Jon Dee on the War on Waste – July 2017

28 Jul 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...

Push for Further Plastic Bans – July 2017

28 Jul 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

28 Jul 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...

Annual Appeal 2017

2 Jun 2017

        donate now Dear Friend of Wildlife, Thanks to the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s appeal to save Wildlife Queensland from reaching endangered species status, the Society is relieved to have taken a small step back from the...

WPSQ applauds ‘no helium balloon policy’ – March 2017

24 Mar 2017

Wildlife Queensland has welcomed the announcement that Retail First, owner of 20 shopping centres across south-east Queensland, will ban the use of helium balloons, and calls for other retailers to follow suit. Retail First acted quickly and responsibly when it became...

Had a gutful of helium-filled balloons? – February 2017

9 Feb 2017

Have you had a gutful of helium-filled balloons harming our wildlife? So have our turtles and sea birds.   As the saying goes, ‘what goes up must come down’ and in the case of helium-filled balloons, when they do come down they are usually ruptured or...

Ban’s in the bag! – November 2016

25 Nov 2016

After two years of leading the campaign for a plastic bag-free Queensland, Wildlife Queensland is delighted by the Queensland Government’s announcement on 25 November regarding the introduction of a ban on single-use, lightweight plastic bags in our state. “This...

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