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Is the ever-increasing flow of visitors in four-wheel-drives putting at risk the fragile Outback environment they have come to see? (Go to story)
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Opportunities are being presented under the second round of Natural Heritage Trust funding. (Go to story) |
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The catchment committees endorse the whole-of-basin, cross-border, community-driven approach to NRM. (Go to story) |
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The framework being formulated for the Georgina Diamantina's Indigenous Advisory Committee could be the model for elsewhere in the Basin. (Go to story) |
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The World Watches
The eyes of the world are on the Lake Eyre Basin process because of its inclusiveness and responsible approach to natural resource managemen. |
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Reformed CAC
The Community Advisory Committee of the Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial Forum has been reformed and is ready for action. |
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Regional Process Support
While maintaining the independence and identity of their Lake Eyre Basin process, the community has thrown its full support behing the state-based regional process. |
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Getting it Right!
Heritage tourism project coordinator, Joc Schmiechen says it's up to us to get it right. |
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Winton Waterhole Watchers
Students of the Winton State School have been highly commended after a state-wide competition. |
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Arid Species Recovery Work
A wide range of people are working together to hold numerous arid zone species back from the brink. |
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Fodder Farmer
Science, pragmatism, best practice and respect for his land have combined to shape this irrigators sustainable management of his resources. |
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Tremendously Successful
Six prominent participants in the Lake Eyre Basin process since the very early days give their views on what has been achieved. |
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SAP on the Move
'Out amongst the people' - The Scientific Advisory Panel to the Lake Eyre Basin ministerial Forum has been out and about in the far north-east of the Basin. (Go to full story) |
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Dinner with Tom
Kristin Weidenbach has written a book on Tom Kruse, the legendary mainlman of the Birdsville Track. (Go to full story) |
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Not so Common Possum
The common brushtail possum is not so common and the Treatened Species Network is seeking landholder assistance to piece together what's happening . |
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Joint Campaign
The Cooper's Creek and Georgina Diamantina catchment committees join a coalition of the willing in a cross-border war on feral pigs. |
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'New' Regional Approach
The 'new' approach that isn't new to the Lake Eyre Basin is at varying stages of formation across the four jurisdictions covering our backyard. |
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Aridflo on the Go!
There's no keeping this crew down and they're out there again surveying the rivers of the Basin and adding to the knowledge they have already gathered. |
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Tourism Pressure
'Take only memories, leave only footprints' - Lake Eyre Basin Heritage Tourism Project Officer, Joc Schmiechen outlines some of the negatives, positives and potentials of burgeoning tourism. |
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Northern Territory's Minister for Central Australia, Peter Toyne flags close links to the community designed, owned and driven Lake Eyre Basin sustainable natural resource management process. (Go to full story) |
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Killing to save the environment - one man's battle to rid his land of rabbits and how he uses modern technology and economies of scale to tip the balance in his favour. |
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Community Grasps Opportunity
The seven-year-old, community-driven Lake Eyre Basin process has resolved to make the most of the opportunities under the second phase of the Natural Heritage Trust. |
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Underground Activity
A research project by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Management is seeking to gain a better understanding of the elusive marsupial mole. |
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Biological Wealth
Researcher, Jim Puckridge says that "...everyone involved (in the Aridflo project) has been stunned by how biologically rich (the Basin rivers) are." |
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Artificial Wetlands
'What to leave open, what to close down?' is the question that South Australia's Arid Areas Catchment Water Management Board hopes to be able to answer with their study into artificial wetlands. |
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Turtle Entrapment
University of Canberra researcher, Professor Arthur Georges, has been catching boatloads of the Cooper Creek short-necked turtle as part of a study of the animal and how indicator species can be used to monitor river health. |
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Australia is the only country in the world with a population of wild camels. In the last 150 years they have adapted beautifully to their adopted country - perhaps too well. Should we take this resource seriously and build an industry around it? |
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Hot Rock!
The Lake Eyre Basin may be sitting on the greatest reserve of clean, green energy in the world, the only trouble is, it lies five kilometres below the surface. |
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Map Muster
Thousands of maps, including the new map of the Lake Eyre Basin, have mustered in the US to compete for prizes in ten categories and a place in an internationally published map book. |
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Endorsement of Process
A joint meeting of the catchment committees has reaffirmed their unanimous commitment to a whole-of-basin, cross-border, community-driven approach to natural resource management. |
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'Worst Weeds' Group
The Lake Eyre Basin Coordinating Group has been invited to fill a position on the newly formed National Prickle Bush Management Group. |
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Indigenous Involvement Builds
Joslin Eatts is appointed as the Indigenous representative on the Georgina Diamantina Catchment Committee. In the meantime, the Indigenous Advisory Committee continues to take shape. |
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Support for Land for Wildlife Project
Georgina River property, Marion Downs is listed with the LEBCG's Land for Wildlife project by owner, NAPCO. |
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LEBCG Meets N.T. Cattle Producers
Lake Eyre Basin Coordinating Group CE, Peter McLeod, and Group Deputy Chair Angus Emmott met with N.T. cattle producers at Deep Well Station, south of Alice Springs. |
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Flannery praises management of Biodiversity in Basin
Internationally recognised scientist and Director of the South Australian Museum, Dr Tim Flannery, gave Australia’s often-maligned pastoralists a morale-boosting pat on the back. |
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Basin Cicadas give Clues
Scientists from Australia, the USA and New Zealand visited the Lake Eyre Basin recently gathering cicadas as part of a world wide study. |
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Unique in the World!
A leading Australian environmentalist has described the Lake Eyre Basin Process as "Unique in the World" (Go to full story) |
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Salinity Work Starts
A Salinity Project will identify, collect, collate, map and review local, scientific, and historical knowledge to determine the extent, nature and risk of salinity in the Lake Eyre Basin. |
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WISE Project
The Water Information System for the Environment - an interactive CD-ROM with loads of information to assist sustainable natural resource management in the Cooper Creek catchment. |
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Basin Features in the Big Picture
Lake Eyre Basin features strongly in a large-format film Australia: Land Beyond Time that has been pre-sold to IMAX theatres across Australia and around the world. |
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Rare Falcon faces the Camera
A nesting pair of the rare Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos) was the subject of a recent shoot by acclaimed wildlife photographer, John Young at a secret location in the Lake Eyre Basin. |
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THREAT TO ARTESIAN SPRINGS
Principle Botanist with the Queensland Herbarium, Rod Fensham, reckons it's time for some creative conservation measures for our artesian springs. |
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Indigenous Facilitator Joins Team
Indigenous Land Management Facilitator, John De Satge, has recently joined the team at the Lake Eyre Basin Coordinating Group. |