The GRASS program supports graziers in the Reef catchments of the Burdekin, Fitzroy and Burnett Mary regions, delivering one-on-one support to manage and improve land conditions and address to minimise sediment delivery from the paddock to the Reef.

Through the GRASS program, landholders identify less productive areas of their property (via Land Condition Assessments, or LCATs), develop an Action Plan for Land Management (APLM) to improve paddock conditions, and gain an understanding of the requirements under the new Queensland Government Reef Protection Regulations and the associated minimum standards for grazing.

BMRG, together with our partner the Department of Primary Industries, is responsible for completing APLMs for the region. The GRASS team also engages with landowners and their preferred contractors to complete projects to improve land condition and pasture cover to enhance production, provide economic benefits and environmental outcomes.

This project is funded by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program and delivered by the Department of Primary Industries, Burnett Mary Regional Group, Fitzroy Basin Association and NQ Dry Tropics.