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Where do I find information about the Moratorium?

 

Landholders who do not have a PMAV, or who lodged one on or after March 26, should log on to www.epa.qld.gov.au/REMAP and download the moratorium map for your property to determine how you are affected by the moratorium and to ground-truth this information. You will need your property Lot and Plan number or coordinates to access this map.

For mapping, vegetation or questions relating to the moratorium rules contact AgForward on 0732386049 or email agforward@agforward.org.au or the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).

Full details, including Frequently Asked Questions, can be found on DERM website http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/vegetation/regrowth_moratorium.html or by calling 13 13 04. Alternatively enquiries can be sent to VMEnquiries@nrw.qld.gov.au.

 

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Natural Sequence Farming 

 

Callide Valley Landcare Association members have been very interested in the Development of Natural Sequence Farming trials within the Dawson, supported by the Dawson Catchment Coordinating Association and the Callide Valley Landcare Association.

Members have visited both the Hunter Valley and Gumlu sites and been impressed by the concept and practice. For more information on Natural Sequence Farming in the Dawson area  contact:

Kim Stringer   07 4992 6682         0416208501     kscott.dcca@bigpond.com

 

About Natural Sequence Farming

(Taken from Natural Sequence Farming Gumlu Site Information)

The application of NSF landscape rehydration at the North Queensland Gumlu site demonstrates other combined environmental, social and economic benefits. Specifically:

-    Significantly reduced salinity (down from 3300ppm to 800ppm) improving   productive land capacity

-    Reduced use of artificial fertiliser (down by more than 20%)

-    Reduced pesticide use (down by 85%), lessens impact on native and desirable  species

-    Reduced herbicide use (down by 30%),

 

The immediate effect on water supply, storage and use has been to:

-    Increase on-farm surface / sub surface water storage

-    Halt bore water pumping from aquifers (252 mega-litres per season)

-    Recharge aquifers

-    Reduce losses to evaporation, improving water availability

-    Reduce the quantity of water needed to support the same level of previous agricultural      production (by 70%).

-    Reduce the uncontrolled runoff during peak inflows

-    Increase farm productivity with lower water inputs

 

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