Home Hill
- Ranger team
- Gudjuda Land and Sea Rangers
- Host organisation
- Gudjuda Reference Group Aboriginal Corporation
The Gudjuda Land and Sea Rangers care for land and sea on Bindal and Juru country in the Burdekin region. The team based at Home Hill, delivers a program that focuses on looking after the environment.
Gudjuda rangers’ work includes:
- engaging with Traditional Owners, QPWS and other partners for strategic planning of work priorities
- fire management to improve the health of country and reduce bushfire risk in partnership with QPWS, and wildfire response
- control of weeds and pests, including rubbervine and feral pigs
- in-water monitoring and tagging of marine turtles and turtle nesting surveys in partnership with DES Threatened Species Unit. and James Cook University
- seagrass monitoring in partnership with Seagrass Watch and surveys of migratory shorebirds in partnership with QPWS
- beach and waterway cleanups in partnership with Tangaroa Blue, schools and community groups
- cultural heritage site monitoring, recording and management, maintenance of
- cultural knowledge transfer through regular engagement with young people including in-school and on-country activities.