• Traditional Owner empowerment : supporting First Nations people to
connect with , and heal , Country ; and
• regional NRM planning : leading and participating in planning for sustainable management of natural resources .
Combining expertise , passion and experience , NQ Dry Tropics delivers education , training
and on-ground works to improve :
• cultural resources ;
• landscapes — healthy natural and
livelihoods — profitable primary production to support vibrant regional economies ; and
• communities — strong , resilient and connected .
Our main office is in Townsville , with smaller offices located in Ayr and Bowen . Our skillsbased Board comprises nine Board members , including a Traditional Owner Director who is a proud Gugu Badhun and Ngadgjon-Jii man . We currently have approximately 50 staff , including one Aboriginal staff member . The NQ Dry Tropics Traditional Owner Management Group ( TOMG ), established in 2003 , features representatives from 14 of the region ’ s Traditional Owner groups , and provides cultural direction and advice for Traditional Owner aspirations in the region .
We deliver outcomes in partnership with a diverse group of stakeholders including , agricultural landholders , Traditional Owners , researchers , industry and landcare groups , and local , state and federal government . We are part of the wider Queensland and Australian NRM networks , which work to promote NRM and influence policy at the State and Federal levels .
“ The health and wellbeing of Country and people are fundamentally connected . The oldest continuing cultures in the world – Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures – have held this truth at the core of their knowledge systems , their stories and their management practices for tens of thousands of years .” State of Environment Report , 2022 .
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