North East Downs Landcare is offering a workshop as follows:
When: Thursday, 28 May at 9:00 am
Where: Oakey Presbyterian Church, Cnr Bell St & Connelly Ln, OAKEY.
Program:
| 9:00 | PRESENTATION by Kelli Murree & Mary Butler, Science Technicians in Biological Control from DPI Charters Towers Kelli & Mary will be discussing the release of Lagocheirus funestus (brown prickly pear stemborer) for the control of Prickly Pear (Opuntia), jointly funded by Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. Landholders will have the opportunity to be involved in the distribution and monitoring of these biological control agent longicorn beetles. |
| 10:30 | Morning Tea supplied |
| 11:00 | Presentation by Andrew Davidson from Southern Queensland Landscapes- Project Growing Climate Smart Grazing in the Condamine River Basin. Come and explore maps to identify project areas where you may be able to access funding to do activities which fit into this project. |
| 11:50 | Do landholders wish the secretary of NED to try to access funding so we can do a study on collared feral pigs in some local areas. We would need to work with John Scriven on this and look to obtain funding from FRRR or New Hope. |
| 12:00 | Free lunch |
Please RSVP to Glenys Bowtell for catering purposes
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