October 14, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n The Burnett Mary Regional Group will be hosting farm walks in the Inverlaw area on Saturday (October 18) to discuss erosion rehabilitation.<\/p>\n BMRG, with assistance from the State Government, established a number of gully rehabilitation demonstration sites in the South Burnett in the wake of the devastating 2011-11 and 2013 floods.<\/p>\n Gully erosion caused by the rushing floodwaters damaged fences, dams, waterways, roads and other infrastructure.<\/p>\n The day will get underway at 10:00am at Mike and Lorraine Langley’s property at 496 Wooden Hut Road, Inverlaw, where the rehabilitation methods chosen can be viewed and discussed.<\/p>\n The focus will then shift to Peter and Romaine Undery’s property to view and discuss a rock rehabilitation structure in a dam bywash, before moving on to Phil and Rhonda Fairbrother’s property to discuss a low-cost erosion control method.<\/p>\n The field walks will be followed by lunch.<\/p>\n Bookings are required by October 16 for catering purposes.<\/p>\n Phone Vikki Evans or John Day on (07) 4169-0720.<\/p>\n Participants have been asked to \u00a0bring a hat, chair, sturdy footwear and sun screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Burnett Mary Regional Group will be hosting farm walks in the Inverlaw area on Saturday (October 18) to discuss erosion rehabilitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"\n