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The first functions of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries began in 1855 when a sheep scab inspector began work in the New South Wales colony of Moreton Bay.After Queensland's Separation, livestock diseases were addressed through regulations administered by the Stock Branch in the Queensland Colonial Secretary's Office. [3]
The Mary River cod (Maccullochella mariensis) is a species of temperate perch native to the coastal Mary River system of southern Queensland, Australia. [2] Mary River cod are one of Australia's most endangered freshwater fishes [3] and are notable for being the most northerly of the four Maccullochella cods found or once found in coastal river systems of eastern Australia.
Since construction was completed in December 2005, it has been operated by another Queensland government-owned corporation, Sunwater. Construction of the 300,000-megalitre (6.6 × 10 10 imp gal; 7.9 × 10 10 US gal) capacity dam cost A$240 million to complete and was intended to assist the social and economic growth of the region.
The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the ... Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for ...
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the Queensland groper (grouper), brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
Tony Perrett is the son of former Borbidge Ministry Primary Industries Minister Trevor Perrett. [2] [3]He has previously served as the Deputy Mayor and Division 6 Councillor of the Gympie Regional Council and as a Councillor on the Kilkivan Shire Council before 2008 as well as former state president, federal secretary and vice-president of the Young Nationals.
There is evidence of aquaculture being practised in Australia thousands of years ago by some of the Aboriginal Australian peoples, notably the Gunditjmara's farming of short-finned eels in the Budj Bim heritage areas in western Victoria, and the Brewarrina fish traps on the Barwon River in New South Wales, which were created and used by a number of local peoples.
In 2021 he was also appointed to the role of Shadow Minister for Queensland Resources. [8] He is also Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate. [1] Watt is a member of Labor Left. [9] Re-elected at the 2022 election, Watt became Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management. [10]