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Land for Wildlife
 What is Land for Wildlife?
Land for Wildlife is a national, voluntary nature conservation program that encourages
and assists landholders to provide habitat for wildlife on their properties. Land for Wildlife also supports landholders to integrate nature conservation
with
other land management activities, such as grazing and hobby farming.
Land for Wildlife brings together like-minded landholders to share their skills
and knowledge about nature conservation activities through workshops, field days
and a quarterly newsletter.
Who is eligible to join?
People with properties over one hectare in size may apply for free Land for Wildlife
membership. Properties usually need to contain at least two hectares of "retained habitat"
- native vegetation that provides good quality habitat for native animals. Landholders
who have just purchased a property in the area are encouraged to join to learn
about the native plants and wildlife that are on their land. Schools, organisations,
community groups and private landholders are also encouraged to join.
What are the benefits?
Landholders who join Land for Wildlife receive:
- Advice on the native plants, wildlife and ecosystems
- Advice on revegetation, weed control, pest animal control and ecological processes
- Quarterly newsletters
- Technical notes
- An iconic Land for Wildlife sign for your front gate
- Opportunities to attend free workshops, field days and meet other like-minded
landholders
Landholders may also be eligible to receive incentives to create, improve and
protect wildlife habitat.
The following
Healthy Habitats Field Officers will be delivering the Land for Wildlife
program in your council area;
- Gladstone Regional Council Area – Brendan Obrien, Healthy Habitats
Extension Officer, Burnett Mary Regional Group, Ph: 4181 2999
- Bundaberg Regional Council Area and Burrum Heads locality – Isak Schabort, Healthy Habitats Extension Officer, Ph: 0488 063 790
- Gympie and Fraser Coast Regional Council Area – Peter McAdam, Biodiversity Officer, Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee, Ph: 07
5482 7466
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North and South Burnett Regional Council Area – Louise Newman,
Extension Officer, Burnett Catchment Care association, Ph: 07 4165 3551
To download an Expression of Interest (EOI) form to join Land for Wildlife, please
click here
For additional information about Land for Wildlife, please contact Kate Lyons
on 07 4181 2999 or at klyons@bmrg.org.au
Postal Address
Attn: Regional Landfor Wildlife Coordinator
BMRG
Po Box501
BUNDABERG QLD 4670
The Land for Wildlife program is coordinated in the region by BMRG and delivered in partnership with the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee in the Gympie and Fraser Coast Regional Council areas and the Burnett Catchment Care Association in the North and South Burnett Regional Council areas.
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