The Grit February 2019 | Page 2

LDC team looking for demonstration sites HERE is a long list of benefits for people T who allow their property to be used as a demonstration site in the LDC project. They include restoring landscape function, the introduction of technology and innovation in land management and access to cutting-edge monitoring systems, extension packages and training. Four workshops target grazing fundamentals HE LDC Grazing Support Team will this T year deliver events targeting grazing fundamentals. The first – a Taking Stock - Pasture Management and Productivity Day – will be in Collinsville on 21 March. The day will be free to landholders in the BBB catchment, courtesy of LDC. Weed hygiene training is for everybody NOWING how to properly inspect and K clean a vehicle to ensure proper weed hygiene is something everybody needs to know. Training company TH9 Outdoor Services will conduct a one-day course at Collinsville on 4 March explaining the need for weed hygiene and the techniques used to ensure the cleaning is effective. The course will be funded by the LDC project for BBB landholders and land managers. Contact LDC team member Matt Miles (0401 552 992 or matthew.miles@ nqdrytropics.com.au) to reserve a place. The course does not provide accreditation, please let Matt know if you need a course with accreditation. The Bowen-based LDC project support team Land Management Support Coordinator Rodger Walker - 0408 828 276 [email protected] Senior Field Officer Brendan Smith - 0417 408 587 Landscape Remediation Officer Matt Miles - 0401 552 992 [email protected] [email protected] Senior Field Officer Adrienne Hall - 0428 158 859 Senior Project Officer Lisa Hutchinson - 0427 594 192 [email protected] [email protected] P2 | Grit Issue 9, February, 2019