Natural Asset Management Update - December 2016
By: Regional Natural Asset Management Coordinator, Travis Sydes...
Queensland Pest Animal Symposium
Queensland Pest Animal Symposium held in Townsville in early November was a hit with over 190 attendees over the 3 days. It was a great opportunity to network, learn and showcase the unique issues facing the tropics with a focus not just on the usual suspects of feral pigs, wild dogs and rabbits but pest fish, tramp ants and even marine pests got a guernsey. Hinchinbrook really stepped up to the plate for field trip one and rolled out the red carpet for our guests. Special thanks to Matt, Dave, Dave, Kerry, Amy, Terrain, HCPSL and Cr Wally Skinner who pitched in and for Mayor Ramon Jayo and Council for the official welcome. After a brief breather we now have our eye on the Queensland Weed Symposium mooted for Port Douglas in 2017, I’m sure it will be a hit as well.
Matt Buckman from HSC discussing the Hinchinbrook Community Pig Management Program to delegates from QPAS 2016
Biosecurity planning – the Invasive Plants and Animals Co-investment Model takes off!
A great turn-out at the last NAMAC of the year hosted by Mareeba saw the region take on the first pass of prioritising weed and pest animal research and program priorities. We were joined by Joe Scanlan (Principal Scientist, BQ) and Kristy Gooding (Senior Advisor - Natural Assets and Natural Resource Management). We are currently compiling the outcomes for final comments from the NAMAC. We will also be discussing the model and other biosecurity matters with the state at the December 12 Board meeting. On an LG level we also workshopped biosecurity plans or species response plans in Tablelands, Cook and Douglas this month
Resources for biosecurity planning and training are hosted on the LGAQ website (member login required).
NAMAC working through our regional research and program needs in our first co-investment model workshop
Coastal Hazard Adaptation Planning and CoastAdapt toolkit
FNQROC and 13 local government and industries groups from across Australia are part of the Tool Implementation Partnership which is working with NCCARF (National Climate Change Research Facility) to rollout CoastAdapt to coastal councils and communities across Australia.
It was through this partnership that we were able to host a test case workshop to trial the CoastAdapt toolkit in an Aboriginal Shire Council context with Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah and Hopevale. The day was a great success with lively discussion and great ideas which helped frame some unique challenges and opportunities going forward. We are really looking forward to the video case study so watch this space.
Also on the climate adaptation front the state (DEHP) is holding a series of workshops in the lead up to preparing the Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy due for release mid-2017, more on that next month.
More info on CoastAdapt
More info on QCoast 2100
More info Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy
Coming up this month
- Wet Tropics Healthy Waterways Technical Working Group – Thursday 8th December
- Siam Weed Management Group - Friday 9th December