Landholder Support Service Project
The Landholder Support Service Project is a three year project (2008-2011) and is an
initiative of Desert Channels Queensland Inc funded by the Queensland Government’s
Blueprint for the Bush Program, a ten year plan to build a sustainable, liveable and
prosperous rural Queensland.
This Project
Promoting healthy and vibrant communities through working with partners and creating opportunity and assistance to property based community members translates to stronger communities and rural economies.
For rural and remote communities to increase their ability to own and manage their future they need to continue to build their capacity and enhance community strengths, such as leadership, networks, organisations, and relationships. The landholder support service project plays a major role in this through its service to the landholder based community members.
Providing assistance to Desert Channels Qld property-based community members by offering extension support and guidance from an extension officer assists them to build their capacity. This project’s aim is to engage property-based landholders and the overarching purpose of this project is to provide a landholder support service to the Desert Channels Queensland property based community members.
Working with partnerships,the project officer offers training and support to the Desert Channels regional property based community.
Project contact
Industry Liaison Officer Colleen James or phone 07 4658 0600
Training and information services provided:
Year One 2008-2009
· Weedspotters Workshop DCQ Longreach 7 October 2008
· Wild Dog Trapping Course Muttaburra 31 October 2008
· PMP Training day Ightham Station Jericho 1 March 2009
· Soil Information Day Kenya Station Muttaburra 18 March2009
· Soil Information Day Bandon Grove Longreach 19 March 2009
· Soil Information Day Ightham Station Jericho 20 March 2009
· Blackall Innovations Forum 21 April 2009
· Carbon & Climate Change Information Day Prairie 13 May 2009
· Carbon & Climate Change Information Day Winton 14 May 2009
· Carbon & Climate Change Information Day Barcaldine 15 May 2009
· Naturally Resourceful Women’s Workshop Boulia 16 & 17 June 2009
Year Two 2009-2010
· Naturally Resourceful Women’s Workshop Eromanga 15 & 16 September 2009
· Soil Information Day The Plains Prairie 27 October 2009
· Soil Information Day Corella Station Winton 28 October 2009
· Soil Information Day Macsland Station Boulia 29 October 2009
· Kangaroo Forum Longreach 19 February 2010 contact Sue Gardiner
· Groundcover Workshop Location Ilfracomeb area 24 March 2010 contact Roelie Hartwig
· Groundcover Workshop Location Barcaldine area 25 March 2010 contact Roelie Hartwig
· Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshop 28 & 29 April 2010
· Sustainable Grazing Forum Windorah/Jundah TBA May 2010
Year Three 2010-2011
· Mining in relation to grazing enterprises - location TBA
· Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshop Bedourie TBA
· Mitchell Grass Downs Sustainable Grazing Forum TBA
· Total grazing pressure and groundcover workshops TBA
Naturally Resourceful Women's Workshops Information and resources
Climate Change Adaptation Forum Information and resources
