QUEENSLAND NRM NETWORK
NRM NETWORK
Terrain NRM is part of a unique network of natural resource management bodies across Australia, each deeply embedded in local communities and ecosystems.
Managing the environment is really about managing people – that’s what makes NRM different. We work closely with communities and industry because solutions to environmental problems are about changing people.
There are 54 regional NRM organisations across Australia with the regions determined by river catchment boundary lines. In Queenland there are 12 independent not for profit NRM bodies that cover the state from the Great Barrier Reef coastline to our rainforests and rangelands. As locals, we bring a deep understanding of our landscapes and trusted relationships to every project, allowing us to create swift tailored solutions to environmental challenges.
We are all delivering projects related to:
- Empowering sustainable land management: Working with farmers and landholders to protect and restore soil and ecosystems.
- Conserving nature (biodiversity)
- Protecting and restoring waterways and water quality
- Building climate resilience
- Rapid local response to natural disasters
Across Queensland, Terrain NRM and our partners, have over 300 people embedded in rural communities ready to respond to environmental challenges.
WORKING TOGETHER
NRM Regions Queensland
was formed in 2002 by the 12 natural resource management bodies in Queensland to coordinate statewide programs and to provide a forum for the regional bodies to collaborate and support each other.
OUR NRM PARTNERS
CAPE YORK NRM
Cape York NRM work with Cape York people, using local knowledge and science to improve land, water and marine conditions.
NORTHERN GULF RESOURCE MANAGMENT GROUP
With offices in Mareeba and Georgetown, Northern Gulf Resource Management Group works with land managers and Traditional Owners across a large region mostly dominated by dry savannah rangelands in the north west of Queensland below Cape York.
NQ DRY TROPICS
With a head office in Townsville, NQ Dry Tropics works with landholders and communities on the sustainable managment of land, water plants and animals in a vast region that includes the state’s second largest river system – the Burdekin River.
REEF CATCHMENTS
Reef Catchments is the NRM Body for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region. With offices in Mackay and Proserpine, Reef Catchments has a workforce of more than 30 people working with local communities to improve water and land condition.
SOUTHERN GULF NRM
Based in Mount Isa, Southern Gulf NRM covers the region from Hughenden to Mount Isa and up to Burketown in the north.
SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND LANDSCAPES
Stretching from Toowoomba to the south west corner of Queensland, Southern Queensland Landscapes covers a large and diverse region. With a vision to achieve flourishing landscapes, the organisation has three offices in Toowoomba, Charleville, Goondiwindi and Roma.
FITZROY BASIN ASSOCIATION
FBA is the natural resource managment body for the Fitzroy region, which covers more than 150,000 kms of land.
BURNETT MARY REGIONAL GROUP
Stretching from Maleny on the Sunshine Coast to north of Bundaberg, BMRG supports Queensland’s largest regional population in a significant agricultural area that also boasts ecological diversity including the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
HEALTHY LAND & WATER
Healthy Land & Water is dedicated to improving and protecting the environment of South East Queensland, an area with significant population and development including Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. While this NRM region is more urbanised, HLW’s approach is the same as other regions – combining science and local knowledge to develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
DESERT CHANNELS QUEENSLAND
Based in Longreach, Desert Channels is working to sustain the Queensland section of the Lake Eyre basin.
