Burnett Catchment Care Association

28/07/2026

🐄 Invest in knowledge. Improve your herd.

3-Day Cattle Evaluation Course this August at Marshlands Station in the South Burnett.

A practical, hands-on opportunity to build your skills, improve herd consistency and make better decisions for your cattle operation. Learn from experienced industry professionals and take away knowledge you can put into practice.

📅 14–16 August 2026
📍 Marshlands Station, QLD
📞RSVP by 3 August 2026 - detail on the bottom of the flyer

27/07/2026

🍃 Multispecies & Alternative Fertiliser Field Walk 🚜

Join us at Dane and Rachael Lehmann's property at Tansey to see a custom multispecies blend in action, compare fertiliser options, and hear from DPI, Burnett Catchment Care Association, and industry experts during an informal paddock discussion. 🚜🌾

📍 134 Ahern Rd, Tansey QLD
📅 Tuesday, 4 August 2026
🕙 10:00–11:30 am (Morning tea provided ☕)
💲 FREE

Register via the QR code or trybooking link - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1620727

👉 Please RSVP for catering. Contact Rod O’Connor for more information:
📧 [email protected]
📱 0467 740 604

The Farm Business Resilience Program is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s
Drought and Climate Adaptation Program.

Assistance provided by the Australian and Queensland Governments under The Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund.

17/07/2026

Join our biodiversity challenge

🌿 Join our Biodiversity Challenge for 2026 and be a part of uncovering the incredible biodiversity in our region! 🐨 📸

Prizes to be won! 🏆

This project aims to build awareness of our regions natural wonders while encouraging people to spend more time outdoors exploring and learning about the biodiversity on their properties, in their backyard, and across the wider landscape.

Observations through this challenge will contribute to publicly available biodiversity data, improving knowledge of species distribution in the region.

HOW TO JOIN — IT'S EASY:
1️⃣ Download the iNaturalist app (or use it on your laptop)
2️⃣ Sign up & log in
3️⃣ Take a photo and record your observation

👉 Check out the project & join here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/north-burnett-biodiversity-challenge

🎥 Keep an eye out — we'll be running a short workshop plus videos & resources soon to help you get the most out of iNaturalist.

🌟 Species of the Month, fun facts and more coming your way too — give us a follow so you don't miss out!

This challenge is proudly run by local Landcare member Misty Neilson (Ecologist & Conservation Biologist), from Burnett Catchment Care Association & Forever Wild Initiative, and a member of the Atlas of Living Australia's Biodiversity Mobilisation Program.

Grab your phone/camera, get outdoors, and let's see what we can discover together! 🌏🦋🐦🕷️

15/07/2026

📧 The July Burnett Buzz has finally landed in subscribers' inboxes! ❄️🌨️

A little later than planned... but then again, so is our winter! 🥶🌱

Inside this month's edition you'll find:
🌾 Highlights and photos from our recent workshops
💧 Articles on managing through drought with planning, and lantana biocontrol
💰 Information on planning ahead and where to look for grants and funding opportunities for drought preparedness

If you're a subscriber, check your inbox (and your spam/junk folder just in case!) 📬

In late June, more than a dozen South Burnett landholders recently took part in BCCA’s Introductory Excel for Grazing Enterprises workshops, gaining practical skills to strengthen the management of their agricultural businesses.

10/07/2026

Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to assist producers improve and refine their breeder herd management and genetic improvement plan using genetic and reproductive knowledge and technologies, to achieve desired production targets.

🗓When: 21-23 July 2026
🕗Time: 8am - 5pm all days
🏠Where: Murgon Services Club, 70 Gore Street

💸*Cost: $1950 + gst / 1st person from a business. $1650 + gst / second person from the same business

*BCCA is offering an added incentive to support primary producers in the project area to build their skills and resilience as part of the Building Resilience in the Agricultural South Burnett project. This assistance is provided by the Queensland and Australian Governments under the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRF). The first 10 primary producers from the Southern Burnett catchment to complete this Breeding EDGE workshop will receive an additional $300 reimbursement from BCCA.

💻Registrations close 14 July 2026. To register contact: Tim Emery, DPI Roma M: 0408 707 155 or E: [email protected]

24/06/2026

H5 avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in a migratory seabird found on an isolated beach in southern Western Australia. This is the first detection of H5 bird flu in Australia.

There have been no detections in poultry or additional native species.

Australia is well prepared to respond to H5 bird flu.

You can help. If you find multiple sick or dead birds or other animals do not touch them.

- Avoid – contact.
- Record – what you see.
- Report – to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

For more information visit https://srkr.io/6187BGjW.

15/06/2026

‼️‼️Get your RSVP's in today for the Spray Safe & Save Workshop in Monto, next Friday 19 June.

📲 Register now: https://grdc.com.au/events/list/2026/06/grdc-spray-day-monto

🚜💧 SPRAY SAFE & SAVE WORKSHOP – MONTO 💧🚜

Want to improve your spray application results and stay up to date with best practice spraying techniques? Join Craig Day from Spray Safe & Save for a practical, hands-on workshop covering:

✅ Nozzle selection
✅ Spray quality & ISO standards
✅ Water quality
✅ Weather conditions & inversions
✅ Spray planning & Pulse Width Modulation
✅ Tank mix influences
✅ Decontamination & more!

📍 Monto Bowls Club, Airport Rd
📅 Friday 19 June 2026
⏰ 8:45am – 3:00pm

💥 FREE to attend
🍽 Catering provided

A great opportunity for growers, spray operators and agronomists to sharpen skills and learn the latest spray application techniques.

📲 Register now: https://grdc.com.au/events/list/2026/06/grdc-spray-day-monto

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12/06/2026

🚜🌾 Primary producers and rural businesses in Tansey and Goomeri are invited to attend upcoming Disaster Recovery Drop-In Information Sessions following recent weather events.

📍 Tansey Show Society & Polocross Complex– Wednesday 17 June | 1:00pm–4:00pm

📍 Goomeri Hall – Wednesday 17 June | 5:00pm–7:00pm

Connect with recovery support services, access important information, and learn about available assistance to help your community recover and rebuild. 🤝

🍔 The Goomeri session will also feature a FREE Community BBQ & sausage sizzle from 6:00pm–7:00pm, followed by a live-stream of the 🏉 State of Origin at 8:00pm!

For more information, contact Gympie Regional Council at [email protected].

12/06/2026

🥶❄️ The June Burnett Buzz is here! ❄️🥶

With winter well and truly settling in, cooler temperatures are slowing pasture growth across the region 🌱🐄. Now is a great time to review feed budgets and plan ahead for the months to come.

💻 Don't miss our Basic Excel Workshops being held in the South Burnett this month! These hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone wanting to build confidence with spreadsheets, improve record-keeping, and develop practical computer skills for the workplace. Practical grazing business spreadsheets will be included in this workshop.

🐂Murgon area primary producers - Breeding EDGE workshop is coming your way in July. Get in quick for this 3-day workshop, first 10 primary producers to complete the course will get a $300 reimbursement from BCCA!

Stay warm, stay productive, and happy reading! ☕🧣

In May, BCCA together with the Mondure Hall Committee organised the Ageing Gracefully in the Bush: Navigating Aged Care event. Many land managers juggle farming with supporting ageing relatives and even more of us are ageing ourselves. With a lovely morning tea provided by the Hall Committee and the...

11/06/2026