MRCCC 2019 Annual Report
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The MRCCC acknowledges the traditional owners of the Mary River Catchment and their ancestors past and present. ........................................................................................................................................... 1 MRCCC Staff and Volunteers ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Current Projects ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Chairman’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Vale Don Sinclair................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Mary Catchment Public Fund – 2018/ 19 Annual Report ................................................................................................. 5 Treasurer’s Report............................................................................................................................................................. 6 MRCCC Sunshine Coast Council Partnership Project– Eva Ford ....................................................................................... 7 Frog monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Cane toad Challenge ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Find a Frog in February ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Mary River Catchment Waterwatch Program –Jess Dean ................................................................................................ 9 National Waterbug Blitz .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Gully Erosion Control Program Reef Trust Phase II (2016-2018) – Brad Wedlock ........................................................ 11 “Tools developed to build land management capacity in the grazing sector with specific focus on gully erosion management in the Mary River Catchment”. ................................................................................................................. 12 Improving water quality in Grazing lands of the Mary River Catchment - Reef Trust Phase III (2017-2019) ................. 13 Riparian revegetation and rehabilitation in the Mary River Catchment - Reef Trust Phase IV ...................................... 15 Seqwater /MRCCC partnership – Kath Nash ................................................................................................................... 17 Cat’s Claw Vine Control Offset Project – Belinda Wedlock ............................................................................................. 18 Creating Community Connections: Some comfort for koalas at Goomboorian and Wolvi – Sarah Grimish.................. 18 Mary River Cod Breeding Program and new Fishing Regulations ................................................................................... 19 Noosa Festival of Water Sunday 30th June 2019 ............................................................................................................. 20 Road Trip! MRCCC staff visit to riverbank restoration sites in the Coffs Harbour region – Sarah Grimish ................... 21 2019 Sustainability & STEAM Schools Symposium – Belinda Wedlock .......................................................................... 21 Workshops, festivals, field-days, presentations (2018-2019) ......................................................................................... 22 Educational activities including Find-a-frog in February ................................................................................................. 23 Representations .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Conferences and seminars .............................................................................................................................................. 23 MRCCC Research Project Collaboration .......................................................................................................................... 24 Submissions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Cooloola Coastcare- ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Valley Bees Community Report for 2018- 2019 .............................................................................................................. 27 Koala Action Gympie Region ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Interest Sector Name Title Beef Mick Seeney Delegate Biocontrol Ross Smith Delegate Coastcare Dr Lindy Orwin Delegate Dairying Elke Watson Delegate Dept of Environment and Science Vacant Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries Vacant Dept of Natural Resources Vacant Education Steve Roach Delegate Environment lower Mike Moller Delegate Environment upper Narelle McCarthy Delegate Fishing Vacant Delegate Forestry Ernie Rider Delegate General Community Lower John Williams Delegate General Community Middle Ray Zerner Delegate General Community Upper Dave Sands Delegate General Community Western Peter Hughes Delegate Grazing Lands Graeme Elphinstone Delegate Gympie Field Naturalists Berry Doak Deputy Chair Horticulture small crops Bree Grima Delegate Horticulture tree crops Brice Kaddatz Delegate Irrigation Jim Phillips Landcare, Lower Mary Carol Neilson Delegate Landcare, Upper Mary Phil Moran Delegate Landholder/Project Participant Jon Hannon Delegate Landholder/Project Participant Bob Hood Delegate Land for Wildlife Annette Bourke Secretary Life Member Margaret Thompson Treasurer Life Member Jim Buchanan Delegate Fraser Coast Council Cr James Hanson Delegate Gympie Regional Council Cr Darryl Dodt Delegate Noosa Council Cr Brian Stockwell Delegate Sunshine Coast Council Denise Lindon Delegate Seqwater Vacant Delegate Small farms Steve Burgess Delegate Special Member Nai Nai Bird Delegate Special Member Glenda Pickersgill Delegate Special Member Ian Mackay Chairman Sugar Vacant Delegate Waterwatch Antoinette Augustinus Delegate Waterwatch Garth Jacobson Delegate Brad Wedlock BAppSc (Natural Systems & Wildlife Management) - Specialist in grazing landscapes, sustainable Operations Manager grazing systems, fluvial geomorphology, riparian condition assessment and flora identification. Eva Ford BSc (Australian Environmental Studies) - Specialist in threatened stream frog surveys and Catchment Officer identification, and other threatened aquatic fauna. Water quality monitoring and data analysis, aquatic macroinvertebrate assessment, freshwater fish assemblage and monitoring programs. Kath Nash B.Sc. (Hons) B.App.Sc (Conservation and Park Management) Specialist in fire regimes, threatened Catchment Officer species habitat management, water quality monitoring and analysis, wetland ecological function, environmental project planning and implementation, community engagement. Caitlin Mill BEnvSc –(Environmental Science) Aquatic ecosystem monitoring including water quality Catchment Officer monitoring and data analysis, GIS mapping, biocondition monitoring and project support Jess Dean BEnvSc – (Environmental Science)Coordination of the Waterwatch networks, data entry and Catchment Officer management, water quality monitoring, GIS mapping and project support, aerial monitoring Sarah Grimish M.Sc (Environment and Sustainability), B.Env.Hlth.Sc (Environmental Health Science) Experienced Catchment Officer with water quality and biocondition monitoring, report writing, project planning, extension. Bec Watson (PT) BSc. Hons Natural Sciences Durham University, UK – Agronomy. Gully restoration and Reef Trust Catchment Officer water quality and biocondition monitoring. Provision of extension services Belinda Wedlock (PT) BSc. Hons (Biology). Environmental project and program management, specialising in catchment Catchment Officer and water resource planning. Experienced in field survey techniques, research and analysis. Katie Johnson Bachelor of Biological & Environmental Science. Agricultural Extension Trainee, gully erosion program Debbie Seal Administration, financial management, and marketing. Glenbo Craig Volunteer - Codline Editor and Graphic design Sandra Noonan (PT) Wildnet Data Entry, Waterwatch data entry and Project Support Mackenzi Finger Administration and Project Support Ross Craig Volunteer groundsperson Preparing the Mary River Threatened Aquatic Species Recovery Plan in conjunction with the Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. Reef Trust IV 2017-2022 in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy with a