Gulf Savannah NRM

Gulf Savannah NRM Supporting best practice land management, agriculture and the environment in the Northern Gulf

Quoll monitoring is back at Mareeba Wetlands!From Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July, Gulf Savannah NRM teamed up with Aus...
02/09/2026

Quoll monitoring is back at Mareeba Wetlands!

From Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July, Gulf Savannah NRM teamed up with Australian Wildlife Conservancy to spend four nights trapping and monitoring northern quolls as part of this collaborative conservation project.

These surveys help build a picture of the population’s health and abundance, with the team recording important details including age, s*x, body condition, mass, spot patterns and overall health. Even their teeth can provide clues - wear and tear helps researchers estimate a quoll’s age! 🔎🦷

But working out how many quolls are actually out there is a little trickier. With many males dying after the breeding season, researchers may not encounter the same individuals from one survey to the next. Genetic samples can help fill in the gaps, providing clues about how closely related the quolls are and, in turn, the size and diversity of the population.

It’s all part of understanding how this important little predator is faring across the Gulf...one spotty face at a time. 🖤




🌿 September is Biodiversity Month! 🌿This month, we’re celebrating the incredible diversity of species, habitats and ecos...
31/08/2026

🌿 September is Biodiversity Month! 🌿

This month, we’re celebrating the incredible diversity of species, habitats and ecosystems across the Gulf.

From working to protect Northern Quoll habitat and restore wet sclerophyll forests, to supporting threatened species like the Mountaintop Nursery Frog and Northern Snake-necked Turtle, there’s plenty to celebrate across our catchment. 🐾🐸🐢

And that’s just the beginning!

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some of the milestones, projects and environmental stories that are helping protect the places and species that make our region so special.

Follow along as we celebrate the biodiversity of the Gulf, and the people working to care for it 💚


28/08/2026

On western Cape York, the Mitchell River fans out across Country, forming a vast network of waterways, wetlands and floodplains before meeting the Gulf of Carpentaria.Within this landscape lies Kowanyama, home to the Kokoberra, Yir Yoront and Kunjen peoples. In the Yir Yoront language, Kowanyama means “place of many waters.”

This story follows Kowanyama rangers working alongside Project Officer Ashley King from Gulf Savannah NRM as they survey Country, map invasive w**ds and continue the work of caring for its land and waterways. Through helicopter surveys, fieldwork, storytelling and knowledge carried across generations, the film explores the difference between seeing Country and truly knowing it.

This project is funded by the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video may contain names, images, voices and recordings of people who have passed.

📹 Created by Eden Manzur, Gulf Savannah NRM Communications Officer.

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🌦️🐂 What’s the season ahead looking like?Our latest Season Ahead update takes a closer look at the factors shaping the m...
27/08/2026

🌦️🐂 What’s the season ahead looking like?

Our latest Season Ahead update takes a closer look at the factors shaping the months ahead — from rainfall and El Niño to the potential impacts of climate conditions on livestock.

Prepared by Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator Mandy Pickering, the update provides a snapshot of what producers can keep an eye on as they plan for the season ahead.

📖 Read the full update in the latest Gulf Croaker magazine.


✍️🌅 “The sun comes up across the land, And birds sing songs loud and proud.”What does it mean to grow up in the Gulf?Fo...
27/08/2026

✍️🌅 “The sun comes up across the land, And birds sing songs loud and proud.”

What does it mean to grow up in the Gulf?

For the students of Normanton State School, it means fishing for barramundi after school, swimming at the town pool, watching out for crocodiles in the river, and looking up at a sky full of stars.

Their poems capture something even more special: the deep connection between people, place and Country, and the knowledge passed down through generations.

📖 The student's poetry will feature in the upcoming Winter edition of the Gulf Croaker magazine.


🌿 Clearing the way homeFor Indigenous Rangers across the Northern Gulf, w**d management is about more than protecting la...
21/08/2026

🌿 Clearing the way home

For Indigenous Rangers across the Northern Gulf, w**d management is about more than protecting landscapes. It’s about reclaiming access to Country, caring for culturally significant places and strengthening connections between people, culture and land.

Through the Together for Country W**d Management Program, Ranger groups are tackling invasive species, opening up areas that have become difficult to access and helping restore Country along the way.

It’s practical conservation with a much deeper purpose: caring for Country, culture and community.

Read the full story on page 22 of the upcoming Gulf Croaker magazine, or visit our website: 🔗 https://gulfsavannahnrm.org/clearing-the-way-home-indigenous-rangers-are-reclaiming-access-culture-and-connection-through-w**d-management/


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☕🌿 What started as a couple of hours at a coffee plantation turned into a full day immersed in the story of Australian a...
20/08/2026

☕🌿 What started as a couple of hours at a coffee plantation turned into a full day immersed in the story of Australian agriculture.

Gulf Savannah NRM Communications Officers Lydia Strohfeldt and Eden Manzur recently spent the day at Jaques Coffee Plantation, learning about the family’s decades-long journey through cyclones, failed harvests, changing markets and plenty of innovation.

From turning coffee waste into compost to welcoming visitors onto the plantation, the Jaques family has found creative ways to build resilience while sharing the story of agriculture with others.

And their experience points to a bigger trend: as producers face rising costs, climate variability and changing markets, agritourism is offering new ways to diversify income, connect people with the land and strengthen regional businesses.

Read the full story on our website 👇

🔗 https://gulfsavannahnrm.org/opening-the-gate-how-agritourism-is-building-resilience-across-the-gulf/


Maps tell stories, and with GIS, those stories help shape better decisions 🗺️📊From monitoring landscapes and tracking en...
18/08/2026

Maps tell stories, and with GIS, those stories help shape better decisions 🗺️📊

From monitoring landscapes and tracking environmental change to planning on-ground projects, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are transforming complex data into clear, visual insights that support healthier landscapes and stronger communities.

Discover how GIS is helping Gulf Savannah NRM turn facts and figures into visual storytelling that informs conservation, agriculture and natural resource management.

➡ Read more: https://gulfsavannahnrm.org/data-and-decisions-how-gis-turn-facts-and-figures-into-visual-storytelling/


We’re growing our team at Gulf Savannah NRM! 🌿We currently have opportunities available for an Agriculture Projects Offi...
18/08/2026

We’re growing our team at Gulf Savannah NRM! 🌿

We currently have opportunities available for an Agriculture Projects Officer, Communications Officer, Grazing Officer and NRM Project Officer.

Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team working with landholders, Traditional Custodians, communities and project partners to create positive outcomes across the Gulf.

Depending on the role, benefits include:
🌱 Five weeks of annual leave
🤝 Five days of paid volunteering leave
🏡 Relocation assistance for eligible applicants
⏰ Flexible full-time or part-time arrangements
🚙 Work vehicles provided for role-related travel
🧭 Opportunities for regional travel, fieldwork and professional development

If you’re looking for meaningful work, professional variety and the opportunity to make a genuine difference across North Queensland, we’d love to hear from you!

Learn more about the available positions and how to apply: https://bit.ly/gsnrmjobs


Discover what your soil is really telling you 🌱Soil tests are packed with valuable information, but understanding the re...
17/08/2026

Discover what your soil is really telling you 🌱

Soil tests are packed with valuable information, but understanding the results is what turns data into better decisions. At a recent Orchard Resilience workshop in Glen Russell, local growers got hands-on experience learning how to interpret soil test reports and assess soil health in the field.

By taking soil testing from paper to paddock, producers are building the knowledge they need to improve productivity, strengthen resilience and support healthier soils for the future.

This was the second workshop in the FNQ Tropical Roots Peer to Peer Grower Program. The next will take place on September 1.

Read more: https://gulfsavannahnrm.org/growers-take-soil-testing-from-paper-to-paddock/




The Orchard Resilience Project is jointly funded through Soils for Life and the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.

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