from the Morning Bulletin
Fitzroy Partnership for River Health executive officer Nathan Johnston takes water for sampling with science integration officer Luke Ukkola
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Formed in 2012, the Fitzroy Partnership for River Health is one of Australia’s largest waterway monitoring alliances in terms of both catchment size and number of organisations involved.
Report Card results will be showcased at the Emerald Show 4-5 June, Rockhampton Show 7-9 June, and Biloela Shopping Centre 13-15 June.
FROM July 2010 to June 2011, parties in the Fitzroy Partnership for River Health splashed out close to $10m in water quality monitoring programs.
This investment equated to more than 800,000 samples collected from more than 2000 locations across the Fitzroy Basin.
Today the Fitzroy Partnership for River Health will release its first report card, providing a more complete picture of river health for the basin.
Fitzroy Partnership for River Health executive officer Nathan Johnston said summary grades would be presented for 11 freshwater catchments across the basin, including the Nogoa, Isaac, Connors, Comet, Dawson and Mackenzie River systems as well as the Fitzroy River estuary.
“The report card will give the best and most complete picture on the health of our waterways in the Fitzroy Basin and as more report cards are produced they will become a valuable tool in understanding how land management practices lead to changes in waterway health,” Mr Johnstone said.
Waterways of the Fitzroy Basin are the life blood of Central Queensland communities, flowing across more than 145,000sqkm of land area. “A major barrier until now has been the cost of establishing a multi-million dollar program to adequately monitor a system as immense as the Fitzroy,” Mr Johnston said.
“Our 26 partners from various backgrounds including government, mining, agriculture, industry, research and community groups have overcome this barrier by working together.
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