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Planned burns in national parks
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Rangers conduct planned burns across the state to keep our environment healthy and help protect neighbours and communities from the risk of bushfires. Learn more about their work and what you can do if you…
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National Recycling Week is 11–17 November
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Refresh your recycling habits this National Recycling Week. Remember to keep items loose in the yellow lid bin and make a positive impact—let’s get it sorted!
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Growing and investing in Queensland’s national parks
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Learn about new land acquired for adding or converting to national parks as part of the ongoing expansion of Queensland’s public protected area system.
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New crocodile dangerous animals offences and fines
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To boost public safety new offences and increased fines are now in place to deter people from engaging in dangerous or careless behaviours like feeding, disturbing and interfering with dangerous animals.
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Let’s get our recycling sorted Queensland
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Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.
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Download the Saveful app to help save food, money and time in your kitchen
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Saveful can help you move past the limits of your food’s ‘best before’ and into the possibilities of its ‘best after’.
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Great Barrier Reef gill net fishing phase out
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Gill net fishing in the Great Barrier Reef will be phased out by mid-2027. Read about how it will provide greater protection for the Reef’s threatened, endangered and protected species.
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Our Reef Our Wonder
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Learn more about how the Queensland Government is committing large-scale funds and working closely with First Nations people, partners, landholders, industries and communities to protect the Great Barrier Reef: Our Reef, Our Wonder.
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Wetlands of Queensland book
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This richly illustrated publication includes more than 550 full-colour photographs showcasing the variety, beauty and complexity of Queensland’s wetlands. Find out more…
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Queensland threatened species listing
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View a full list of Queensland threatened species by wildlife class and year.
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Public Register Portal
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The Public Register Portal provides improved access to environmental licences and permits information in Queensland.
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Hmmm... 🤔💭 are spider flowers (Cleome spp.) native to Queensland? Let us know your thoughts below 👇 #QueenslandEnvironment
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who is she? Eerie, high-pitched wailing keeping you up at night? 🎵 It's the call of the Bush Stone-curlew, these birds are camouflage experts, blending…
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77% of our mapped regional ecosystems with a biodiversity status of 'endangered' or 'of concern' can be found on public protected areas 🤯 Queensland is…
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Can you guess who I am? 👇 ❓ I have spiny scales along my back, tail and flanks. ❓ I grow to about 19 cm and…
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Big reef energy 🌊 We’re talking 2,500+ sponge species, 6,000 kinds of molluscs, 100+ types of jellyfish... all chilling in a space bigger than the…
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🚨 PSA: Queensland’s turning 166 and still looking this good 🌞💅 This Queensland Day, we're celebrating All the Best, and when it comes to beaches,…
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This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re celebrating the incredible work of Queensland’s Land and Sea Rangers 🌿 The Bunya rangers care for Country every day, blending modern conservation…
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School holidays kick off at the end of this month and a top winter activity is a hike through one of our incredible National Parks…
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Big news for Queensland’s wild places! 🌿 Queensland’s national parks and nature refuges just got a major boost… nearly 9,000 hectares of land have…
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When environmental harm happens, we work towards meaningful and sustainable environmental outcomes which balance legal obligations, industry impacts, and community expectations #regulationinsider
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Firstly, can you see me? 🐸 Secondly, can you guess who I am? 🤔 Before you leap to conclusions, here's some clues 👇 ❓I'm a…
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The Eastern Kuku Yalanji people and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are working to keep the World's oldest rainforest a magical place for future generations…
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It takes a village to return a koala to the wild 🐨💚 Two young koalas - officially back in the wild 🌿 After some much-needed…
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🔥 Fire management is a shared responsibility - and collaboration is key. We’ve teamed up with Healthy Land & Water’s Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium…
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Nangur spiny skinks are unique little creatures that burrow into soil, creating cool, moist environments to stay hydrated. 🦎 This digging helps keep them refreshed and…