The Gulf Savannah NRM field team has hit the ground running, completing two successful field trips to the Gilbert River, near Georgetown, to survey the landscape, identify access points, and map native vegetation as part of a project to tackle threats from invasive neem trees along the Gilbert River.
Northern quolls are endangered carnivorous marsupials found only in Australia and are considered one of the country’s most struggling native predators. Once widespread across northern Australia, the species has experienced significant declines over recent decades due to threats including cane toads, habitat loss, feral predators, and inappropriate fire regimes.
A recent visit to Kondaparinga Station has marked an important step forward for the Together for Country Weed Management Program, with Gulf Savannah NRM project staff and the Kuku Djungan Murtiki Ranger team strengthening weed control efforts and sharing knowledge on Country.
From volunteering in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal to working alongside smallholder rice farmers in Cambodia, Lucinda “Indi” Dunn’s path into agriculture has been anything but conventional.
In this Q&A, we chat with John about the psychology of misinformation, the challenges of debunking it, and what individuals can do to navigate today’s complex media landscape.
Plagued by a global fungal disease, anguished by a warming climate, isolated on ‘sky islands’ and disfigured by mysterious tumours, frogs across Queensland, and the globe, are quietly enduring what some call an amphibian apocalypse. A ‘ribbeting’ analysis of frog threats and decline reveals the scale of their struggle.
The wet season is something Gulf producers prepare for each year, but while much of the country welcomed 2026 with fresh plans and resolutions, graziers across the region were setting very different goals, moving cattle to higher ground and watching rivers rise.
A passion for healthy soils is driving Gulf Savannah NRM’s agricultural project officer, Janani Gedara, whose work is helping to strengthen climate resilience across Far North Queensland’s horticultural systems.
On Wetherby Station, cattle grazing now co-exists with ecological restoration, as native birds, trees, and wetlands reclaim the landscape. Through decades of innovation and shifting values, graziers like John Colless are redefining stewardship, showing how Queensland’s livestock industry can nurture both productivity and biodiversity.
Far North Queensland farmers continue to adapt to climate extremes and landscape variability with the support of Gulf Savannah NRM’s sustainable agriculture initiatives.
