Season 1 | Episode 1: Where's the beef? A grazier's guide to moving herds to greener pastures.

On the ground

Dating back 150 years and spanning 72,000 kms of our state, our stock route network is a series of roadways and reserves used to move domestic livestock. It may look as simple as moving herds to greener pastures or transporting sheep or cattle, however, the efficient management of this network is equal parts important and complex. Jim Mollison, Mirranie (Mim) Barker, and Jason Reberger share what it's like to manage stock routes and the role we play at Resources to manage livestock in regional communities. If you'd like to learn more about any of the clips heard in this episode, you can find out more by following the original sources here: Songlines 60 minutes, moving the mob ABC Archive Drovers Clip To view stock routes on Globe •Log in to Globe at Queensland Globe (information.qld.gov.au) •Click "Layers" in the left margin, and then click "Add layers" •Look down the list for the "Farming" layer, and then click the associated down arrow. This will reveal the "stock routes" layer option. •Click in the box immediately next to "Stock Routes" to activate the layers on the map. •There is also a down arrow next to Stock Routes where you can view and select different components of the stock route layers (e.g. stock routes vs stock route reserves) •Note that because stock routes are displayed as their real size, you will need to zoom into the map to see more detail, before the routes will become visible. To view the location of stock routes across all of Queensland, please refer to the PDF map linked from About the Queensland stock route network.