Presenters and topics:
Dennis Gannaway – Healthy Land & Water – ‘Arming our field staff to combat Fire Ants’ NRM field officers response to Fire Ant incursions on worksites. Our obligations under the current eradication plan, tools offered to officers and protocols developed to ensure WHS and environmental safety.
Jarna Kendle – Northern Agricultural CC NRM – ‘Carna’bee’ hollow management ‘how can we protect a limited natural resource?’ Overview of the issues Carnaby’s cockatoos are facing due to limited breeding hollows; management of feral bees as a recognised threat to breeding success due to competition for hollows.
Dr Manuela Fischer – Cape York NRM – ‘Collaboration creates results: Western Cape York rangers protecting marine turtles’ The Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA), a collaboration of six Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups from the western Cape York region, has demonstrated that comprehensive, targeted predator management efforts can effectively reduce turtle nest predation to sustainable levels.
Troy Bowman – Alinytjara Wilurara LB – ‘Çollaborative effort of buffel management in SA’
Andrew Dennis – Terrain NRM – ‘Using satellite imagery to detect and map noxious weeds over 1000km2 so we can destroy it’ The weed is killing a threatened species by bringing them into contact with paralysis ticks. It involves significant partnerships and a multipronged approach.
Salam Quddus – Western LLS – ‘Blueprints for Success: Crafting Impactful Extension Events to Drive Agricultural Innovation.’ Highlighting innovative approaches, such as advanced planning strategies, integration of cutting-edge technologies, and unique engagement methods that have been instrumental in achieving tangible outcomes.
