BURDEKIN DRY TROPICS REGION
Natural Resource Management Plan Status Report 2022
A regional overview of natural resource management , reflecting achievements and challenges .
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134,000km 2 land
12,000km 2 sea
8 % of Qld < 1 % urban use 88 % grazing 1 % dryland cropping
7 % conservation and natural environments
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Greenvale
Greenvale
Charters Towers
Pentland
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Palm Island
Townsville
Townsville
Great Barrier Reef
Ayr
Ayr
Home Hill
Charters Towers
Bowen
Collinsville
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5295km 2 of wetlands
49 important wetland sites with
1 Ramsar site
2nd largest catchment in Qld ( Burdekin )
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Burdekin Dam |
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Mount Coolon |
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24 national parks
54 protected areas covering 415,000ha
2 World Heritage Areas
2652 agriculture , forestry and fishing industry businesses
1.6 million tonnes of sugar produced ( 40 % of Australian total )
1.3 million head of cattle ( 3rd highest number for an NRM region )
Alpha
Alpha
Approximately
240,000 residents ( 10 % Indigenous )
Average 25 people per km 2
5 times as many cattle as people
12 local government areas
16 Traditional Owner groups
We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of land and sea Country across the Burdekin Dry Tropics region and pay our respect to the Elders past and present .