Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) is asking local landowners to capture and share details about damage caused by the recent rain and flooding in the Mary River catchment and BMRG region. BMRG is urgently preparing a comprehensive submission requesting disaster funding to support local landowners with the costs of repair and environmental remediation work. The
Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) welcomes the potential greater positive impacts on the Great Barrier Reef that will be made possible through the Australian Government’s $1 billion additional funding over a nine-year period announced on 28 January 2022. BMRG and its consortium partners have already delivered significant work to improve water quality in the region.
Applications for funding now openThe Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) are pleased to announce that Queensland applications are now open for the Australian Government’s $22.3 million Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot.Pilot to reward farmers for improving their native vegetation.The aim of the pilot is to create a credible and sustainable market mechanism that improves biodiversity and
In commitment to the theme of this year's World Environment Day, Generation Restoration, Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) and Evolution Mining are contributing to the revival of our natural ecosystems as a community with a Bargara beach clean-up day. The clean-up, which will start at 8:30am on Saturday June 5 along Kelly's and Neilson Beaches,
Queensland Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has announced that the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) will receive nearly $150,000 in funding to work on their innovative ‘Taking turtles off the menu’ project. “The project will aim to reduce residential and traffic light pollution with the installation of shade screening on the beach, which is part
After announcing their new Junior Advisory Group (JAG) in January, the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) has now established a Junior Board with five passionate young women from the region. The first JAG Board meeting was held this week with newly appointed members Danielle Roberts, Ella Perry, Isabella Kerr and Amelie Espinoza joining Chairperson Tori
The Australian Farm Biodiversity Stewardship Pilot aims to pay farmers for biodiversity in combination with planting trees for carbon gains The Burnett Mary region is leading the charge for Queensland The pilot gives farmers the chance to diversify their income and make their businesses drought-resilient The Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot (the Pilot) is an exciting
The Burnett Mary Regional Group is proud to be a major sponsors of the second 1770 Cultural Connections Immersions Festival along with Evolution Mining. 'Reconciliation through celebration' is the key objective of the free festival for all to come and see the cultural heritage and practices of our First Nations people whilst celebrating together. BMRG
The Australian Farm Biodiversity Stewardship Pilot aims to pay farmers for biodiversity in combination with planting trees for carbon gains The pilot gives farmers the chance to diversify their income and drought proof their businesses This will make farm businesses and regional communities more resilient Farmers in six different trial regions will soon have the
The Reef Trust has announced $3.85M of funding awarded to the Burnett Mary Regional Group to restore habitat for threatened species in the Discovery Coast over the next three years. As part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area, the Discovery Coast supports a range of threatened habitats and species including marine turtle nesting
