Media Release

Queensland, 13^th January 2010

Landholders across six east coast catchments will benefit from

Re-veg.net.au, a $4 million dollar forest management project.

Private Forestry Southern Queensland Inc (PFSQ) in conjunction with SEQ Catchments and the Central Queensland Forest Association has been successful in their submission to the Caring for our Country Australian Government funding round.

From the NSW border in the south to Bloomfield in the north and west to the Great Dividing Range, Re-veg.net.au will assist landholders over the next four years to implement vegetation management plans with a targeted education, extension and on-ground incentive program.

Project manager and PFSQ Executive Officer, Sean Ryan summed up the project by saying, “A healthy forest is a productive forest and a productive forest benefits everyone”.

The majority of project funds have been allocated to on-ground work, including improving the health, ground cover and productivity of overstocked regrowth forests, revegetating recharge and discharge zones and linking fragmented essential habitat forests.

“Managed properly, a healthy and productive forest can add enormous value to the farm enterprise and at the same time can provide recognised environmental services to the broader community” Mr Ryan said.

As the lead partner in the project, Private Forestry Southern Queensland is inviting landholders to participate in the project and in the process of developing the landholder network. The first step for interested landholders is to complete the Forest Management Survey. This survey has been developed with the aim of improving and measuring the delivery of forest land management information.

“By completing the Forest Management survey, landholders are helping us to design an extension and education program relevant to the specific needs of each region,” said Mr Ryan. “The information that landholders provide in the survey is strictly confidential and will be used to assess eligibility for the incentive program, to make contact with landholders regarding upcoming events, and to assist with property management planning and on-ground works should they continue with the program.”

To access Re-veg.net.au Forest Management Survey, follow this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5NYNHBJ or visit Re-veg.net.au and follow the web link.

For further information regarding the Re-veg.net.au project contact Private Forestry Southern Queensland on (07) 54836535, email pfsq@bigpond.com or visit the Re-veg.net.au website.