Ruwurrno & Rorrobo (Grassy plains)

Ruwurrno (Dalabon) and Rorrobo (Rembarrnga) makes up a fairly small part of our country but it is very important and needs looking after to keep it healthy.

Plains country is grass country, so we focus on having healthy native grasses. Balanda grasses and weeds can destroy our plains country. Plains country is good for cattle and we don’t think they’re doing too much damage, but overgrazing on some red soil hills is causing loss of important grass cover and scalding that leads to erosion. If the grasses and shrubs are in good health then we should find plenty of fat turkey and emu in this area. When little plants like all the different bush potatoes are not being wiped out by pigs, there will be plenty of wulala (kangaroo) and brolgas.

We should find plenty of grassland bush rats and pythons. Bluetongue should also be there along with fat plains goannas. Feral cats are doing well on the ruwurrno and are killing lots of our small mammals and reptiles. Cane toads have just about wiped goanna out. It makes us sad about losing tucker but also upset because this is an important animal for ceremony.

GOAL: By 2027 the downward trend of health for the grassy plains will have been reversed through strategies to address overgrazing, reduce damage by pigs and feral cats, prevent grassy weed invasion, and ensure continued healthy country fire management.