ABOUT THE BCA

THE BCA STORY

An initiative of the Ipswich City Council’s Bremer River Improvement Project, the initial project was funded by federal, state, and local council for 3 years under National Landcare Program arrangements and led to the formation of the council’s Conservation and Catchment Branch.

Ipswich City Council was to align with the then State’s Catchment Management Programme and form a Catchment Coordinating Committee to provide community involvement and a mechanism to gain additional funding from the state government to do works consistent with an approved catchment management plan.

A public meeting was held in the Harrisville Hall in June 1995 to outline the council’s project and seek support for a catchment coordinating committee.  This committee was formed in September 1995 and the BCA became an incorporated association on 19^th September 1996.

Council’s Bremer River Improvement project funded the development of logos, stationery, and display materials.  Later, an office was opened at Kalbar with the support of the Boonah Shire Council. Council further funded the development of the Bremer Catchment Strategy and the initial water quality monitoring project with support from Healthy Waterways.

For 25 years the Bremer Catchment Association has worked with landowners, government and industry to achieve sustainable practices in agriculture and industry, regeneration and native protection projects throughout the catchment and educational and training workshops and events.

We’re now looking forward to working even more closely with the community in pursuing the objects of the association. Through meaningful and open communication, working together, and following the best industry and environmental science practices we can achieve those ideals.