Publications

• ReefWise Newsletter
• Fact sheets
• Guides and methods
• Technical advisory notes
• Forms

ReefWise Newsletter

ReefWise newsletters will be provided as necessary as bulletins for updating cane farmers and cattle graziers in the reef catchments on matters affecting them.

• ReefWise Newsletter—No. 2 (PDF, 730K)*
• ReefWise Newsletter—No. 1 (PDF, 136K)*

Fact sheets

Here are some handy fact sheets with more detailed information about what is required under the new reef protection legislation. They can be downloaded and printed if required.

• Calculating fertiliser rates (PDF, 167K)* 
• Calculating the optimum amount of fertiliser (PDF, 130K)*
• Chemical use training (PDF, 131K)*
• Climate change and pollution—why the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble (PDF, 111K)*
• Do I need to complete a chemical environmental risk management plan? (PDF, 204K)* 
• Do I need to complete a Nutrient ERMP? (PDF, 224K)* 
• Environmental risk management plans (PDF, 227K)*
• Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 2009 (PDF, 163K)*
• How to complete a Nutrient ERMP using a Sugarcane growing ERMP (PDF, 278K)* 
• Principles to guide the preparation of nutrient management plans (PDF, 116K)* 
• Principles to guide the preparation of weed management plans (PDF, 126K)* 
• Record keeping (PDF, 163K)*
• Reef Protection Herbicide List - Grazing Record Keeping (PDF, 202K)* 
• Reef Protection Herbicide List - Sugarcane Record Keeping (PDF, 237K)* 
• Reef Protection Legislation key dates and facts (PDF, 570K)*
• Soil testing (PDF, 176K)*
• Soil testing for sugarcane growers (PDF, 105K)* 
• Use of tebuthiuron on cattle grazing properties (PDF, 161K)*
• Use of diuron in sugarcane production (PDF, 152K)*
• Use of atrazine in sugarcane production (PDF, 94K)*
• Use of ametryn in sugarcane production (PDF, 144K)*
• What will it cost? (PDF, 216K)*

Guides and methods

• Calculating the Phosphorus Buffer Index (PDF, 201K)*
• Guide to the Great Barrier Reef Protection Legislation (PDF, 416K)*
• Interim suspension of diuron (PDF, 164K)* 
• Landholders Guide: An overview - Policy and Process for Environmental Risk Management Plan Accreditation (PDF, 665K)*
• Nutrient application guide for grazing properties (PDF, 179K)*
• Nutrient calculation method for sugarcane (PDF, 384K)*
• Rainfall run-off risk assessment (PDF, 130K)*
• Soil sampling method for sugarcane (PDF, 1.1M)*
• Sugarcane Grower's Guide to Chemical Use under the Reef Protection Legislation (PDF, 800K)*
• Worksheet for nutrient calculation (PDF, 120K)*

Technical advisory notes

1. Calculating phosphorus application rates on alkaline soils (PDF, 85K)*
2. Applying nitrogen after a legume crop (PDF, 118K)*
3. Deducting the amount of nitrate in irrigation water (PDF, 105K)*
4. Calculating the phosphorus buffer index of soil to determine the phosphorus sorption class (PDF, 103K)*
5. Applying phosphorus for ratoon crops at the plant stage (PDF, 153K)*
6. Keeping records of chemicals applied on your property (PDF, 135K)*

Forms

• Checklist for cattle grazing records (PDF, 170K)*
• Checklist for sugarcane records (PDF, 132K)*
• Record keeping cattle grazing (PDF, 222K)*
• Record keeping sugarcane fertilisers and soil conditioners (PDF, 210K)*
• Record keeping sugarcane herbicides (PDF, 450K)*

* Requires Adobe Reader

Last updated 24 February 2012