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Back issues of the Basin Bullet can be accessed below.

Also listed below are key stories from DCQ, shown in chronological order. Click on the title to view the full story.

Basin Bullet
April 2012 Basin Bullet

Basin Bullet 2012-04

Sus scrofa on the Fly, Green Army, Mythbusters, Unwanted gudgeon, New board member, Our busy backyard

Wild western rivers (Bullet cover - Feb 2012)

Basin Bullet 2012-02

who's wild about what?, divided we fall, all too easy, convict link, deciphering, sugar and spice

December 2011 Basin Bullet

Basin Bullet 2011-12

blazes everywhere, words on the wind, Kindy gardens, feral pigs, aerial surveys, Landcare in schools, cloud computing

October 2011 Basin Bullet

Basin Bullet 2011-10

Common people; common lands, let the good times roll, Black Toyota supports DCG, aerial stunner wins calendar prize, everyone needs a wife

 

Regional story
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Didgeridoo and clap sticks lead the repatriation procession. Bringing them home

Around one hundred years ago, skeletal remains of two Iningai Elders were taken from their country, housed in boxes and subjected to scientific study. Now, due to the efforts of the Iningai Custodians, they have finally come home.

Barcaldine Regional Council Mayor, Cr Rob Chandler, begins proceedings. Botanic walk boost

More than a decade of dedication and hard work by Barcaldine couple, Marie and Sid O’Dell was vindicated on Monday when the Barcaldine Regional Council’s Botanic Walk was officially opened by the Member for Gregory, The Honourable Vaughan Johnson.

Proud staff display DCQ's landcare awards in the grounds of Governement House. Landcare gong for DCQ

Desert Channels Queensland has continued its enviable record of being a champion of Landcare with recognition at the Queensland Landcare Awards ceremony at Government House on the first day of spring.

Peter Douglas, Chair of Desert Channels Queensland Funding cuts are bitter medicine

The ramifications of Australian Government’s funding cuts have again rippled across the Central West with the recent removal of Desert Uplands Committee representation from the Board of Desert Channels Queensland.