Council of Australian Governments water reform
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/action/coag.html
Details on the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement delivered by COAG on the 26th of March 2008.
Department of Infrastructure & Planning NEW WEBSITE
www.dip.qld.gov.au
WetlandInfo
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/wetlandinfo/site/index.html
WetlandInfo is a comprehensive information website for anyone with an interest in the management, protection, conservation, research or study of wetlands in Queensland. Developed by the Queensland Wetlands Programme it’s designed to help groups such as landholders, regional bodies and industry in making decisions about wetland management.
The website contains:
maps and data to show where the wetlands are and an inventory of available information on their physical, chemical and biological attributes;
a range of materials and tools to support wetlands assessment, management, rehabilitation and monitoring;
the best available wetland science in a range of formats;
tools to help decision-makers access and understand legislation that impacts on land use in relation to Queensland wetlands; and
education tools for landholders, students, teachers and volunteers.
LATEST WATER STATISTICS NOW AVAILABLE TO QUEENSLANDERS
www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/monitoring/current_data
LATEST WATER STATISTICS NOW AVAILABLE TO QUEENSLANDERS
Water Minister Craig Wallace announced that up-to-the-hour water monitoring information is now available to Queenslanders via the internet.
State Rural Leashold Land Strategy
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/land/state/rural_leasehold/strategy.html
The State Rural Leasehold Land Strategy which will come into effect in early 2008 provides a framework for the sustainable use of rural leasehold land. It guides the management of leasehold land—particularly that defined as rural leasehold land—and documents the changes and challenges to managing it.
The Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW,) Agforce Queensland, and the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society collaborated in developing the strategy, taking into account the aspirations of leaseholders, conservation and Indigenous groups and the rural industry.
Environmental Stewardship Programme
http://www.nrm.gov.au/funding/esp.html
The Environmental Stewardship Programme is a new Australian Government initiative that will focus on the long-term protection, rehabilitation and improvement of targeted environmental assets on private land or impacted by activities conducted on private land, including freehold and leasehold. The Stewardship Programme will be jointly administered by the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Land Water & Wool
http://www.landwaterwool.gov.au/
New tools to help Australian Woolgrowers earn more and farm sustainably. Land, Water & Wool comprises seven areas of research and development based around the major issues facing sustainable wool production:
One Plan
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/oneplan/index.html
OnePlan is part of the Queensland Government's Blueprint for the Bush, a 10-year plan to build a sustainable, liveable and prosperous rural Queensland. It is a new framework that makes it easier for landholders to prepare property management plans that are already required by government.
OnePlan does not introduce new requirements for landholders.
For more information the department has developed the following list of frequently asked questions and answers.
National Agricultural Monitoring System
www.nams.gov.au
The National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS) contains a range of climatic and production information, for dryland/broadacre and irrigated industries, for over 600 regions throughout Australia.
CSIRO
http://www.csiro.au/
Department of the Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
http://www.napswq.gov.au/
Natural Heritage Trust (Federal)
http://www.nht.gov.au/
National Land and Water Resources Audit
http://www.nlwra.gov.au/
WaterShed
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/watershed/html/wshed.html
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
http://www.daff.gov.au/
