Planning and Partnerships
NQ Dry Tropics is a proud member of the Healthy
Waters Partnership for the Dry Tropics . Pictured at a recent meeting are : Ian Matthews ( TIDY Up Townsville ),
Tyson Schmid ( Townsville City Council ), Dr Keith Noble and Kara-Mae Coulter-Atkins ( Healthy Waters Partnership for the Dry
Tropics ), Shakira Todd ( Wildlife Surrounds ), Yvette Van Buuren ( JCU Placements – Wildlife Surrounds ), Donna Turner ( NQ Dry Tropics ), Adrian
Macey ( OzFish Unlimited ), and Duncan Fyfe ( TIDY Up Townsville ).
For more than 20 years NQ Dry Tropics has successfully designed and delivered outstanding projects alongside a wide range of partners . We cherish these strong , long-standing relationships with landholders and land managers , Traditional Owners , community landcare groups , industry and science bodies , and all levels of government .
These close links , based on respect , collaboration and good communication , help us deliver lasting , impactful outcomes for the environment and the communities we serve . The expertise and experience offered by these partners enrich our projects , helping us tackle often complex environmental challenges . By the same token , our staff regularly lead , or contribute to , planning initiatives involving groups who share our vision of healthy landscapes and thriving communities in the Burdekin Dry Tropics .
This year NQ Dry Tropics led , or was represented in the following advisory groups :
Led or facilitated � NQ Dry Tropics Traditional Owner Management
Group � Bowling Green Bay Ramsar Management Advisory
Group � Burdekin Dry Tropics Regional Pest Management
Group � Lower Burdekin Wetlands Subcommittee
Represented � Black-Throated Finch Recovery Team � Burdekin Basin Water Plan Review
Working Group � Burdekin Falls Dam Community Reference Group � Burdekin Regional Water Assessment Group � Burdekin Water Futures Group � Great Barrier Reef Wetlands Network � Healthy Waters Partnership for the Dry Tropics � Lower Burdekin Rising Groundwater
Working Group � Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Healthy Rivers to Reef
Partnership � Natural Resource Management Regions
Queensland � Natural Resource Management Regions Australia � Queensland Wetlands Governance Group � TNQ Drought Hub Steering Committee
IN 2023-24 NQ DRY TROPICS
WORKED
ALONGSIDE
108
PARTNERS
9
LED OR
SUPPORTED
DEVELOPMENT OF
FOUNDATIONAL
PLANNING DOCUMENTS
L ED OR
PARTICIPATED IN
16
MULTI-ORGANISATION
GROUPS
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