Boomerang Alliance wants stronger reusable bags, not paper bags
24 February 2023 The Boomerang Alliance welcomes Woolworths’ announcement on the phase-out of their 15 cents plastic shopping bags in Queensland. The move comes ahead of a proposed ban on these bags scheduled for September (in Queensland). Bans are already in place in...
Queensland to ban the release of lighter-than-air balloons
23 February 2023 In a major win for wildlife, the Queensland Government has tabled legislation to ban the release of lighter-than-air balloons. It is expected that the ban will come into effect in September 2023, in line with the Government’s Plastics Roadmap...
Step Up to Clean Up this Clean Up Australia Day 2023
23 February 2023 Clean Up Australia Day, Australia’s largest community-based environmental event, is on Sunday 5 March 2023. This fantastic initiative has had an enormous impact over the past 12 months, with nearly 950,000 volunteers spending over 1.8 million...
Celebrating our conservation partnerships this World Wildlife Day 2023
20 February 2023 As we approach World Wildlife Day 2023 on 3 March, it’s time to reflect on our planet’s incredible biodiversity and the importance of conservation efforts. This year’s theme, “Partnerships in Conservation”, highlights the...
Wildlife Queensland’s Froggy February photo competition is now open, with great prizes up for grabs!
10 February 2023 Wildlife Queensland is calling on all nature lovers and photographers to share their passion for frogs this February and enter Wildlife Queensland’s Froggy February Photo Competition, which runs throughout the month of February 2023. “Australia is...
Wildlife Queensland launches new guide to help save vulnerable ‘brushies’
27 January 2023 Wildlife Queensland’s Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Conservation Network (BTRWCN) has launched a new revegetation guide designed to assist landholders in protecting and recreating habitat for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata). The...
Platypus Christmas appeal wrap-up
17 January 2023 A BIG thank you to our members and supporters for helping to protect and conserve the iconic platypus this festive season. More than 118 generous people donated to our Platypus Christmas Appeal, and we are beyond excited to announce that the total...
Wildlife Queensland’s initial thoughts on the Nature Positive Plan
© Canva NFP 15 December 2022 On 8 December, the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, spoke at the Queensland Conservation Council Symposium about planned reforms to the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999....
Sustainable giving – a gift for nature
A world-first open platform to help reduce plastic waste and encourage sustainable solutions is being launched in time for the biggest waste dump of the year – Christmas. With approximately 30 per cent more waste produced at this time of year, now is the perfect time...
Australia without the platypus – what a damning thought!
© Slowmotiongli from Getty Images. 15 November 2022 Wildlife Queensland has launched its annual Christmas appeal focused on a species that is arguably among the most bizarre in the world — the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Considered a hoax when a specimen...