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1. 14 – 15 October Townsville/Thuringowa’s Annual Black-throated finch count
2. Assessing Dryland Salinity processes and risk within the Burdekin Catchment
3. Biodiversity Toolkit for Queensland’s Tropical Rangelands
4. Burdekin Solutions AGM
5. Become a BDTNRM member
6. Wetlands Education
7. Land and Sea Management Conference for Cardwell

1. 14 – 15 October Townsville/Thuringowa’s Annual Black-throated finch count

This year we are aiming to recount at the waterholes that have proved most successful over the past few years, and broaden our search to include new waterholes. The survey will be much the same as last year with a 3 hour survey at each waterhole starting at 6am.

If you can join us again this year please complete the volunteer registration forms attached to this email and email, mail or fax back to me at the following address. This will cover you in case of any injuries received on the day. This needs to be completed and returned to me before the 14th October.

Please also reply to this email so we know how many counters we have and can begin allocating people to waterholes. Contact: Phil.Bourke@epa.qld.gov.au

Fax (07) 4796 7705

2. The Assessment of Dryland Salinity processes and risk within the Burdekin Catchment

Although dryland salinity is not as prevalent a threat to natural resource condition in the Burdekin Region as it is in some parts of southern Australia, some areas of the region store significant quantities of salt and could become salinised with inappropriate land use or management practices.

With funding from the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality,this $500,000 project project aims to identify dryland salinity priority areas, increase community awareness of the impacts of dryland salinity and assist communities to adopt management practices to control dryland salinity.

3. Biodiversity Toolkit for Queensland's Tropical Rangelands

Funded by the National Action Plan For Salinity and Water Quality, this $740,000 project will develop and assist in implementing a biodiversity management and condition assessment toolkit for the Tropical Rangelands. BDTNRM is collaborating with CSIRO, Southern Gulf Catchments, Northern Gulf Resource Managment Group, Desert Channels QLD and Far North QLD NRM.

4. Land and Sea Management Conference for Cardwell

Girringun Aboriginal Corporation will host the Second National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference in 2007. Indigenous delegates from Australia and overseas will be discussing the role of indigenous people in land and sea management. For more information contact Tonya Booth at BDTNRM

5. Burdekin Solutions AGM

Burdekin Solutions has just held their AGM attended by 15 members plus visitors. The proposed draft constitution was presented to the members and was declined by one vote. It was agreed that the proposed constitution be presented to an extraordinary meeting to be held in March 2007, on the proviso that by that time the four partnership panels are established and operational to the Burdekin Solutions Board’s satisfaction. Those directors due for re-election, in accordance to the existing constitution were relelected. The chair, Mike Cannon agreed to retain his position until March 2007.

6. Become a BDTNRM Member

Have a say in natural resource management throughout the Burdekin Region by becoming a member of Burdekin Solutions. For more information go to our website.

7. Wetlands Education

Wetlands.edu is offering a 'Management models and approaches for important riverine and floodplain habitats' training course, its development was funded by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission under their Native Fish Strategy. This is to be held at the Wonga Wetlands Centre in Albury on 14-15 November 2006.

2. Raising awareness and appreciation of wetland values - Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia (28-29 November). Note the change in date, and the deadline for registration is now 31 October.

You will find details at www.wetlands.edu.org.au and go to the Bulletin Board.

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