News & Updates
New protected areas on track as SEQ logging starts to wind up
We welcome the news that 2,548 hectares of former State Forest, including Ferny Forest on the Sunshine Coast, will be permanently protected from logging, grazing and mining. A motion to start the […] Read more
Indigenous joint management delivers conservation success on Cape York as region surpasses 30% protection.
Conservation groups have today welcomed the Queensland Government’s continued investment in joint management of national parks on Cape York Peninsula and highlighted the importance of the $14.8 million funding for joint management […] Read more
Win for nature in Queensland Budget as $300m committed to national park growth & management
The Queensland Conservation Council and the Pew Charitable Trusts today welcomed the Palaszczuk Government’s $300 million investment in strengthening Queensland’s national parks. The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Queensland Manager Andrew Picone said investments […] Read more
May brings some good news for nature!
May saw some good news headlines for nature in Queensland – from the Palaszczuk Government expanding Tewantin National Park to providing funding for Traditional Owners to care for Country. More than 2,400 […] Read more
$38.5m for Cape York Tenure Resolution Program a welcome injection for conservation and First Nations
We welcome the announcement over the weekend by the Queensland Environment Minister that the state government will fund the continuation of the Cape York Tenure Resolution Program. On Saturday, Meaghan Scanlon committed […] Read more
Significant land purchase in Cape York provides huge boost to conservation estate and First Nations management
We welcome the Palaszczuk Government’s purchase of Bramwell Station and Richardson Stations, equalling over 131,900 hectares – announced today as the latest acquisition under the Cape York Tenure Resolution Program. The purchase […] Read more
New national park to protect nationally important wetlands in North Queensland
We welcome the Palaszczuk Government’s acquisition of The Lakes, a 35,300 hectare property west of Townsville for a proposed national park. The pastoral station is in the Einasleigh Uplands and Gulf Plains, […] Read more
Queensland parks strategy will take 1,000 years to deliver at current rate
Queensland conservation groups today released a progress report on the growth of the state’s national parks and private reserves. The report reviews the implementation of the Queensland Government’s Protected Areas Strategy 2020-30 […] Read more
Delivery of Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy One year on.
In October 2020, the Palaszczuk Government released the long-awaited Queensland Protected Area Strategy 2020 – 2030 (the Strategy) as part of its commitment to deliver a ‘world leading protected area network’ across […] Read more
Conservationists welcome handback of World Heritage-listed national parks to Daintree traditional owners
We welcome the handback of the Daintree, Ngalba-bulal, Kalkajaka and Hope Island National Park to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Peoples as well as the commitment to dedicate Eastern Yalanjiwarra Nature Refuge. Hannah […] Read more
