, the gateway to the iconic Find us on facebook e: [email protected] central Great Barrier Reef. The area is renowned https://www.facebook.com/ReefCatchments/ PROSERPINE 45 Main Street, Proserpine, QLD 4800 for its natural beauty, including 204 islands, which PO Box 1096, Proserpine QLD, 4800 help attract more than 640,000 visitors annually. The MWI region is rich in natural resources that Follow us on twitter p: 07 4964 6102 @ReefCatchments e: [email protected] sustain major agriculture, tourism and resource industries and which hold high ecological and biodiversity values. From inland to the islands, See the area we cover Reef Catchments works with a wide range of www.reefcatchments.com.au/about-reef- partners and stakeholders to facilitate education, catchments/our-nrm-region-map/ on ground change and long-term solutions to protect and manage the area’s valuable natural Learn more about our work online assets. We believe a healthy environment is www.reefcatchments.com.au the basis for a healthy region, a place where ecosystems are in good condition, the community is cohesive and the economy provides jobs and a reasonable standard of living. Printed on environmentally friendly recycled paper. Photo: Department of Environment REEF CATCHMENTS DIVERSE PROJECTS COVER WATER MORE THAN 500 ha OF WEED PROJECTS TO IMPROVE PROJECTS COVER OVER QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, CONTROL WORKS WAS UNDERTAKEN CHEMICAL, NUTRIENT, FISH HEALTH, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS SOIL AND IRRIGATION 800,000 ha LAND AND ECOSYSTEM REPAIR, PESTS MANAGEMENT IN THE MACKAY WHITSUNDAY AND WEEDS, MARINE AND ISLANDS COVERED MORE THAN ISAAC REGION AND MORE. IN 2015-16... 32,000 ha VOLUNTEERS 2 ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS 1,400 277 ha WERE CONSTRUCTED AND CONTRIBUTED OVER 6,000 HOURS OF AQUATIC TO COASTAL CONSERVATION WORKS HABITAT WAS 3 TREATMENT TRAINS ENHANCED BUILT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDE BETWEEN 2013–16 AQUATIC HABITAT MORE THAN THROUGH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDING, IN 2015-16... BETWEEN 2013–16 WAS PROVIDED 12 SEDIMENT BASINS TO CANE FARMERS WERE CONSTRUCTED VIA WATER QUALITY 4.2 tonne TO CAPTURE GRANTS TO IMPROVE OF MARINE DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM SEDIMENT FROM m ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND OVER 150 ha OF COASTLINE ACROSS RUNOFF $1.7 ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES 17 ISLANDS AND MAINLAND LOCATIONS 8 FISHWAYS RURAL WERE CONSTRUCTED FIRE BRIGADES APPROXIMATELY 53 GRAZIERS TO IMPROVE FISH 5WERE ENGAGED IN WERE INVOLVED IN PASSAGE BETWEEN TRAINING TO IMPROVE FIRE 54,000 ha 58 ON GROUND IMPORTANT AQUATIC MANAGEMENT ON OVER WERE COVERED DURING FERAL PIG CONTROL, PROJECTS HABITATS 3000 ha OF COASTAL LAND WITH SUCCESSFUL REDUCTION IN NUMBERS AIRLIE BEACH CANNONVALE " "" AIRLIE BEACH CANNONVALE" PROSERPINE " PROSERPINE EUNGELLA "EUNGELLA MARIAN MACKAY " " " MACKAY " MARIAN " " ETON " ETON Legend Legend rc_union rc_union Sum2 Sum2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 " CARMILA CARMILA 45 " 56 CLAIRVIEW 67 " CLAIRVIEW 78 " 89 910 10 Reef Catchments: Regional Impact September 2016 Data sources: Regional Reef Catchments Limited Reef Catchments, QLD Government (07) 4968 4200 Impact " Reef Catchments: RMaejogri toonwnasl Impact September 2016 This content is provDidaetda fsooru inrcfoersm: ation Low Reef Catchments Limited purposRese eofn Cly.a Ntcoh mclaeinmts i,s QmLaDd eG aosv etornment 0 10(07) 49682 04200 30 the accuracy or authenticity of the content. Impact " Reef Catchments does not accept any Impact Map Major towns ± Kilometres liabilityT thoi sa ncyo npteernsto nis fporo thvied eindfo fromr aintifoonrmation Low or advicpeu r(poor sthees uosnely o. fN sou cchla iinmfo irsm mataiodne as to Scale at A4: 1:827,039 0 10 20 30 tohre a adcvcicuer)a wcyh iochr aisu pthreovnitdiceidty o orf the content. High Coordinate System: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 inRcoerepfo Craatetcdh imnteon tthsi sd poreosd uncott. accept any ±Projection: TransKveilorsme eMtrerscator liability to any person for the information IMPACT or advice (or the use of such information Scale at A4: 1:827,039 or advice) which is provided or Coordinate System: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 55 incorporated into this product. High Projection: Transverse Mercator Low 0 10 20 30 40 N kilometres Scale at A4 is 1:827,039 Coordinate System: GCS GDA 1994 September 2016 Reef Catchments Limited (07) 4968 4200 Data sources: Reef Catchments, QLD Government This content is provided for information purposes only. No claim is made as to the accuracy or authenticity of the content. Reef Catchments does not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice (or the use of such information or advice) which is provided or incorporated into this product. High The Regional Impact map depicts all the significant projects undertaken by or with Reef Catchments in the Mackay Whitsunday Region since 2008, providing a geographic footprint of the reach of Reef Catchments project works. Shaded areas are indicative of the extent of project works. An increase in the tone and intensity of the shading corresponds to a higher number of projects executed at the site. Reef Catchments take a strategic approach to natural resource management. Areas of high impact reflect Reef Catchments’ regional prioritisation of monitoring, management and community engagement activities tailored to protect our natural resources, including land, waterways, and Reef. Projects represented include: • Coastal including beach zones, mainland and islands • Grazing • Paddock to Reef research and monitoring • Pest and weed management • Fire management planning • Local Coastal Zone management planning • Australian Government Reef Programme projects including farm, chemical, nutrient, soil and water projects • Systems and landscape repair • Water quality improvement • Fish Barrier Prioritisation works • Healthy Rivers to Reef research and monitoring • Traditional Owner Reference Group coordination Regional Impact Map Reef Catchments has a strong presence in the overall Mackay Whitsunday Isaac NRM region and community, with projects covering over 800,000 hectares from a subcatchment to landholder level. Team Coordinators Team – Land Jacob Betros Chris Dench Project Officer - Pest and Weeds Coordinator – Water and Waterways Regional Landcare Facilitator Meet our team! [email protected] [email protected] Management Michael Boland Juliane Kasiske Robert Cocco Coordinator – Project Officer - Sustainable Agriculture Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sustainable Agriculture [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rachel Clancy Matt Schembri Katrina Dent Coordinator - Business & Administration Project Officer - Agriculture Extension & Data Manager [email protected] Management [email protected] [email protected] Stefanie Wabnik Mandy Jeppesen Sally Young Coordinator – Project Officer - Grazing Systems Corporate and Business Coasts and Biodiversity [email protected] Services Manager [email protected] [email protected] Team – Coasts and Biodiversity Emma Carlos Jason Andrews-Reid Project Officer - Healthy Rivers to Reef WHS & Quality Assurance Officer Olivia Brodhurst Partnership Project Officer - Coasts & Biodiversity [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jessica Berryman Team – Corporate Joanne Gibbs Project Officer - Coasts Senior Administration Officer Deb Wilkinson [email protected] [email protected] Administration - Mackay [email protected] Team – Water and Waterways Debbie Legge Vikki Stepan Administration - Proserpine Administration - Mackay Emily Wood [email protected] [email protected] Project Officer - Pest and Weeds [email protected] Lauren Withers Diana Kupke Meaghan Barbuto Project Officer - Water and Waterways Website Administration Officer Graphic Design & Communications Officer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Team – Mackay Whitsunday Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership Jaime Newborn Tori Marshall Communications & Media Officer GIS & Knowledge Management Officer Charlie Morgan Executive Officer - [email protected] [email protected] Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership [email protected] Welcome to the 2015-16 Reef Catchments efforts are able to realise not only better 16. Each of our Directors devotes a significant (Mackay Whitsunday Isaac) Limited Annual environmental outcomes but also higher market proportion of their time and energy to Reef Report. I hope you find the report and value for goods and services offered. Catchments Limited and its operations. I also wish its overview of natural resource projects to thank the staff of Reef Catchments Limited. As evidenced in this Annual Report, Reef informative and of interest. Our services and functions are complex and have Catchments’ role and responsibility continues to many challenges, which the staff deal with on a 2015-16 has been a year of many challenges. be focused toward the
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