Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030.
What we now call ‘The Darling Downs’ was the traditional home to the First Nations people of the Keinjan, Giabal, Bigambul, Jarowair and Barunggam tribes – a subset of the Wakka Wakka language speakers. This land has always been fertile, and its bounties were enjoyed by First Nations owners even bef...
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ftusqland:oai:research.usq.edu.au:z7x7v 2024-09-30T14:35:02+00:00 Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. Lyons, B. Dr Robert Mellor Drysdale, A. Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc Goondiwindi Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia Western Downs Regional Council, Australia 2023 application/pdf https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z7x7v/regional-drought-resilience-plan-for-the-darling-downs-2022-2030 https://research.usq.edu.au/download/474406581998f118012a2ccbea422dcfc8287488730a6773c61c3c76cec008f0/5517770/RDRP_DD_Final_WEB%5B3%5D.pdf unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia https://research.usq.edu.au/download/474406581998f118012a2ccbea422dcfc8287488730a6773c61c3c76cec008f0/5517770/RDRP_DD_Final_WEB%5B3%5D.pdf Lyons, B., Dr Robert Mellor, Drysdale, A., Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc, Goondiwindi Regional Council, Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia, Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia and Western Downs Regional Council, Australia. 2023. Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. Australia. Commonwealth Government of Australia. CC BY 4.0 government-report NotPeerReviewed 2023 ftusqland 2024-09-18T14:19:15Z What we now call ‘The Darling Downs’ was the traditional home to the First Nations people of the Keinjan, Giabal, Bigambul, Jarowair and Barunggam tribes – a subset of the Wakka Wakka language speakers. This land has always been fertile, and its bounties were enjoyed by First Nations owners even before the arrival of Europeans. These days, the Darling Downs regional economies are still heavily reliant on agriculture. Due to the large array of crops (extensive and intensive) grown in the region, at any time of the year there is a crop in the ground which requires rain. The Darling Downs region comprises of the following LGAs: Goondiwindi Regional Council; Southern Downs Regional Council; Toowoomba Regional Council; Western Downs Regional Council. Significant population centres and Towns include Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Warwick, Dalby, Moonie, Chinchilla, Esk and Kilcoy. All LGAs experienced population growth below the average for regional Queensland. People leave the region during drought which leaves a variety of adverse flow-on effects and the region’s population is rapidly ageing. Drought exacerbates chronic stresses and underlying issues. Other/Unknown Material First Nations University of Southern Queensland: USQ ePrints Moonie ENVELOPE(65.117,65.117,-70.217,-70.217) Queensland |
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What we now call ‘The Darling Downs’ was the traditional home to the First Nations people of the Keinjan, Giabal, Bigambul, Jarowair and Barunggam tribes – a subset of the Wakka Wakka language speakers. This land has always been fertile, and its bounties were enjoyed by First Nations owners even before the arrival of Europeans. These days, the Darling Downs regional economies are still heavily reliant on agriculture. Due to the large array of crops (extensive and intensive) grown in the region, at any time of the year there is a crop in the ground which requires rain. The Darling Downs region comprises of the following LGAs: Goondiwindi Regional Council; Southern Downs Regional Council; Toowoomba Regional Council; Western Downs Regional Council. Significant population centres and Towns include Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Warwick, Dalby, Moonie, Chinchilla, Esk and Kilcoy. All LGAs experienced population growth below the average for regional Queensland. People leave the region during drought which leaves a variety of adverse flow-on effects and the region’s population is rapidly ageing. Drought exacerbates chronic stresses and underlying issues. |
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Lyons, B. Dr Robert Mellor Drysdale, A. Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc Goondiwindi Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia Western Downs Regional Council, Australia |
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Lyons, B. Dr Robert Mellor Drysdale, A. Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc Goondiwindi Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia Western Downs Regional Council, Australia Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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Lyons, B. Dr Robert Mellor Drysdale, A. Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc Goondiwindi Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia Western Downs Regional Council, Australia |
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Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. |
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regional drought resilience plan for the darling downs 2022-2030. |
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Commonwealth Government of Australia |
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2023 |
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https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z7x7v/regional-drought-resilience-plan-for-the-darling-downs-2022-2030 https://research.usq.edu.au/download/474406581998f118012a2ccbea422dcfc8287488730a6773c61c3c76cec008f0/5517770/RDRP_DD_Final_WEB%5B3%5D.pdf |
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https://research.usq.edu.au/download/474406581998f118012a2ccbea422dcfc8287488730a6773c61c3c76cec008f0/5517770/RDRP_DD_Final_WEB%5B3%5D.pdf Lyons, B., Dr Robert Mellor, Drysdale, A., Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc, Goondiwindi Regional Council, Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia, Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia and Western Downs Regional Council, Australia. 2023. Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. Australia. Commonwealth Government of Australia. |
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