NightWings Rainforest is the restoration of natural habitat and biodiversity, generating a vital wildlife corridor from forest to coastal mangroves, from the Australian Far-North-Eastern Coast of Queensland to the World Heritage Listed Daintree Rainforest.
Malanda North is a proposed mixed use sustainable development, planning for a vibrant new neighbourhood, with a healthy lifestyle and more jobs to help sustain the town of Malanda. Sustainable design principles and modern technologies will be used to improve the self reliance of residents and businesses, support the growth of new sustainable industries and meet a low carbon target. The development will respect natural and cultural values and increase native vegetation and canopy on site. The development brief includes housing, tertiary and vocational training, health services, work studios for local artists and small businesses, community gardens and green open spaces.
SFS creates transformative study abroad experiences through field-based learning and research. Our educational programs explore the human and ecological dimensions of the complex environmental problems faced by our local partners, contributing to sustainable solutions in the places where we live and work. The SFS community is part of a growing network of individuals and institutions committed to environmental stewardship.
The Wulgurukaba people have a spiritual, physical, social and cultural connection to their land, in the very southern boundaries of the Wet Tropics region and into the Dry Tropics. The objectives of the Wulgurukaba Aboriginal Corporation include the establishment of cultural heritage tourism activities including a cultural centre, guided tours, training programs and eventual self-sufficiency by the development of economic projects and industries.
| Wulgurukaba Aboriginal Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0428 191 692 07) 4758 1071 |
| Address | 30 Kelly Street Nelly Bay QLD 4819 |
| wulgurukaba@bigpond.com | |
In addition, the Wulgurukaba Yunbenun Aboriginal Corporation (registered 15 March 2012) has also been established, with the objective of management of lands defined in the Wulgurukaba ILUA, as well as a number of other objectives to enhance the capacity of Wulgurukaba people.
Wilmar Sugar owns and operates eight sugar mills in North and Central Queensland. They are Australia’s leading sugar and renewable energy company.
Wet Tropics Soilcare (WETS) formed in November 2014 with 50 members, as a direct result of Terrain NRM’s intensive farmer soil health program, Digging Deeper.
It is an incorporated association in Queensland and a registered Landcare group with two main objectives:
Its members are drawn mostly from the Wet Tropics region, but also as far west as Dimbulah, north to Cape York and south to Townsville. They represent almost every agricultural industry in the Wet Tropics: sugar cane, bananas, avocadoes, tropical fruit, citrus, vanilla, cocoa, vegetables; agronomic services, agricultural suppliers, extension services, natural resource management organisations. WETS does not support one agricultural system over another. It welcomes anyone (conventional, organic, biodynamic, ‘biological’) who has an interest in learning more about soil function.
Understanding how to improve and maintain soil is the foundation of sustainable agriculture. WETS aims to empower farmers with the knowledge and skills necessary to regenerate the productive capacity of their farms for both profit and quality through understanding how to enhance the biological activity in the soil.
Biologically active soil:
WETS currently supports a number of on-farm trials and regular skill-building workshops, often with invited experts. See the table below for a list of highlights, past projects, workshops and activities undertaken by WETS.
| Date | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing from May 2020 | Mulch demonstrations (comparing hay, tea tree, woodchip and mowing/side-throwing interrow plants) | Mutchilba, Mareeba |
| Nov 2019 | Albrecht Soil Mineral Balancing presentation and soil biology assessment demonstration (at WETS AGM) | Mareeba |
| May 2019 | Soil Health and Your Wealth 2 day workshop (with Graeme Sait, Nutri-Tech Solutions) | Innisfail |
| Feb 2019 | Nitrogen Use Efficiency – Practical Applications in the Paddock workshop | Cairns |
| Ongoing | Trial of calcium application rates on five properties in grazing, vegetables, dairy and tropical fruit production | Northern and Southern Atherton Tablelands |
| 2018 | A three-year program of skill-building workshops and forums to help members improve their understanding of soil function (funded through Community Grants program) | Around the region |
| 2018 | Three-year vermicast trial in cane, bananas and grazing (funded through Reef Rescue Innovation) | Innisfail, Mirriwinni and East Palmerston |
| 2017/18 | A series of workshops at three different locations demonstrating the use of soil biology tests in helping farm decision-making | Mourilyan, Mareeba and Mossman |
| 2017 | Soil biology testing | On-farm at Mourilyan |
| 2017 | Minerals and CEC workshop | On-farm at Malanda |
| 2017 | Make Your Own Bio-fertiliser training (members only) | Mareeba |
| 2016 | Proud convenors of the National Biological Farming Conference and Expo - 500 delegates, 40 exhibitors | Cairns |
| 2016 | Farming in a Variable Climate (with DAF presenters) | Gordonvale |
| May 2016 | Understanding Nitrogen workshop | Gordonvale |
| August 2016 | What Your Weeds Tell You workshop | On-farm at Kaban (near Ravenshoe) |
Contact : Kellie Evans wetsoilcare@gmail.com
The Wanyurr Majay People are the recognised native title holders of around 200 square kilometres in the Babinda area, near Cairns. Their native title determination includes part of Woonoorooran National Park and surrounding areas.
| Wanyurr – Majay Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC | |
|---|---|
| Phone | 4067 1674 |
| Address | Shop 3 61 Munro St Gordonvale QLD 4865 |
| sonnjam69@gmail.com | |
| Web | https://www.nativetitle.org.au/find/pbc/4429 |
The Tropical Froggery was formed to facilitate the promotion of ecotourism, education and scientific research specifically to the conservation of local tropical wetland frogs.
The Tree-Kangaroo and Mammal Group (TKMG) is made up of local residents interested in, and concerned for, the conservation of North Queensland’s rich mammal fauna.
The group supports projects and research to help protect tree kangaroos and tropical mammals.
For more information on their Yellow-bellied Glider project, please contact Alexander Watson watson.alexander@gmail.com or mobile 0428 975 214.
The SET is an independent, not for profit, charitable trust with the sole purpose of contributing to nature conservation in Australia.
The Regional Agriculture Landcare Facilitator’s (RALF) role is to provide training and educational opportunities to farmers and community groups across the region, to connect with professionals and network and learn from each other. Evizel Seymour is the RALF for the Wet Tropics region.
Managing native title rights and interests across Australia.