Black Dingo Contracting

16/08/2026

🔥 BUSHFIRE SEASON IS COMING 🔥

PLAN.

PREPARE.

ACT.

🔥 PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
🔥 PROTECT YOUR ASSETS.
🔥 PROTECT LIVES.

Firebreaks - Vegetation Control - Fuel Reduction - Access

Don’t wait until you see smoke - Black Dingo Contracting is the solution

23/06/2026

03/06/2026

Protecting properties from invasive w**ds isn’t just about reclaiming land—it’s also about reducing bushfire risk.

Invasive species such as Siam W**d, Lantana and Chinee Apple can create significant fuel loads, impact native ecosystems and reduce property productivity.

One of the most effective land management strategies is the mechanical removal of invasive vegetation, including root systems, followed by stockpiling and controlled burning where appropriate.

Planned burns are an important tool for reducing fuel loads, protecting communities and maintaining healthy ecosystems.

With the dry season now underway, it’s an ideal time for landholders to start planning w**d control, fuel reduction and property maintenance works before the next bushfire season.

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01/06/2026

Mechanical clearing of Chinee Apple using our Cat D3 dozer.

Declared an invasive w**d in Queensland, Chinee Apple can quickly take over grazing and operational land if left unmanaged.

Mechanical removal of the root systems, stockpiling the material for a clean, controlled burn to minimise regrowth.

All established native trees were retained, with clearing focused solely on the target w**d species.

Black Dingo Contracting provides vegetation management, land clearing and civil support services across North Queensland.

01/06/2026

08/04/2026

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26/01/2026

Black Dingo Contracting: Your trusted partner for selective land clearing, firebreaks, access corridors and forestry mulching of invasive vegetation.

Black Dingo Contracting offers expert invasive vegetation clearing, firebreak construction, pasture improvement and essential rural services across North Queensland's rural landscapes.

08/01/2026

More rain forecast with Tropical Low predicted to bring 200-300 mm. Rain gauge is getting a work out.

**This warning is no longer current. For the latest updates visit: https://disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au/**

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗽 – 𝗤𝗹𝗱: 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝟭𝟮𝗨 from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Issued at 5:02 am EST on Friday 9 January 2026.

Moderate risk of a tropical cyclone developing off the northeast Queensland coast later Friday or early Saturday.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆
Tropical low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Within 95 kilometres of 14.4 degrees South, 148.0 degrees East, 370 kilometres northeast of Cairns and 560 kilometres north northeast of Townsville.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
West northwest at 13 kilometres per hour.

A tropical low (12U) is developing in the Coral Sea, northwest of Willis Island. The low has been moving slowly west, but is expected to turn towards the south southwest today, taking it towards the northeast Queensland coast during Friday.

There is a moderate risk that tropical low 12U may develop into a tropical cyclone during Friday night or Saturday as it approaches the coast.

𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
A Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy to locally intense rainfall and damaging winds about the northeast tropical Queensland coast. If the risk of a tropical cyclone increases further, then gales with wind gusts to 120 km/h may develop during Friday and Saturday initially about exposed coastal parts between Port Douglas and Proserpine, including Cairns and Townsville.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Residents along the northeast Queensland coast should monitor forecasts, warnings, and updates from the Bureau of Meteorology.

For more information, visit: https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/tropical-cyclone-forecast-track-map/IDQ65002

15/12/2025

Busy time of the year, removing invasive vegetation and now reseeding pastures, timing it right for the wet season.

From bushfires to flooding, this is North Queensland. Don’t be complacent, be prepared.

Queensland: These rainfall numbers are really starting to get intense.

For context, December 20-27th is forecast to bring some heavy rainfall in from the tropics through much of northern and central Queensland, however where and when the heaviest falls will arrive is still unknown.

Ballparking it, a wide swathe of locations can generally expect falls between 80-200mm, with scattered totals to 400mm on the cards in Queensland's far north.

Flooding could become a problem, right around Christmas however these numbers won't produce the major flooding we came to know in January last year, so don't panic at this time.

The details will all be out later today, consider following along. Cheers Josh.