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Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon National Park, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth. It is the most visited feature within Carnarvon National Park due to the diversity of experiences it contains and the ease with which it can be accessed. The closest towns are Injune and Rolleston.
Some researchers have suggested that Aboriginal people did not live in the gorge permanently, due to defensive concerns and lack of food resources, whilst others suggest that permanent occupation was not allowed due to the gorge being considered sacred. The dreamtime stories tell a tale of the Rainbow Serpent which made the gorges, and resides in their permanent waterholes to this day.
Ludwig Leichhardt was the first European explorer to pass nearby and make note of the ranges, during his expedition to Port Essington in 1844. Two years later, Thomas Mitchell passed to the west of Carnarvon Gorge. It was Mitchell who named the Carnarvon Range after Caernarfon in Wales. The reports of pastureland and good water carried back to the colonies brought settlers to the area, and began a period of bloody conflict between settlers and Aboriginals.
By the late 1870s the newcomers had prevailed. Local Aboriginals sought refuge on properties run by those sympathetic to their plight. Subsequent years would see many forcibly removed from their homelands and transferred to government and church run reserves and missions. The latter process of removal is considered by some to have been, culturally, more destructive than the direct conflict that preceded it.
The farming of cattle and growing of crops remains a vibrant industry around Carnarvon Gorge but, since 1932 when it was gazetted as a National Park, such activities have no longer been allowed in the gorge itself. In 1974, the Ka Ka Mundi area which had been heavily grazed for about a century, also became part of the park. In place of the grazing of cattle, a tourism industry has grown. Over 65,000 visitors per annum make the trek to Carnarvon Gorge, in a pattern of visitation that echoes that of the original Aboriginal groups - no permanent occupation, but regular pilgrimage to a widely recognised place of significance.
Within the lower ten kilometres of the Gorge, visitors can encounter a variety of cultural and natural values that, elsewhere in the region, would require considerable travel to experience; significant Indigenous cultural sites and rock art sites, narrow sandstone canyons, extensive sandstone cliff lines, basalt-capped tablelands and mountain ranges, and relict rainforest vegetation.
- published: 26 Feb 2016
- views: 13
This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113
- published: 28 May 2014
- views: 72
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series
"How do we practically regenerate our soil health?"
Presenters:
- Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on the property Winona, near Gulgong in NSW. Colin is the leader in 'Pasture Cropping' and his techniques are being trialled more widely in Australia and overseas.
- Shane Joyce, grazier from Dukes Plain on the Brigalow Belt outside of Theodore in Central Queensland. Shane is successfully managing his grazing and regenerating vegetation to build soil health and deliver increased productivity.
Includes Q&A;
- published: 03 Jun 2013
- views: 677
The Apsey Survey
Paul Donatiu
Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve System (NRS) to purchase 12 high conservation value properties across Queensland. The primary purpose of the NRS is to provide a mechanism for the States and Territories to add National Parks. To date, none of these recent properties have been gazetted as National Park.
In late May this year, a new organisation called Protect the Bush Alliance undertook some strategic flora and fauna surveys on one of these properties just north of Inglewood in Southern Queensland. The Alliance undertakes activities which describe and advocate for the protection of high conservation areas in Queensland. The Alliance includes groups such as Birds Australia, Wildlife Queensland and the National Parks Association. It has a collective membership of over 10,000 people and is still growing.
The 8,000 hectare Apsey property is embedded in a suite of State Forests with Wondul Range National Park just to the north. It is considered a key area for connectivity, being located within one of the largest tracts of remnant vegetation within the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (one of the most cleared parts of Queensland, and subsequently an area with few National Parks). Interestingly, Apsey is located at the confluence of two important conservation corridors - the Great Artesian Rim Corridor and an east-west link that connects this corridor with the Great Eastern Ranges.
The property also contains several valuable refugia sites - places that allow plants and animals to escape weather extremes, thereby allowing both species and their habitats to adapt to changes in climate. In addition, eight regional ecosystems are found on the property that have high to very high priority for reservation - the property is part of the Inglewood Sandstone Subregion, of which only 0.4% is enclosed in protected areas.
The history of this property is a testimony to the stewardship of the late Victor and Audrey Apsey who lived in Inglewood their whole lives. The property was never 'developed' because they 'understood that remnant forest did not need to be cleared to grow cattle and they appreciated nature for what it was'. Credit should also go to local QPWS staff which cultivated a strong relationship with the Apsey's and recognised the landowners' efforts over many years to retain intact the natural values of their land.
The intention of the survey effort was to highlight the conservation values of the property and build the case for its gazettal. The focus of the May survey was birds (especially honeyeaters) and developing a flora list for the site. During the three days:
➢ 217 plant species were recorded, including new populations of Macrozamia machinii, a rare cycad.
➢ 65 bird species were recorded, including the rare Turquoise Parrot and Glossy Black Cockatoo.
➢ A population of Homoranthus vagans was found, backing up the only existing record of this species. This Myrtaceous shrub is endemic to the property and it is estimated that only 250 individuals exist in the wild. Currently this species is not listed in state or federal legislation highlighting another role for the Alliance.
- published: 22 Jul 2013
- views: 84
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from the north sent it through the park until a wind change from the south turned it north through our property 'Wheoh' at Bugaldie Gap in the Warrumbungles and burnt down the 36 year old hand made house that had been built on a small rise surrounded by scribbly gums. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D586nETcYE]. This short video is about our family journey to inspect the damage and sift through the ashes.
Anyone interested in the rebuilding process might like to go to: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/
Some personal observations 12 months later can be found at: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/wheoh007.html
Few faunal studies have been conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Warrumbungles, so the pre-bushfire faunal population is little known.
Although few systematic surveys have been conducted in the bioregion, records from a variety of surveys can be used to illustrate the vertebrate fauna of the bioregion, which consists of a tleast 18 amphibian species, 68 reptiles, 281 birds and 82 mammal species.
Many of these species are considered threatened, including the endangered malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), for which the bioregion contains important habitat, and the vulnerable koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) which has important populations in the Warrumbungles, the Pilliga and the area around Gunnedah (NSW NPWS 2000a). In this bioregion the tree species often selected by koalas include Blakely's red gum, river red gum and white box, while pilliga box, poplar box, narrow-leaved ironbark and rough-barked apple are occasionally used for food (NSW NPWS 2000a).
Another significant mammal species in the bioregion is the vulnerable eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) which has a very patchy distribution, with more than 10 records of the species known from each of only 5 locations in NSW, the Pilliga State Forest being one of them (NSW NPWS 2000a).
The birds of the bioregion are highly diverse, mainly consisting of tropical woodland species and comprising the largest number of Australian resident species of any bioregion. There are no major populations of rare or threatened birds in the bioregion and although many birds within the bioregion have restricted ranges, none is endemic. Exotic species are low in numbers and those present are located mainly around towns.
Although bird species diversity is high relative to other NSW bioregions, the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion has experienced major declines in ground-nesting, ground-feeding insectivorous and grassland birds, a trend common to many parts of Australia. An increased reporting rate in the bioregion's rainforest and temperate forest taxa may reflect greater survey effort in these habitats. Reduction of bird diversity in habitat fragments and the continued loss of woodland and freshwater birds seem to be the prediction for the future. However, there was an increase in the numbers of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the common myna (Acridotheres tristis).
See: http://www.habitatadvocate.com.au/?tag=wambelong-fire
- published: 27 Jan 2013
- views: 1309
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east of Monto. The river flows generally south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, adjacent to the townships of Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the Coral Sea at Burnett Heads, roughly 20 kilometres from Bundaberg. The river descends 485 metres over its 435-kilometre course.
The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane and small crops. The river is part of the Brigalow Belt and South East Queensland bioregions.
Major tributaries of the Burnett River include the Three Moon Creek that rises near Kroombit Tops National Park north of Monto and flows south through Monto and Mulgildie, dammed near Cania Gorge to form Lake Cania, before emptying into the Burnett River south-east of Abercorn; the Nogo River that rises in the hills north-west of Monto, dammed west of Abercorn to form Wuruma Lake, and flows south-east to join the Burnett near Ceratodus; the Auburn River that rises in the hills about 20 kilometres west of Cracow, flows south before swinging to the north-east at its confluence with Johnson Creek, passing through the Auburn River National Park, a little-known and untouched piece of pristine bush including Auburn Waterfall, and flows into the Burnett River west of Mundubbera; the Boyne River that rises in the Bunya Mountains National Park south-west of Kingaroy and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed near Proston to form Lake Boondooma, emptying into the Burnett River near Mundubbera, only 5 kilometres from the Burnett River-Auburn River confluence; and the Barambah Creek that rises in the hills between Kingaroy and the Sunshine Coast, north of Jimna and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed south of Murgon to form Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam, before meeting the Burnett River north-east of Gayndah.
The Burnett River catchment is one of the areas that was part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
The river is named after James Charles Burnett, the first European explorer who discovered the river in 1847.
Construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The dam reservoir has a capacity of 300,000 megalitres. Named after the old gold mining township of Paradise, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir, all of the structures and artefacts found at the site were transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden. The design of the dam complies with environmental guidelines and includes a fish ladder that allows fish such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall.
The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River, is home to the Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species.
Video Empire produces videos read aloud. Use the information in this video at your own risk. We cannot always guarantee accuracy.
This video uses material from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River, licensed with CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. This video is licensed with CC Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ In order to adapt this content it is required to comply with the license terms. Image licensing information is available via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River
- published: 01 May 2016
- views: 2
www.brigalowcountry.com.au
www.brigalowclothing.com
Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere!
Thanks to our mate 8 Ball Aitken for letting us use his song "Destroying The World" - http://youtu.be/1d_Cw0KHU10
You're in Brigalow Country when smoko never comes, when you've been working non-stop, when you don't know how you'll get it done.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're ploughing a field, when you're praying for rain, when you're dreaming of yields.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're broken and busted, when you're ute's broken down, when it's just all rooted and rusted.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're with your best friend, when the breeze is soft on your face, when you wish the day would never end.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're breathing fresh, when the office can't reach you, when you don't friggin' care.
You're in Brigalow Country when the suns beating down, when there's freedom in the air, when you're west of everywhere.
- published: 11 Aug 2014
- views: 647
location on Google Map
The Brigalow Belt is a wide band of acacia wooded grassland that runs between tropical rainforest of the coast and the semi-desert interior of Queensland, Australia. The Northern and Southern Brigalow Belts are two of the 85 bioregions across Australia and the 15 bioregions (see Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia) in Queensland. Together they form most of the Brigalow tropical savanna ecoregion.
The Northern Brigalow Belt covers just over 13.5 million hectares and reaches down from just north of Townsville, to Emerald and Rockhampton on the tropic, while the Southern Brigalow Belt runs from there down to the Queensland/New South Wales border and a little beyond until the habitat becomes the eucalyptus dominated Eastern Australian temperate forests.
This large, complex stripe of countryside covers an area of undulating to rugged slopes, consisting of ranges as well as plains of ancient sand and clay deposits, basalt and alluvium. The Northern Brigalow Belt includes the coal producing Bowen Basin with the nearby Drummond Basin and the fertile Peak Downs areas while the southern belt runs into the huge Great Artesian Basin with the sandstone gorges of the Carnarvon Range of the Great Dividing Range separating the two areas. The south-west side includes the farming area of Darling Downs.
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3:48Carnarvon Gorge
Carnarvon GorgeCarnarvon Gorge
Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon National Park, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth. It is the most visited feature within Carnarvon National Park due to the diversity of experiences it contains and the ease with which it can be accessed. The closest towns are Injune and Rolleston. Some researchers have suggested that Aboriginal people did not live in the gorge permanently, due to defensive concerns and lack of food resources, whilst others suggest that permanent occupation was not allowed due to the gorge being considered sacred. The dreamtime stories tell a tale of the Rainbow Serpent which made the gorges, and resides in their permanent waterholes to this day. Ludwig Leichhardt was the first European explorer to pass nearby and make note of the ranges, during his expedition to Port Essington in 1844. Two years later, Thomas Mitchell passed to the west of Carnarvon Gorge. It was Mitchell who named the Carnarvon Range after Caernarfon in Wales. The reports of pastureland and good water carried back to the colonies brought settlers to the area, and began a period of bloody conflict between settlers and Aboriginals. By the late 1870s the newcomers had prevailed. Local Aboriginals sought refuge on properties run by those sympathetic to their plight. Subsequent years would see many forcibly removed from their homelands and transferred to government and church run reserves and missions. The latter process of removal is considered by some to have been, culturally, more destructive than the direct conflict that preceded it. The farming of cattle and growing of crops remains a vibrant industry around Carnarvon Gorge but, since 1932 when it was gazetted as a National Park, such activities have no longer been allowed in the gorge itself. In 1974, the Ka Ka Mundi area which had been heavily grazed for about a century, also became part of the park. In place of the grazing of cattle, a tourism industry has grown. Over 65,000 visitors per annum make the trek to Carnarvon Gorge, in a pattern of visitation that echoes that of the original Aboriginal groups - no permanent occupation, but regular pilgrimage to a widely recognised place of significance. Within the lower ten kilometres of the Gorge, visitors can encounter a variety of cultural and natural values that, elsewhere in the region, would require considerable travel to experience; significant Indigenous cultural sites and rock art sites, narrow sandstone canyons, extensive sandstone cliff lines, basalt-capped tablelands and mountain ranges, and relict rainforest vegetation. -
3:32Landclearing in Queensland for Integrated Science 2014
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This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113 -
57:34'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar - Part 2
'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar - Part 2'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar - Part 2
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series "How do we practically regenerate our soil health?" Presenters: - Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on the property Winona, near Gulgong in NSW. Colin is the leader in 'Pasture Cropping' and his techniques are being trialled more widely in Australia and overseas. - Shane Joyce, grazier from Dukes Plain on the Brigalow Belt outside of Theodore in Central Queensland. Shane is successfully managing his grazing and regenerating vegetation to build soil health and deliver increased productivity. Includes Q&A; -
1:39The Apsey Survey
The Apsey SurveyThe Apsey Survey
The Apsey Survey Paul Donatiu Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve System (NRS) to purchase 12 high conservation value properties across Queensland. The primary purpose of the NRS is to provide a mechanism for the States and Territories to add National Parks. To date, none of these recent properties have been gazetted as National Park. In late May this year, a new organisation called Protect the Bush Alliance undertook some strategic flora and fauna surveys on one of these properties just north of Inglewood in Southern Queensland. The Alliance undertakes activities which describe and advocate for the protection of high conservation areas in Queensland. The Alliance includes groups such as Birds Australia, Wildlife Queensland and the National Parks Association. It has a collective membership of over 10,000 people and is still growing. The 8,000 hectare Apsey property is embedded in a suite of State Forests with Wondul Range National Park just to the north. It is considered a key area for connectivity, being located within one of the largest tracts of remnant vegetation within the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (one of the most cleared parts of Queensland, and subsequently an area with few National Parks). Interestingly, Apsey is located at the confluence of two important conservation corridors - the Great Artesian Rim Corridor and an east-west link that connects this corridor with the Great Eastern Ranges. The property also contains several valuable refugia sites - places that allow plants and animals to escape weather extremes, thereby allowing both species and their habitats to adapt to changes in climate. In addition, eight regional ecosystems are found on the property that have high to very high priority for reservation - the property is part of the Inglewood Sandstone Subregion, of which only 0.4% is enclosed in protected areas. The history of this property is a testimony to the stewardship of the late Victor and Audrey Apsey who lived in Inglewood their whole lives. The property was never 'developed' because they 'understood that remnant forest did not need to be cleared to grow cattle and they appreciated nature for what it was'. Credit should also go to local QPWS staff which cultivated a strong relationship with the Apsey's and recognised the landowners' efforts over many years to retain intact the natural values of their land. The intention of the survey effort was to highlight the conservation values of the property and build the case for its gazettal. The focus of the May survey was birds (especially honeyeaters) and developing a flora list for the site. During the three days: ➢ 217 plant species were recorded, including new populations of Macrozamia machinii, a rare cycad. ➢ 65 bird species were recorded, including the rare Turquoise Parrot and Glossy Black Cockatoo. ➢ A population of Homoranthus vagans was found, backing up the only existing record of this species. This Myrtaceous shrub is endemic to the property and it is estimated that only 250 individuals exist in the wild. Currently this species is not listed in state or federal legislation highlighting another role for the Alliance. -
6:26Wheoh: Part 2 'Wambelong bushfire Warrumbungles' - January 2013
Wheoh: Part 2 'Wambelong bushfire Warrumbungles' - January 2013Wheoh: Part 2 'Wambelong bushfire Warrumbungles' - January 2013
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from the north sent it through the park until a wind change from the south turned it north through our property 'Wheoh' at Bugaldie Gap in the Warrumbungles and burnt down the 36 year old hand made house that had been built on a small rise surrounded by scribbly gums. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D586nETcYE]. This short video is about our family journey to inspect the damage and sift through the ashes. Anyone interested in the rebuilding process might like to go to: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/ Some personal observations 12 months later can be found at: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/wheoh007.html Few faunal studies have been conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Warrumbungles, so the pre-bushfire faunal population is little known. Although few systematic surveys have been conducted in the bioregion, records from a variety of surveys can be used to illustrate the vertebrate fauna of the bioregion, which consists of a tleast 18 amphibian species, 68 reptiles, 281 birds and 82 mammal species. Many of these species are considered threatened, including the endangered malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), for which the bioregion contains important habitat, and the vulnerable koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) which has important populations in the Warrumbungles, the Pilliga and the area around Gunnedah (NSW NPWS 2000a). In this bioregion the tree species often selected by koalas include Blakely's red gum, river red gum and white box, while pilliga box, poplar box, narrow-leaved ironbark and rough-barked apple are occasionally used for food (NSW NPWS 2000a). Another significant mammal species in the bioregion is the vulnerable eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) which has a very patchy distribution, with more than 10 records of the species known from each of only 5 locations in NSW, the Pilliga State Forest being one of them (NSW NPWS 2000a). The birds of the bioregion are highly diverse, mainly consisting of tropical woodland species and comprising the largest number of Australian resident species of any bioregion. There are no major populations of rare or threatened birds in the bioregion and although many birds within the bioregion have restricted ranges, none is endemic. Exotic species are low in numbers and those present are located mainly around towns. Although bird species diversity is high relative to other NSW bioregions, the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion has experienced major declines in ground-nesting, ground-feeding insectivorous and grassland birds, a trend common to many parts of Australia. An increased reporting rate in the bioregion's rainforest and temperate forest taxa may reflect greater survey effort in these habitats. Reduction of bird diversity in habitat fragments and the continued loss of woodland and freshwater birds seem to be the prediction for the future. However, there was an increase in the numbers of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the common myna (Acridotheres tristis). See: http://www.habitatadvocate.com.au/?tag=wambelong-fire -
14:34Brigalow Corp and The Loss of Ownership Rights in Australia 1/4
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3:30Burnett River
Burnett RiverBurnett River
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east of Monto. The river flows generally south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, adjacent to the townships of Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the Coral Sea at Burnett Heads, roughly 20 kilometres from Bundaberg. The river descends 485 metres over its 435-kilometre course. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane and small crops. The river is part of the Brigalow Belt and South East Queensland bioregions. Major tributaries of the Burnett River include the Three Moon Creek that rises near Kroombit Tops National Park north of Monto and flows south through Monto and Mulgildie, dammed near Cania Gorge to form Lake Cania, before emptying into the Burnett River south-east of Abercorn; the Nogo River that rises in the hills north-west of Monto, dammed west of Abercorn to form Wuruma Lake, and flows south-east to join the Burnett near Ceratodus; the Auburn River that rises in the hills about 20 kilometres west of Cracow, flows south before swinging to the north-east at its confluence with Johnson Creek, passing through the Auburn River National Park, a little-known and untouched piece of pristine bush including Auburn Waterfall, and flows into the Burnett River west of Mundubbera; the Boyne River that rises in the Bunya Mountains National Park south-west of Kingaroy and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed near Proston to form Lake Boondooma, emptying into the Burnett River near Mundubbera, only 5 kilometres from the Burnett River-Auburn River confluence; and the Barambah Creek that rises in the hills between Kingaroy and the Sunshine Coast, north of Jimna and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed south of Murgon to form Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam, before meeting the Burnett River north-east of Gayndah. The Burnett River catchment is one of the areas that was part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. The river is named after James Charles Burnett, the first European explorer who discovered the river in 1847. Construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The dam reservoir has a capacity of 300,000 megalitres. Named after the old gold mining township of Paradise, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir, all of the structures and artefacts found at the site were transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden. The design of the dam complies with environmental guidelines and includes a fish ladder that allows fish such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall. The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River, is home to the Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species. Video Empire produces videos read aloud. Use the information in this video at your own risk. We cannot always guarantee accuracy. This video uses material from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River, licensed with CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. This video is licensed with CC Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ In order to adapt this content it is required to comply with the license terms. Image licensing information is available via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River -
0:59Have You Been To Brigalow Country?
Have You Been To Brigalow Country?Have You Been To Brigalow Country?
www.brigalowcountry.com.au www.brigalowclothing.com Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere! Thanks to our mate 8 Ball Aitken for letting us use his song "Destroying The World" - http://youtu.be/1d_Cw0KHU10 You're in Brigalow Country when smoko never comes, when you've been working non-stop, when you don't know how you'll get it done. You're in Brigalow Country when you're ploughing a field, when you're praying for rain, when you're dreaming of yields. You're in Brigalow Country when you're broken and busted, when you're ute's broken down, when it's just all rooted and rusted. You're in Brigalow Country when you're with your best friend, when the breeze is soft on your face, when you wish the day would never end. You're in Brigalow Country when you're breathing fresh, when the office can't reach you, when you don't friggin' care. You're in Brigalow Country when the suns beating down, when there's freedom in the air, when you're west of everywhere.
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- Beucazon Hills
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- Bowen Basin
- Brigalow Belt
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- Cadellia
- Cape River Hills
- Carnarvon Range
- Casuarina cristata
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- Condamine River
- Darling Downs
- Dichanthium
- Drummond Basin
- Dung beetle
- Ecoregion
- Emerald, Queensland
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- Eucalyptus coolabah
- Eucalyptus crebra
- Eucalyptus populnea
- Fitzroy River Turtle
- Great Artesian Basin
- Great Dividing Range
- Idalia National Park
- Isaac - Comet Downs
- Maranoa River
- Marlborough Plains
- Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales
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- Parthenium
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Carnarvon Gorge
Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon National Park, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth. It is the most visited feature within Carnarvon National Park due to the diversity of experiences it contains and the ease with which it can be accessed. The closest towns are Injune and Rolleston. Some researchers have suggested that Aboriginal people did not live in the gorge permanently, due to defensive concerns and lack of food resources, whilst others suggest that permanent occupation was not allowed due to the gorge being considered sacred. The dreamtime stories tell a tale of the Rainbow Serpen... -
Landclearing in Queensland for Integrated Science 2014
This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113 -
'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar - Part 2
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series "How do we practically regenerate our soil health?" Presenters: - Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on the property Winona, near Gulgong in NSW. Colin is the leader in 'Pasture Cropping' and his techniques are being trialled more widely in Australia and overseas. - Shane Joyce, grazier from Dukes Plain on the Brigalow Belt outside of Theodore in Central Queensland. Shane is successfully managing his grazing and regenerating vegetation to build soil health and deliver increased productivity. Includes Q&A; -
The Apsey Survey
The Apsey Survey Paul Donatiu Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve System (NRS) to purchase 12 high conservation value properties across Queensland. The primary purpose of the NRS is to provide a mechanism for the States and Territories to add National Parks. To date, none of these recent properties have been gazetted as National Park. In late May this year, a new organisation called Protect the Bush Alliance undertook some strategic flora and fauna surveys on one of these properties just north of Inglewood in Southern Queensland. The Alliance undertakes activities which describe and advocate for the protection of high conservation areas in Queensland. The Alliance includes groups such as Birds A... -
Wheoh: Part 2 'Wambelong bushfire Warrumbungles' - January 2013
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from the north sent it through the park until a wind change from the south turned it north through our property 'Wheoh' at Bugaldie Gap in the Warrumbungles and burnt down the 36 year old hand made house that had been built on a small rise surrounded by scribbly gums. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D586nETcYE]. This short video is about our family journey to inspect the damage and sift through the ashes. Anyone interested in the rebuilding process might like to go to: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/ Some personal observations 12 months later can be found at: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/wheoh007.html Few faunal studies have been conduc... -
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Burnett River
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east of Monto. The river flows generally south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, adjacent to the townships of Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the Coral Sea at Burnett Heads, roughly 20 kilometres from Bundaberg. The river descends 485 metres over its 435-kilometre course. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane and small crops. The river is part of the Brigalow Belt and South East Queensland bioregions. Major tributaries of the Burnett River include the Three Mo... -
Have You Been To Brigalow Country?
www.brigalowcountry.com.au www.brigalowclothing.com Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere! Thanks to our mate 8 Ball Aitken for letting us use his song "Destroying The World" - http://youtu.be/1d_Cw0KHU10 You're in Brigalow Country when smoko never comes, when you've been working non-stop, when you don't know how you'll get it done. You're in Brigalow Country when you're ploughing a field, when you're praying for rain, when you're dreaming of yields. You're in Brigalow Country when you're broken and busted, when you're ute's broken down, when it's just all rooted and rusted. You're in Brigalow Country when you're with your best friend, when the breeze is soft on your face, when you wish the day would never end. You're in Brigalow Country when you're breathing fre...
Brigalow Belt
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Farmer Dave talks about how to understand soils by looking at the tree species found on the surface.
Farmer Dave talks about how to understand soils by looking at the tree species found on the surface.
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Spatial diagnostics - Brigalow Belt
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- Duration: 0:51
- Updated: 10 Feb 2015
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- published: 10 Feb 2015
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Carnarvon Gorge
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 26 Feb 2016
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Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water e...
Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon National Park, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth. It is the most visited feature within Carnarvon National Park due to the diversity of experiences it contains and the ease with which it can be accessed. The closest towns are Injune and Rolleston.
Some researchers have suggested that Aboriginal people did not live in the gorge permanently, due to defensive concerns and lack of food resources, whilst others suggest that permanent occupation was not allowed due to the gorge being considered sacred. The dreamtime stories tell a tale of the Rainbow Serpent which made the gorges, and resides in their permanent waterholes to this day.
Ludwig Leichhardt was the first European explorer to pass nearby and make note of the ranges, during his expedition to Port Essington in 1844. Two years later, Thomas Mitchell passed to the west of Carnarvon Gorge. It was Mitchell who named the Carnarvon Range after Caernarfon in Wales. The reports of pastureland and good water carried back to the colonies brought settlers to the area, and began a period of bloody conflict between settlers and Aboriginals.
By the late 1870s the newcomers had prevailed. Local Aboriginals sought refuge on properties run by those sympathetic to their plight. Subsequent years would see many forcibly removed from their homelands and transferred to government and church run reserves and missions. The latter process of removal is considered by some to have been, culturally, more destructive than the direct conflict that preceded it.
The farming of cattle and growing of crops remains a vibrant industry around Carnarvon Gorge but, since 1932 when it was gazetted as a National Park, such activities have no longer been allowed in the gorge itself. In 1974, the Ka Ka Mundi area which had been heavily grazed for about a century, also became part of the park. In place of the grazing of cattle, a tourism industry has grown. Over 65,000 visitors per annum make the trek to Carnarvon Gorge, in a pattern of visitation that echoes that of the original Aboriginal groups - no permanent occupation, but regular pilgrimage to a widely recognised place of significance.
Within the lower ten kilometres of the Gorge, visitors can encounter a variety of cultural and natural values that, elsewhere in the region, would require considerable travel to experience; significant Indigenous cultural sites and rock art sites, narrow sandstone canyons, extensive sandstone cliff lines, basalt-capped tablelands and mountain ranges, and relict rainforest vegetation.
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Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon National Park, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth. It is the most visited feature within Carnarvon National Park due to the diversity of experiences it contains and the ease with which it can be accessed. The closest towns are Injune and Rolleston.
Some researchers have suggested that Aboriginal people did not live in the gorge permanently, due to defensive concerns and lack of food resources, whilst others suggest that permanent occupation was not allowed due to the gorge being considered sacred. The dreamtime stories tell a tale of the Rainbow Serpent which made the gorges, and resides in their permanent waterholes to this day.
Ludwig Leichhardt was the first European explorer to pass nearby and make note of the ranges, during his expedition to Port Essington in 1844. Two years later, Thomas Mitchell passed to the west of Carnarvon Gorge. It was Mitchell who named the Carnarvon Range after Caernarfon in Wales. The reports of pastureland and good water carried back to the colonies brought settlers to the area, and began a period of bloody conflict between settlers and Aboriginals.
By the late 1870s the newcomers had prevailed. Local Aboriginals sought refuge on properties run by those sympathetic to their plight. Subsequent years would see many forcibly removed from their homelands and transferred to government and church run reserves and missions. The latter process of removal is considered by some to have been, culturally, more destructive than the direct conflict that preceded it.
The farming of cattle and growing of crops remains a vibrant industry around Carnarvon Gorge but, since 1932 when it was gazetted as a National Park, such activities have no longer been allowed in the gorge itself. In 1974, the Ka Ka Mundi area which had been heavily grazed for about a century, also became part of the park. In place of the grazing of cattle, a tourism industry has grown. Over 65,000 visitors per annum make the trek to Carnarvon Gorge, in a pattern of visitation that echoes that of the original Aboriginal groups - no permanent occupation, but regular pilgrimage to a widely recognised place of significance.
Within the lower ten kilometres of the Gorge, visitors can encounter a variety of cultural and natural values that, elsewhere in the region, would require considerable travel to experience; significant Indigenous cultural sites and rock art sites, narrow sandstone canyons, extensive sandstone cliff lines, basalt-capped tablelands and mountain ranges, and relict rainforest vegetation.
- published: 26 Feb 2016
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Landclearing in Queensland for Integrated Science 2014
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- Duration: 3:32
- Updated: 28 May 2014
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This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113
This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113
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This is a video for the unit Integrated Science exploring land clearing in Queensland specifically the Brigalow belt bio-region. By Viniana Vererua 17496113
- published: 28 May 2014
- views: 72
'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar - Part 2
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- Duration: 57:34
- Updated: 03 Jun 2013
- views: 677
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series
"How do we practically regenerate our soil health?"
Presenters:
- Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on...
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series
"How do we practically regenerate our soil health?"
Presenters:
- Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on the property Winona, near Gulgong in NSW. Colin is the leader in 'Pasture Cropping' and his techniques are being trialled more widely in Australia and overseas.
- Shane Joyce, grazier from Dukes Plain on the Brigalow Belt outside of Theodore in Central Queensland. Shane is successfully managing his grazing and regenerating vegetation to build soil health and deliver increased productivity.
Includes Q&A;
wn.com/'Regenerating Australia's Soil Health' Webinar Part 2
National Landcare Facilitator/Soils for Life Webinar Series
"How do we practically regenerate our soil health?"
Presenters:
- Colin Seis, grazier and cropper on the property Winona, near Gulgong in NSW. Colin is the leader in 'Pasture Cropping' and his techniques are being trialled more widely in Australia and overseas.
- Shane Joyce, grazier from Dukes Plain on the Brigalow Belt outside of Theodore in Central Queensland. Shane is successfully managing his grazing and regenerating vegetation to build soil health and deliver increased productivity.
Includes Q&A;
- published: 03 Jun 2013
- views: 677
The Apsey Survey
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- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 22 Jul 2013
- views: 84
The Apsey Survey
Paul Donatiu
Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve...
The Apsey Survey
Paul Donatiu
Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve System (NRS) to purchase 12 high conservation value properties across Queensland. The primary purpose of the NRS is to provide a mechanism for the States and Territories to add National Parks. To date, none of these recent properties have been gazetted as National Park.
In late May this year, a new organisation called Protect the Bush Alliance undertook some strategic flora and fauna surveys on one of these properties just north of Inglewood in Southern Queensland. The Alliance undertakes activities which describe and advocate for the protection of high conservation areas in Queensland. The Alliance includes groups such as Birds Australia, Wildlife Queensland and the National Parks Association. It has a collective membership of over 10,000 people and is still growing.
The 8,000 hectare Apsey property is embedded in a suite of State Forests with Wondul Range National Park just to the north. It is considered a key area for connectivity, being located within one of the largest tracts of remnant vegetation within the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (one of the most cleared parts of Queensland, and subsequently an area with few National Parks). Interestingly, Apsey is located at the confluence of two important conservation corridors - the Great Artesian Rim Corridor and an east-west link that connects this corridor with the Great Eastern Ranges.
The property also contains several valuable refugia sites - places that allow plants and animals to escape weather extremes, thereby allowing both species and their habitats to adapt to changes in climate. In addition, eight regional ecosystems are found on the property that have high to very high priority for reservation - the property is part of the Inglewood Sandstone Subregion, of which only 0.4% is enclosed in protected areas.
The history of this property is a testimony to the stewardship of the late Victor and Audrey Apsey who lived in Inglewood their whole lives. The property was never 'developed' because they 'understood that remnant forest did not need to be cleared to grow cattle and they appreciated nature for what it was'. Credit should also go to local QPWS staff which cultivated a strong relationship with the Apsey's and recognised the landowners' efforts over many years to retain intact the natural values of their land.
The intention of the survey effort was to highlight the conservation values of the property and build the case for its gazettal. The focus of the May survey was birds (especially honeyeaters) and developing a flora list for the site. During the three days:
➢ 217 plant species were recorded, including new populations of Macrozamia machinii, a rare cycad.
➢ 65 bird species were recorded, including the rare Turquoise Parrot and Glossy Black Cockatoo.
➢ A population of Homoranthus vagans was found, backing up the only existing record of this species. This Myrtaceous shrub is endemic to the property and it is estimated that only 250 individuals exist in the wild. Currently this species is not listed in state or federal legislation highlighting another role for the Alliance.
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The Apsey Survey
Paul Donatiu
Between June 2010 and June 2012, the Queensland Government took advantage of federal funding available under the National Reserve System (NRS) to purchase 12 high conservation value properties across Queensland. The primary purpose of the NRS is to provide a mechanism for the States and Territories to add National Parks. To date, none of these recent properties have been gazetted as National Park.
In late May this year, a new organisation called Protect the Bush Alliance undertook some strategic flora and fauna surveys on one of these properties just north of Inglewood in Southern Queensland. The Alliance undertakes activities which describe and advocate for the protection of high conservation areas in Queensland. The Alliance includes groups such as Birds Australia, Wildlife Queensland and the National Parks Association. It has a collective membership of over 10,000 people and is still growing.
The 8,000 hectare Apsey property is embedded in a suite of State Forests with Wondul Range National Park just to the north. It is considered a key area for connectivity, being located within one of the largest tracts of remnant vegetation within the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (one of the most cleared parts of Queensland, and subsequently an area with few National Parks). Interestingly, Apsey is located at the confluence of two important conservation corridors - the Great Artesian Rim Corridor and an east-west link that connects this corridor with the Great Eastern Ranges.
The property also contains several valuable refugia sites - places that allow plants and animals to escape weather extremes, thereby allowing both species and their habitats to adapt to changes in climate. In addition, eight regional ecosystems are found on the property that have high to very high priority for reservation - the property is part of the Inglewood Sandstone Subregion, of which only 0.4% is enclosed in protected areas.
The history of this property is a testimony to the stewardship of the late Victor and Audrey Apsey who lived in Inglewood their whole lives. The property was never 'developed' because they 'understood that remnant forest did not need to be cleared to grow cattle and they appreciated nature for what it was'. Credit should also go to local QPWS staff which cultivated a strong relationship with the Apsey's and recognised the landowners' efforts over many years to retain intact the natural values of their land.
The intention of the survey effort was to highlight the conservation values of the property and build the case for its gazettal. The focus of the May survey was birds (especially honeyeaters) and developing a flora list for the site. During the three days:
➢ 217 plant species were recorded, including new populations of Macrozamia machinii, a rare cycad.
➢ 65 bird species were recorded, including the rare Turquoise Parrot and Glossy Black Cockatoo.
➢ A population of Homoranthus vagans was found, backing up the only existing record of this species. This Myrtaceous shrub is endemic to the property and it is estimated that only 250 individuals exist in the wild. Currently this species is not listed in state or federal legislation highlighting another role for the Alliance.
- published: 22 Jul 2013
- views: 84
Wheoh: Part 2 'Wambelong bushfire Warrumbungles' - January 2013
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- Duration: 6:26
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
- views: 1309
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from t...
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from the north sent it through the park until a wind change from the south turned it north through our property 'Wheoh' at Bugaldie Gap in the Warrumbungles and burnt down the 36 year old hand made house that had been built on a small rise surrounded by scribbly gums. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D586nETcYE]. This short video is about our family journey to inspect the damage and sift through the ashes.
Anyone interested in the rebuilding process might like to go to: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/
Some personal observations 12 months later can be found at: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/wheoh007.html
Few faunal studies have been conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Warrumbungles, so the pre-bushfire faunal population is little known.
Although few systematic surveys have been conducted in the bioregion, records from a variety of surveys can be used to illustrate the vertebrate fauna of the bioregion, which consists of a tleast 18 amphibian species, 68 reptiles, 281 birds and 82 mammal species.
Many of these species are considered threatened, including the endangered malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), for which the bioregion contains important habitat, and the vulnerable koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) which has important populations in the Warrumbungles, the Pilliga and the area around Gunnedah (NSW NPWS 2000a). In this bioregion the tree species often selected by koalas include Blakely's red gum, river red gum and white box, while pilliga box, poplar box, narrow-leaved ironbark and rough-barked apple are occasionally used for food (NSW NPWS 2000a).
Another significant mammal species in the bioregion is the vulnerable eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) which has a very patchy distribution, with more than 10 records of the species known from each of only 5 locations in NSW, the Pilliga State Forest being one of them (NSW NPWS 2000a).
The birds of the bioregion are highly diverse, mainly consisting of tropical woodland species and comprising the largest number of Australian resident species of any bioregion. There are no major populations of rare or threatened birds in the bioregion and although many birds within the bioregion have restricted ranges, none is endemic. Exotic species are low in numbers and those present are located mainly around towns.
Although bird species diversity is high relative to other NSW bioregions, the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion has experienced major declines in ground-nesting, ground-feeding insectivorous and grassland birds, a trend common to many parts of Australia. An increased reporting rate in the bioregion's rainforest and temperate forest taxa may reflect greater survey effort in these habitats. Reduction of bird diversity in habitat fragments and the continued loss of woodland and freshwater birds seem to be the prediction for the future. However, there was an increase in the numbers of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the common myna (Acridotheres tristis).
See: http://www.habitatadvocate.com.au/?tag=wambelong-fire
wn.com/Wheoh Part 2 'Wambelong Bushfire Warrumbungles' January 2013
On Sunday January 12th 2013 a bushfire was started by lightning in the Warrumbungle National Park. It was known as the 'Wambelong' fire. Fierce hot winds from the north sent it through the park until a wind change from the south turned it north through our property 'Wheoh' at Bugaldie Gap in the Warrumbungles and burnt down the 36 year old hand made house that had been built on a small rise surrounded by scribbly gums. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D586nETcYE]. This short video is about our family journey to inspect the damage and sift through the ashes.
Anyone interested in the rebuilding process might like to go to: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/
Some personal observations 12 months later can be found at: http://duckdigital.net/Wheoh/wheoh007.html
Few faunal studies have been conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Warrumbungles, so the pre-bushfire faunal population is little known.
Although few systematic surveys have been conducted in the bioregion, records from a variety of surveys can be used to illustrate the vertebrate fauna of the bioregion, which consists of a tleast 18 amphibian species, 68 reptiles, 281 birds and 82 mammal species.
Many of these species are considered threatened, including the endangered malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), for which the bioregion contains important habitat, and the vulnerable koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) which has important populations in the Warrumbungles, the Pilliga and the area around Gunnedah (NSW NPWS 2000a). In this bioregion the tree species often selected by koalas include Blakely's red gum, river red gum and white box, while pilliga box, poplar box, narrow-leaved ironbark and rough-barked apple are occasionally used for food (NSW NPWS 2000a).
Another significant mammal species in the bioregion is the vulnerable eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) which has a very patchy distribution, with more than 10 records of the species known from each of only 5 locations in NSW, the Pilliga State Forest being one of them (NSW NPWS 2000a).
The birds of the bioregion are highly diverse, mainly consisting of tropical woodland species and comprising the largest number of Australian resident species of any bioregion. There are no major populations of rare or threatened birds in the bioregion and although many birds within the bioregion have restricted ranges, none is endemic. Exotic species are low in numbers and those present are located mainly around towns.
Although bird species diversity is high relative to other NSW bioregions, the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion has experienced major declines in ground-nesting, ground-feeding insectivorous and grassland birds, a trend common to many parts of Australia. An increased reporting rate in the bioregion's rainforest and temperate forest taxa may reflect greater survey effort in these habitats. Reduction of bird diversity in habitat fragments and the continued loss of woodland and freshwater birds seem to be the prediction for the future. However, there was an increase in the numbers of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the common myna (Acridotheres tristis).
See: http://www.habitatadvocate.com.au/?tag=wambelong-fire
- published: 27 Jan 2013
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Brigalow Corp and The Loss of Ownership Rights in Australia 1/4
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Sue Maynes speaking on the Removal of the rights of the Australian People. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS! PLEASE SHARE!
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Sue Maynes speaking on the Removal of the rights of the Australian People. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS! PLEASE SHARE!
http://thecrowhouse.com
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Burnett River
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- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 01 May 2016
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The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
The Burnett River rises in the Burnet...
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east of Monto. The river flows generally south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, adjacent to the townships of Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the Coral Sea at Burnett Heads, roughly 20 kilometres from Bundaberg. The river descends 485 metres over its 435-kilometre course.
The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane and small crops. The river is part of the Brigalow Belt and South East Queensland bioregions.
Major tributaries of the Burnett River include the Three Moon Creek that rises near Kroombit Tops National Park north of Monto and flows south through Monto and Mulgildie, dammed near Cania Gorge to form Lake Cania, before emptying into the Burnett River south-east of Abercorn; the Nogo River that rises in the hills north-west of Monto, dammed west of Abercorn to form Wuruma Lake, and flows south-east to join the Burnett near Ceratodus; the Auburn River that rises in the hills about 20 kilometres west of Cracow, flows south before swinging to the north-east at its confluence with Johnson Creek, passing through the Auburn River National Park, a little-known and untouched piece of pristine bush including Auburn Waterfall, and flows into the Burnett River west of Mundubbera; the Boyne River that rises in the Bunya Mountains National Park south-west of Kingaroy and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed near Proston to form Lake Boondooma, emptying into the Burnett River near Mundubbera, only 5 kilometres from the Burnett River-Auburn River confluence; and the Barambah Creek that rises in the hills between Kingaroy and the Sunshine Coast, north of Jimna and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed south of Murgon to form Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam, before meeting the Burnett River north-east of Gayndah.
The Burnett River catchment is one of the areas that was part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
The river is named after James Charles Burnett, the first European explorer who discovered the river in 1847.
Construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The dam reservoir has a capacity of 300,000 megalitres. Named after the old gold mining township of Paradise, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir, all of the structures and artefacts found at the site were transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden. The design of the dam complies with environmental guidelines and includes a fish ladder that allows fish such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall.
The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River, is home to the Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species.
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The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta and east of Monto. The river flows generally south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, adjacent to the townships of Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. The river flows into the Coral Sea at Burnett Heads, roughly 20 kilometres from Bundaberg. The river descends 485 metres over its 435-kilometre course.
The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane and small crops. The river is part of the Brigalow Belt and South East Queensland bioregions.
Major tributaries of the Burnett River include the Three Moon Creek that rises near Kroombit Tops National Park north of Monto and flows south through Monto and Mulgildie, dammed near Cania Gorge to form Lake Cania, before emptying into the Burnett River south-east of Abercorn; the Nogo River that rises in the hills north-west of Monto, dammed west of Abercorn to form Wuruma Lake, and flows south-east to join the Burnett near Ceratodus; the Auburn River that rises in the hills about 20 kilometres west of Cracow, flows south before swinging to the north-east at its confluence with Johnson Creek, passing through the Auburn River National Park, a little-known and untouched piece of pristine bush including Auburn Waterfall, and flows into the Burnett River west of Mundubbera; the Boyne River that rises in the Bunya Mountains National Park south-west of Kingaroy and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed near Proston to form Lake Boondooma, emptying into the Burnett River near Mundubbera, only 5 kilometres from the Burnett River-Auburn River confluence; and the Barambah Creek that rises in the hills between Kingaroy and the Sunshine Coast, north of Jimna and flows in a general northerly direction, dammed south of Murgon to form Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam, before meeting the Burnett River north-east of Gayndah.
The Burnett River catchment is one of the areas that was part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
The river is named after James Charles Burnett, the first European explorer who discovered the river in 1847.
Construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, 80 kilometres upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The dam reservoir has a capacity of 300,000 megalitres. Named after the old gold mining township of Paradise, which is now submerged under the waters of the reservoir, all of the structures and artefacts found at the site were transferred to the nearby town of Biggenden. The design of the dam complies with environmental guidelines and includes a fish ladder that allows fish such as the Queensland lungfish to travel upstream as well as downstream from the dam wall.
The Burnett River, together with the nearby Mary River, is home to the Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species.
Video Empire produces videos read aloud. Use the information in this video at your own risk. We cannot always guarantee accuracy.
This video uses material from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River, licensed with CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. This video is licensed with CC Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ In order to adapt this content it is required to comply with the license terms. Image licensing information is available via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_River
- published: 01 May 2016
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Have You Been To Brigalow Country?
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- Updated: 11 Aug 2014
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Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere!
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Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere!
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You're in Brigalow Country when smoko never comes, when you've been working non-stop, when you don't know how you'll get it done.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're ploughing a field, when you're praying for rain, when you're dreaming of yields.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're broken and busted, when you're ute's broken down, when it's just all rooted and rusted.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're with your best friend, when the breeze is soft on your face, when you wish the day would never end.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're breathing fresh, when the office can't reach you, when you don't friggin' care.
You're in Brigalow Country when the suns beating down, when there's freedom in the air, when you're west of everywhere.
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www.brigalowcountry.com.au
www.brigalowclothing.com
Have you been to Brigalow Country? It's west of everywhere!
Thanks to our mate 8 Ball Aitken for letting us use his song "Destroying The World" - http://youtu.be/1d_Cw0KHU10
You're in Brigalow Country when smoko never comes, when you've been working non-stop, when you don't know how you'll get it done.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're ploughing a field, when you're praying for rain, when you're dreaming of yields.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're broken and busted, when you're ute's broken down, when it's just all rooted and rusted.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're with your best friend, when the breeze is soft on your face, when you wish the day would never end.
You're in Brigalow Country when you're breathing fresh, when the office can't reach you, when you don't friggin' care.
You're in Brigalow Country when the suns beating down, when there's freedom in the air, when you're west of everywhere.
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Geography of Australia
The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. The geography of the country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the southeast. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video -
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The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world. ...
The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. The geography of the country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests.
Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the southeast.
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The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. The geography of the country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests.
Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the southeast.
This video is targeted to blind users.
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Camping in Queensland 2500 kms away
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Fatboy Blades and I head to North Queensland for a meet with Aussie Bushcrafters.... What a weekend!
Fatboy Blades and I head to North Queensland for a meet with Aussie Bushcrafters.... What a weekend!
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Brigalow Corp and The Loss of Ownership Rights in Australia 1/4
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This July 4th Americans Will Be Debating Identity Instead of Celebrating Independence
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. With a major controversy swirling around the new Transgender and Self-Identity Movement, not to mention the 50 gender identities listed on Facebook or the ongoing dispute over whether or to use a hyphen before American, on this July 4th many Americans will be debating identity instead of celebrating independence ... He wants to also put America first even if it means leaving NATO ... 198. ....
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Bank of Israel buying 'hundreds of millions' of dollars: Sources
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JERUSALEM. The Bank of Israel bought "hundreds of millions" of dollars of foreign currency on Monday, dealers said, after the shekel continued to strengthen for a fifth straight session. One dealer at an Israeli bank said the central bank started buying at a dollar-shekel rate of around 3.84. The exchange rate, which quickly moved to 3.85, had weakened to 3.90 on June 27 in the wake of the Brexit vote ... "The Bank of Israel's position ......
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UK government faces pre-emptive legal action over Brexit decision
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Law firm says article 50 cannot be triggered without full debate and vote by parliament. @owenbowcott. A prominent law firm is taking pre-emptive legal action against the government, following the EU referendum result, to try to ensure article 50 is not triggered without an act of parliament ... The law firm has retained the services of senior constitutional barristers, including Lord Pannick QC and Rhodri Thompson QC ... Facebook. Twitter ... ....
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Rapist who threatened to upload footage of crime to internet jailed
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This food is guaranteed to make you happy
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You can't measure how suitable certain certain dishes or ingredients are for you. Your personal taste and what you prefer to eat determine what food gives you an instant feeling of happiness. But, according to science, the food items listed here really do have a magical effect to make you smile. Bananas. Most people know that bananas contain potassium and vitamins, to name a few of its positive properties ... (Read also ... Coffee ... Clam ... ....
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18-01-2016 | QUT News and Events Wrap (Queensland University of Technology)
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(Source. Queensland University of Technology) 18 January 2016. Welcome to QUT's weekly round-up of news and events. For more updates as they happen, join 12,000 followers of @QUTmedia on Twitter. NEWS. Closing the loop. adrenaline junkie researcher discovers why we need roller coasters ... QTAC January offers released ... Associate Professor Jennifer Firn's Conversation article discussed strategies for protecting Queensland's Brigalow Belt....
A fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land (CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific ...
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The Brigalow Belt in Queensland is a national hotspot for wildlife, especially for birds and reptiles ... The Brigalow Belt bio-region takes its name from the Aboriginal word 'brigalow' that describes the region's dominant tree species (Acacia harpophylla) ... We discovered that managing fire and invasive plant species would provide the best bang for our buck in terms of protecting the Brigalow Belt's threatened plants and animals....
Snake, lizard threaten Adani's $16bn Oz coal mine project
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The ornamental snake is confined to the Brigalow Belt, within the drainage system of the Fitzroy River in mid-eastern Queensland, where it occurs in open forest, woodland, and riparian habitat.Hunt conceded to the court that he failed in his duty to properly assess the project in accordance with his obligations ......
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