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Annual Report 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 LEADERS IN Regional Natural Resource Management Southern Gulf NRM is the Natural Resource Management organisation for the Southern Gulf region of north west Queensland. We work with the community to deliver projects that improve and protect our region’s natural resources and to maintain the prosperity of industries that rely on these. What is Natural Resource Management? OUR VISION A strong and vibrant community Natural Resource Management (NRM) is about looking after our most that prospers through sustainable important natural resources: natural resource management and respects the culture, rights and interests of all stakeholders. OUR MISSION Enabling and engaging the community to sustain and enhance, through best practice, the Region’s natural assets for current and future generations. It’s about caring for the environment LONG-TERM to ensure we have sustainable and productive natural resources for the future. The Southern Gulf Catchments How do we do this? region includes all the land whose creeks and rivers run into the Southern Gulf NRM partners with community groups and members to southern Gulf of Carpentaria. This acheive local and regional NRM improvements. We work closely with pastoral, encompasses an area of 215,000km2. community, conservation, local government, mining, Indigenous, tourism and other industry sectors to identify priorities, projects and partnerships and deliver on-ground solutions. Our current major focus areas are: • Weed management • Grazing and rangeland management • Conservationof biodiversity • Supporting schools and community groups to participate in NRM ANNUAL REPORT 2016 REPORT ANNUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN GULF . 4 CHAIR’S UPDATE . 6 MEET THE DIRECTORS . 8 CEO’S UPDATE . 10 MEET THE TEAM . 12 NRM PLAN . 14 BUILDING STRONG NRM COMMUNITIES . 16 The Regional Landcare Program .....................................................16 Chemical Accreditation Workshops ...................................................16 Woww Overview ....................................................................18 Muttaburra Good Neighbour Program - case study ....................................20 Weed and pasture response to mechanical control ....................................20 GROWING REGIONAL PROSPERITY . 22 Sustainable Grazing Update ..........................................................22 Herd Efficiency Workshops ...........................................................22 Land Condition Guide ...............................................................22 SECURING LANDSCAPE RESILIENCE . 24 North West Queensland Weed Control Innovation Forum & Field day ...................24 South 32 Cannington - weed management projects in McKinlay Shire 2016 .............26 Southern Gulf’s prickly acacia success ................................................28 Southern Gulf’s achievements with other weeds in 2015-2016 .........................32 SUSTAINING OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT . 34 Building project partnerships to protect our region’s hidden gems .....................34 FINANCIAL REPORT 2015-2016 . 37 Project Expenditure by Activities 2015-2016 ...........................................38 sources of income 2015-2016 ........................................................38 Independent Auditors Report ........................................................39 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income .........................40 Expenses 2015-2016 .................................................................41 Expenses 2014-2015 .................................................................41 Balance Sheet .......................................................................42 Auditors Independence Declaration ..................................................43 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . 44 SOUTHERN GULF NRM 1 $ ANNUAL REPORT 2016 REPORT ANNUAL Over 13,168 Over $1,186,000 2,791,990 ha QNRM FUNDING staff hours worked SPENT ON within the SG NRM region treated 11,250 ha in20 15/ 20 16 Projects84 MAPPED of rubber vine & in support of the regional community UNDERTAKEN IN THE NRM SPATIAL HUB bellyache bush Over 100,000 14 Land Types QNRM FUNDING STAKEHOLDERS $60,000 treated 109,260 ha engaged through INVESTED MAPPED of prickly acacia SOCIAL MEDIA in the region on within the SG NRM region in the lower Gulf Workshops, Forums& Field day s The Weed Sniper was 806 TRAPNIGHTS responsible for 73,230 15 GROUPS AS PART OF THE UNDERTAKEN of those hectares JULIA CREEK DUNNART COLLABORATED Critical Habitats survey within our region 604km 8,175 ha of property PRICKLY ACACIA TREATED 84 Projects boundary treated for within the Containment Zone PRICKLY ACACIA undertaken under the War on Western Weeds project in the 15/16 year 14,131 ha of mesquite and 580 PEOPLE parkinsonia treated engaged in SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL The Weed Sniper practices through the FLEW 175 HOURS Regional Landcare over two properties Facilitator program 2 SOUTHERN GULF NRM $ 2016 REPORT ANNUAL Over 13,168 Over $1,186,000 2,791,990 ha QNRM FUNDING staff hours worked SPENT ON within the SG NRM region treated 11,250 ha in20 15/ 20 16 Projects84 MAPPED of rubber vine & in support of the regional community UNDERTAKEN IN THE NRM SPATIAL HUB bellyache bush Over 100,000 14 Land Types QNRM FUNDING STAKEHOLDERS $60,000 treated 109,260 ha engaged through INVESTED MAPPED of prickly acacia SOCIAL MEDIA in the region on within the SG NRM region in the lower Gulf Workshops, Forums& Field day s The Weed Sniper was 806 TRAPNIGHTS responsible for 73,230 15 GROUPS AS PART OF THE UNDERTAKEN of those hectares JULIA CREEK DUNNART COLLABORATED Critical Habitats survey within our region 604km 8,175 ha of property PRICKLY ACACIA TREATED 84 Projects boundary treated for within the Containment Zone PRICKLY ACACIA undertaken under the War on Western Weeds project in the 15/16 year 14,131 ha of mesquite and 580 PEOPLE parkinsonia treated engaged in SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL The Weed Sniper practices through the FLEW 175 HOURS Regional Landcare over two properties Facilitator program SOUTHERN GULF NRM 3 SPOTLIGHT on the Southern Gulf ANNUAL REPORT 2016 REPORT ANNUAL The WETLANDS that line the Property management planning is southern Gulf of Carpentaria are a key to sustainable grazing. Working the largest estuarine wetland with beef industry extension experts system in Australia. The extensive from the Department of Agriculture mangrove forests provide vital and Fisheries, Southern Gulf NRM habitat for fish breeding and the helps producers map their property wetlands are recognised flyways assets as a basis for good decisions for international bird migration. about LAND AND HERD MANAGEMENT. Listed as nationally endangered in 2016, the CARPENTARIAN GRASSWREN is largely confined to the Southern Gulf NRM Region. It favours old spinifex grasslands and is vulnerable to habitat loss from extensive uncontrolled wildfires. Grasswrens and pastoralists share an interest in good fire management practices. Maintaining healthy rangeland pastures is fundamental to the sustainability of CATTLE GRAZING ENTERPRISES and the natural environment. Southern Gulf NRM’s new Land Condition Guide will help producers systematically assess and monitor trends in the condition of their rangeland pastures. PRICKLY ACACIA is the scourge of the northern beef industry. Already infesting millions of hectares in the Mitchell Grass downs, it continues to spread. Southern Gulf NRM works with producers, land managers, researchers, local government, Biosecurity Queensland and other partners to limit and reverse the spread of this damaging weed. During 2015/16, Southern Gulf NRM implemented weed control programs over 154,000 ha in the region. 4 SOUTHERN GULF NRM ANNUAL REPORT 2016 REPORT ANNUAL Southern Gulf NRM support Communication is a major for the Bidunggu Land and Sea challenge in huge yet sparsely Rangers helps them to tackle populated region like the RUBBER VINE AND BELLYACHE Southern Gulf. Southern Gulf BUSH invasion threatening NRM has updated its website the sensitive environment and INCREASED THE USE OF SOCIAL of their traditional country MEDIA to reach out to our far along the Gregory River. flung clients and communities. Partnerships with industry Our regional shows and community groups play and field days are part an important role in our of the social structure work. Our partnership with of our region. Southern Meat and Livestock Australia Gulf NRM regularly at the BEEF UP FORUM IN attend to spread the CLONCURRY helped ensure word about NATURAL a high quality program for RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. beef industry participants. The native fish of the Southern Gulf are a very distinctive feature of the region. Endangered species like the Freshwater Sawfish live alongside popular angling targets like Barramundi. Southern Gulf NRM support for the MOUNT ISA FISH STOCKING GROUP has helped in the development of an interpretive facility about our native fish species. Supporting produce skills and knowledge is at the heart of our Regional Landcare Facilitator project. Our WEEDS INNOVATION FIELD DAY in Richmond attracted more than 80 people sharing knowledge about the latest technologies and methods for weed control. SOUTHERN GULF NRM 5 CHAIR’S update ANNUAL REPORT 2016 REPORT ANNUAL These past 12 months have seen a change to the Southern Gulf Board Director. Thus ensuring they are well aware of Gulf NRM board structure with some Directors farewelling the responsibilities and important obligations of being a Southern Gulf NRM and others
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