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25.01.2022 Good to see Birdsville, Queensland get a guernsey in this coverage of the "frontier towns" of Outback Australia. You're famous Birdsville! We love to see all things Western Queensland celebrated! We reckon there’s nothing that beats seeing those desert channels fill and the wildlife flourish.

24.01.2022 Voting for the Queensland election is well underway, and thanks to you, the parties know that we want better protections for the Channel Country rivers and floodplains on the agenda in the first 12 months of a newly elected government. Alongside thousands of Queenslanders, Western Rivers Alliance has called on all sides of politics to deliver better protections for the Channel Country rivers and floodplains. P.S. Just a reminder that Western Rivers Alliance is nonpartisan - ...we’ll never tell you who to vote for but we’ll always let you know when pollies back protecting Queensland’s unique Channel Country for wildlife, communities and future generations. To see where they stand Click the link below

20.01.2022 National Water Week With rain comes life. The Channel Country comes alive with birdlife, frogs, wildflowers and is doing so as I write with all the recent rains! ... We'll be sure to share some of the stories as the braided channels continue to come to life. Please share your pics and stories too.

19.01.2022 Do you know where the parties stand on protecting nature, climate change and our great free flowing western rivers? Join us online to hear directly from the pollies who are making the big decisions for nature and our climate this election. They'll be asked questions on critical issues like climate change, national parks, deforestation and a green economic recovery. The debate will be MC’d by Walkley Award winning journalist Ben Smee and will feature:... -Queensland Environment Minister Hon Leeanne Enoch MP -LNP Shadow Environment Minister David Crisafulli - Broadwater MP -Greens MP for Maiwar Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar The debate will be livestreamed here! Click to register your interest *A reminder that we are nonpartisan and would not try to influence your vote in anyway. We support politicians of all stripes committing to support and protect nature and to growing land management jobs.

19.01.2022 ELECTION 2020 In the lead up to the state election, join us in asking the candidates to commit to better protection of the rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country . What we want: All parties to demonstrate their support for the wildlife and the communities of the Channel Country by committing to implementing stronger legislative protections for the rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country within the first 12 months of a newly elected government.

17.01.2022 Helen Commens is from Ourdel Station in the Channel Country. This photo illustrates her deep appreciation for the life-giving water that arrives with a flood and transforms the arid landscape into a booming green oasis that sustains nature and people in the heart of the Outback. . The spectacular flooding events that can be witnessed in the Channel Country are created by natural, free-flowing desert rivers- among the last intact great desert river systems found on earth. ..."You can drive through Windorah and the Barcoo Shire and lots of places out here and think it's really hard country. It's not until you see from the aerial perspective how amazing the country is. It just shows how amazing nature is that those seeds can be down huge cracks in the dry times and then that floodwater will come." Helen Commens Our warm congratulations to Helen Commens for taking this spectacular image of the Channel Country near Windorah. It has been selected for the Bureau of Meteorology Wild Weather Calendar for 2021. https://www.abc.net.au//bureau-of-meteorology-cal/12846740

16.01.2022 Weeds such as prickly acacia can infest waterways and threaten vital wildlife habitat across the Channel Country. Barcaldine Regional Council is working with Desert Channel Queensland to develop a 'Good Neighbour Program' that aims to work with landholders to stop the spread of problem weeds from one property to the next. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of the land managers working hard to protect our beautiful Outback landscapes!

13.01.2022 ABC Brisbane Radio Drive Angus Emmott is a grazier and environmentalist from the Channel Country. He feels passionate about protecting the country he loves. On ABC 612 Drive with Steve Austin recently, he voiced his concerns about threats to the health of the rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country. His concerns centre on the impacts of industrial scale unconventional gas activities on the ground water in the Great Artesian Basin.... The reality is that inland eastern Australia is sitting on top of the Great Artesian Basin, the largest aquifer in the world...when gas well shafts degrade, the aquifer waters mix and the water becomes contaminated. Without clean water in the Great Artesian Basin aquifer... the whole of inland Eastern Australia would be closed for business- industry, food production, tourism the lot. Angus Emmott, Sept 2020 https://www.abc.net.au//bris/programs/drive/drive/12650186 Angus starts at 2:24 Photo credit: Glenn Walker

12.01.2022 The amazing shot was taken in the heart of Channel Country near Innamincka . You can almost feel the life-giving water transforming the arid landscape into a booming green oasis that sustains nature and people in the heart of the Outback. : Cloncurry Mustering Company via ABC Western QLD

11.01.2022 Dr Jen Silcock is a biogeographer, ethnographer, historian, botanist and collaborator with Indigenous Peoples and she is our guest this week on #outbackyack. Jen has spent over 15 years travelling through Australia's drylands searching for rare plants, groundwater springs, and has tales to tell of her fascinating and important work about Australia’s history. Join #OutbackYack LIVE this Friday Nov 13, 12:30PM QLD time ... here http://facebook.com/ourlivingoutback See more

11.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology shared this photo of the Channel Country coming to life after rain. When the area gets enough rainfall, the Channel Country comes to life from dry desert channels to flowing waterways. The channels begin to fill as water flows downstream from over 700km away, making their way to towns like Windorah and Birdsville. : Helen Commens captured this spectacular photo of floodwaters as they moved through Ourdel Station, Windorah in Southwest Queensland... back in 2008. Find out more about the last big flood in this region on the Bureau's blog: http://ow.ly/YOFA50BG4z7

08.01.2022 We haven't stopped fighting for the rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country, but unfortunately the Palaszczuk Government still hasn’t delivered on its 2017 election commitment to review damaging changes to river protection laws made by the Newman Government in 2014. We need to see all parties show their support for the wildlife and the communities of the Channel Country by committing to implement stronger legislative protections for the rivers and floodplains within the... first 12 months of a newly elected government. Add your voice to the call here: www.westernrivers.org.au/ PS. We're nonpartisan - protecting some of the last free flowing desert rivers on Earth is something every side of politics should be doing.

08.01.2022 Thanks OBE Organic for asking- What does #reconciliation mean to you? #reconciliation is a chance to find a way for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to come together to celebrate not only Indigenous achievement but the history, rich culture, and survival of the oldest continuing living culture on the planet. #NAIDOCWeek2020

08.01.2022 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Rangers at Astrebla Downs National Park in the #ChannelCountry have been doing vital work to tackle threats to endangered and vulnerable species like the Bilby and Kowari. We support Our Living Outback's call for more land management jobs in Queensland - for our threatened species, for jobs and for regional communities.

04.01.2022 Join us to hear directly from the pollies who are making the big decisions for nature and our climate this Queensland election!

03.01.2022 "We don't want it fracked, pumped, dried out or dammed." We couldn’t agree more with the words of Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi woman Karen Monaghan, who says for her, the longevity of the Lake Eyre Basin was front of mind pre-election. The link to the full ABC Article on the electorate of Gregory is below. ... https://www.abc.net.au//queensland-election-voter/12833192 ABC Western Queensland

01.01.2022 World Rivers Day World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways. Today we celebrate the many braided rivers of the Channel Country of Western Queensland. ... The Channel Country rivers, waterholes, and wetlands are rich with sacred cultural heritage for the region’s Traditional Owners. https://our-water-our-future.com/ Liam Kidston - The Courier Mail