Containers for change looks to expand
8 November 2022 Queensland’s popular Containers for Change program could soon be expanded to include glass wine and spirit bottles to ramp up recycling, put money back into the pockets of Queenslanders and charities, and protect the state’s environment and great...
Rethinking waste this National Recycling Week
7 November 2022 National Recycling Week was founded by Planet Ark in 1996 as an opportunity for Australians to take waste and recycling into their own hands by improving their recycling knowledge and building better recycling habits. This National Recycling...
Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise
© Jo Towsey Images from left: 4-week-old orphaned black flying-fox, Georgia; Craft sign and a bat puppet made by a Batty Boat crafty kid; Wildlife Queensland volunteers Zai and Jasmine with Peter the boat skipper. Images: Jo Towsey. 3 November 2022 Beautiful warm...
Supporting waterway health this National Water Week
18 October 2022 National Water Week, held every third week in October, is an annual event dedicated to building awareness of the value of water in Australia and aims to inspire individuals, communities and organisations to take action to help protect and conserve this...
Stopping plastic pollution: Urgent focus for environment ministers at first meeting
20 October 2022 The Boomerang Alliance and its allies are calling on the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments to step up action to phase-out polluting single-use plastics and stop greenwash at their 21 October meeting, the first since the election of the ALP...
Claude’s Block: Every reason to celebrate!
© Liz Downes A walk around the lower loop of Claude’s Block. (All photos: Liz Downes) 18 October 2022 | Author: Liz Downes It is estimated that there are between 800 and 900 resident koalas on Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) — making the island one of Australia’s...
Fighting fire ants in Ipswich with free bait
© stevenw12339 / Flickr Red imported fire ants. Image: © stevenw12339 / Flickr 18 October 2022 The Ipswich community is being urged to help stop fire ants from spreading any further in South East Queensland by registering online to receive free fire ant bait to...
Dawson Valley Butterfly Weekend a flying success!
17 October 2022 Authors: Melanie Simmons and Viola Temple-Watts More than 30 enthusiastic participants helped Upper Dawson branch celebrate Wildlife Queensland’s 60th anniversary and learnt about Central Queensland’s many butterfly species at the Dawson Valley...
Bayside Branch visits prison paradise to celebrate Wildlife Queensland’s 60th year
© Karin Cox Above: Pied oystercatchers at St Helena Island, Moreton Bay. 4 October 2022 Braving forecast swell and overcast skies, Wildlife Queensland’s Bayside Branch took to the waves on Saturday 1 October for a 60th birthday celebration on heritage-listed St...
SEQ glider surveys yield encouraging wildlife sightings
© Josh Bowell Image: Josh Bowell / Yellow-bellied glider. 1 October 2022 It’s been an exciting and busy week for Wildlife Queensland’s Queensland Glider Network projects team, with surveys in Logan and Moogerah, South East Queensland showing...