Project Reports
These are issued bi-monthly by the Projects Manager for BBIFMAC General Meetings and give an update of each project.
Projects and Activities
GW Pixel Project
BBIFMAC has recently received funding to support grower monitoring of groundwater used for
irrigation in the Lower Burdekin. Similar to the very successful “WQ Pixel
Project”, the new “GW Pixel Project” will support the growers who choose to participate
in the project with basic training, sample collection and free laboratory analysis of groundwater
samples.
Salvinia Weevil Breeding Program in Burdekin Schools
Funded by NQ Dry Tropics this project is designed to engage and support selected Burdekin Schools to breed Salvinia weevils to release into local lagoons and waterways for biological control of Salvinis as part of the "Protecting the RAMSAR wetlands of Bowling Green Bay" project
Evaluating Alternative Irrigation
This project aims to quantify and qualify the effects of Overhead Low Pressure (OHLP) irrigation systems. The Evaluating Alternative Irrigation trial is monitoring the impact of OHLP on Green cane trash blanketing (GCTB) ,
Legume fallow, Nutrient Management and Irrigation Scheduling.
Caring for our Turtles
This project was to raise awareness of Turtles that inhabit the Bowen area at to provide education pamphlets, marine friendly lighting and signage for the Bowen area.
WQ Pixel Project
The WQ Pixel Project is an on-farm water quality monitoring support project working with irrigators from the Lower Burdekin and Bowen region.
Agrichar
BBIFMAC, Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM, CANEGROWERS Burdekin, NQACC, Burdekin Shire Council, CSR Sugar and
NSW DPI have partnered in a project to test the feasibility of a Burdekin pyrolysis industry.
Upper Haughton Water Balance Study
The Upper Haughton grower’s project, funded by the Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC),
aims to improve the knowledge of growers and other agencies to understand and better manage groundwater.
Macro-invertebrates and Waterway Health in Schools
The aim of this project is to educate upper primary school students in what Macro-invertebrates are and how they can be monitored to help access the health of water ways in the area.
Ellrott Plough and Wood Weed Removal Project
To trial the Ellrott Plough method of removing woody weeds in grazing lands and compare with bull dozing.