Jon Dee on the War on Waste – July 2017

While he’s waiting in the wings to perform the role of celebrity guest speaker at the wildlife event of the year – Wildlife Matters: In a Climate of Change – we thought we’d ask Jon Dee (of DoSomething and ABC’s War on Waste) to answer a few key questions on...

Woolworths and Coles on the ‘ban-wagon’ – July 2017

With Coles and Woolworths both announcing on 14 July their phasing out of single-use lightweight plastic bags in stores around the country over the next 12 months, it appears the battle to ban those bags has been won. Wildlife Queensland welcomes the supermarkets’...

Push for Further Plastic Bans – July 2017

As welcome as the Government’s introduction of a Bill to ban lightweight plastic bags and introduce a container deposit scheme has been, Wildlife Queensland joins other leading environmental groups in arguing for further bans on disposable plastics. When appearing on...

The low-down on low-waste living – July 2017

With the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill going through Parliament this month and the state’s recent crack-down on its consumption of lightweight plastic bags, we were inspired to wonder what waste-free family life really looks like and how attainable this...

Waste busters we love – July 2017

For those working towards greater waste freedom and a cleaner, safer environment for our wildlife – bravo! – we’ve shortlisted… 10 handy waste-whittlers to help you on your way!   Composta – The Composta turns your everyday kitchen...

Tyre fire waiting to happen – July 2017

This is what happens when governments reduce so-called ‘green tape’. Wildlife Queensland, the Boomerang Alliance and the waste and recycled tyre industry warned the then Newman Government that watering down environmental regulations on tyres would lead to tyre dumps....

Budget brings green gains – June 2017

Presented on 13 June, the 2017-18 Queensland State Budget has committed almost $275M over a five-year period to the environment. Priorities for funding include the addressing of climate change, protecting the Great Barrier Reef, enforcing stronger environmental...

Not time for another mine – June 2017

23 June 2017 Wildlife Queensland feels strongly that support for The Adani Carmichael coal mine is not only misguided but reflective of yesterday’s thinking. With the challenges being presented by climate change, new coal mines are not what we need. It is time to...

Bravo for bag ban Bill – June 2017

Wildlife Queensland welcomed this month the tabling of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017 into the Queensland Parliament. The bill legislates a ban on lightweight plastics bags and the introduction of a Container Refund Scheme, both in 2018, and has...

Wildlife Matters: in a Climate of Change

  Wildlife Queensland invites you to an afternoon and evening dedicated to our wildlife and the ways it is impacted by the climate of change in which we now live. Join us for the symposium, the dinner, or both, as Wildlife Queensland presents a cutting-edge...

Flora leading the way

Wildlife Queensland is excited to have been invited to the launch of the Statewide Regional Ecosystems Maps and Information Systems on Tuesday, 30 May at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. The completion of this project is a significant achievement and...

Logan, let’s discover our quolls!

Wildlife Queensland and the Quoll Seekers Network, with support from the Logan City Council, will be hosting a Quoll Discovery Day at the Chambers Flat / Logan Reserve Community Centre to raise awareness of our favourite endangered native carnivorous marsupial, the...

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