QLD
Proston
Catchment Conservation Alliance Great Barrier Reef Initiative Site 14
Craig and Ruth Wagner along with their son Bryan, previously relied on an historic clearing cycle to manage their cattle grazing and timber harvesting operation at Ivanhoe but by choosing to step away from this cycle and allow native vegetation to regenerate under a carbon project, the Wagners are finding a balance between agricultural production and ecosystem services that benefits both the land and their livelihoods.
Catchment Conservation Alliance – Southern Rivers Initiative Site 5
Thangool
Catchment Conservation Alliance – Great Barrier Reef Initiative Site 16
Resting within the Great Barrier Reef Catchment area, Stonehaven is a multi-generational grazing enterprise run by fifth generation farmers, Dan and Emma-Jane Burnham. The Burnhams have chosen to step away from the clearing regimes of their forebears and committed to stop broadscale clearing by changing the way they manage their enterprise.
Charleville
Catchment Conservation Alliance – Southern Rivers Initiative Site #5
Lantana Station sits roughly 150km south west of Charleville and was in poor condition when Carl and Judi Bain took over back in 2009. The land had been significantly overgrazed, so the Bains had work to do to bring it back to health to support their cattle grazing business.
Quilpie
Catchment Conservation Alliance – Southern Rivers Initiative Site #3
Michelle and Jock Leishman always dreamt of having their own property in Western Queensland or New South Wales, so when they came across Aldville they could see their dream within reach.
Bushley
Catchment Conservation Alliance – GBR Initiative Site #17
Edithvale is a productive cattle property that sits within the Fitzroy basin catchment of the Great Barrier Reef. The land has been under the care of the Kelly family for six generations and holds a rich history as an agricultural enterprise, which has included an historic pattern of clearing native vegetation to make way for pasture.
Mount Perry
Catchment Conservation Alliance – GBR Initiative Site #15
Strathmore lies within the Burnett catchment of the Great Barrier Reef. It is home to a successful cattle grazing enterprise alongside a broad range of native vegetation including blue gum, ironbark and lemon scented gums.
Monto
Catchment Conservation Alliance – GBR Initiative Site #3
Colodan sits on ancient land within the Burnett Mary Catchment area, part of the important Great Barrier Reef catchment. James Henderson is a fourth generation farmer who runs a successful breeder cattle grazing operation on land which has been under the care of the Henderson family since 1930.