Channel Country
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The Channel Country is a region of
Geography
The Channel Country features an arid landscape with a series of ancient
Land use
The primary land use is cattle grazing which has replaced sheep grazing.[5] It is estimated that in the Queensland section alone there are between half to one million head of cattle.[6] The area's towns and cattle stations are serviced by a mail run that is operated by West Wing Aviation which delivers goods and passengers as well as mail.[7]
In 2013, the Queensland Government placed caps on water extraction from the region's river[
In 2021, 11
Bioregion
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia Channel Country Bioregion covers a larger area, extending into South Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales and includes the town of Innamincka.[2][10][11]
History
See also
- Cravens Peak Reserve
- Regions of Queensland
References
- ^ Channel Country Bioregion New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.
- ^ a b "Rangelands – Overview – Channel Country". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ISBN 1-86276-012-8.
- ^ "Channel Country rain will boost cattle feed". ABC Rural. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- Boulia Shire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Ben Lynes (August 2007). "Focus on the Channel Country". The State of Queensland. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "West Wing Aviation Mail Runs". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ John McCarthy (31 July 2013). "Coal seam gas, underground mining get green light in Queensland western river catchments". The Courier-Mail. News Limited. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b McCosker, Maddelin; Pengilley, Victoria. "What does Origin Energy backing out of gas exploration mean for the Channel Country?". ABC News. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Queensland's regional ecosystems" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G; University of New England. School of Natural Resources (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, p. 3, retrieved 11 February 2022
- ^ "Georgina-Diamantina Catchment Strategic Plan" (PDF). Natural Heritage Trust. 1 October 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Birdsville". Queensland Holidays. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "The far north". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 19 August 1882. p. 9. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Innamincka". Flinders Ranges Research. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ISBN 1-86276-012-8.
- ^ "Government Gazette". The Empire. Sydney, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ S.E. Pearson (1937). "The South West Corner of Queensland" (PDF). University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- Diamantina Shire. 2012. Archived from the originalon 3 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Birdsville". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ S. E. Pearson (1937). "The South West corner of Queensland" (PDF). University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- The Brisbane Courier. Queensland: National Library of Australia. 8 April 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 2 May 2013.