News Archive

A selection of past news items reflecting on the role of WPSQ in protecting our environment.

For current news items, see the main news page or click the links on the left

2012

• A leap forward for Biodiversity Conservation in Queensland – 1 March 2012
  • Building Nature’s Resilience – a Draft Biodiversity Strategy for Queensland – January 2011
  • Need help writing your submission for the draft Biodiversity Strategy? – March 2011
  • Biodiversity on the brink – now is the time for action – April 2011
  • 2011 Budget: Federal Government continues to ignore the biodiversity crisis – May 2011
• Call for Leaders to Declare Commitment to Save Queensland’s Koalas – March 2012
• Environment, welfare groups call for ban on flying-fox killing to remain – March 2012
• Wildlife Corridors: a landscape-scale approach to biodiversity conservation – Feb 2012
• Good News for Flinders Karawatha Corridor – February 2012
• Hundreds of Thousands support the Coral Sea – March 2012
  • The Coral Sea Draft Plan released – December 2011
  • What Price Development? The Great Barrier Reef at risk – November 2011
  • Queenslanders Support Visionary Protection for Coral Sea – November 2011
• Machinery of Government Changes – April 2012
• Mt Emerald Wind Farm – Update 14 March 2012
  • Proposed Wind farm at Mt Emerald, North Queensland – February 2012
  • Wind farms – a looming dilemma – December 2011
• Myrtle Rust Update – January 2012
  • Myrtle Rust – back in the news! – October 2011
  • Myrtle Rust continues to make its presence felt – August 2011
  • Myrtle Rust looks to be slowing – July 2011
  • Myrtle Rust: Will this invasion ever stop? – May 2011
  • Myrtle Rust: an ongoing challenge – April 2011
• Myrtle Rust continues to spread – March 2011
• Myrtle Rust on the move! – February 2011
• National Wildlife Corridors Plan – April 2012
• Potential blow to North Stradbroke Island – February 2012
  • Disappointment as Government expands mining on North Stradbroke Island – July 2011
  • Government Decision on North Stradbroke Island – March 2011
  • New vision for Straddie – some positives BUT some negatives – July 2010
  • Illegal Mining Charges land Island Miner in Court – January 2010
• Out of time for Stock Route Bill – February 2012
  • Stock Route Network Management Legislation – April 2011
  • Stock Route Coalition makes significant progress – April 2010
  • Stock Routes Update – November 2009
  • Stock Routes Update – September 2009
• Queensland Election update – 14 March 2012
  • Queensland State election: Will the environment get a fair go? – February 2012
  • Election time nears in Queensland – August 2011
• Queensland’s Threatened Animals Book Launch – 24 February 2012
• Save the Great Barrier Reef from Coal – April 2012

2011

• Another round of conservation projects with a bright future – July 2011
• Donations Help Wildlife Affected by Floods – April 2011
  • Environmental Impact of Floods – February 2011
  • After the Floods: There is hope for the health of Southern Moreton Bay – February 2011
  • Caring for Wildlife After the Flood – 17 January 2011
  • Queensland’s Devastating Floods – 12 January 2011
  • Don’t forget the wildlife in the Queensland floods – 5 January 2011
• Batty Boat Cruises are back – 2011-2012
• Coal Seam Gas – impacts on the Murray Darling Basin – Juluy 2011
• Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity – August 2011
• Community Action Group in Action – December 2011
• Croc Management in Queensland – can it be improved? – June 2011
• The delta of Queenland’s Fitzroy river is under increasing pressure – October 2011
• Do protected areas work? Assessing the effectiveness of protected areas for biodiversity conservation – June 2011
• Draft Hinchinbrook Area Island and Marine Management Plan – November 2011
• Earth Hour – March 2011
• Fancy a feral pet? – September 2011
• Feral Deer Management Strategy – have your say – January 2011
• Flying foxes should NOT be culled – July 2011
  • ‘Can Do’ Campbell Can’t Listen – July 2011
  • Conserving flying-foxes is important for health and environment – July 2011
  • Can Do Can’t Do: Bats Must Stay – June 2011
  • Government Must Remain Firm and Ensure Flying Fox Protection – April 2011
• Greentape Reduction Project – March 2011
• Green Jewel calls Redlands home – October 2011
• Looking out for Quolls in Logan – July 2011
• Mahogany Gliders – Signs of Hope, new life in the forest – August 2011
  • Mahogany Glider recovery post Cyclone Yasi update – June 2011
• Margaret Thorsborne receives Order of Australia – February 2011
• ‘Naturally Queensland 2020 – the Master Plan for protected areas, forests and wildlife’ – November 2011
• New Environment Group ready to tackle Lungfish Protection – October 2011
• Northern Quoll EPBC Act Referral Guidelines – April 2011
• Post Cyclone Yasi – what is happening? – 21 March 2011
  • Plans underway to help wildlife after Cyclone Yasi – 18 February 2011
  • Help rescue wildlife after Cyclone Yasi – February 2011
• Practical contribution to Queensland’s biodiversity protection – January 2011
• Protect Queensland’s wild rivers – act now – September 2011
  • Failure to Protect Northern Marine Wildlife – August 2011
  • Ask Tony Burke for protection of the our northern marine wildlife – May 2011
• Queensland Glider Network in Action – June 2011
• Save Bimblebox Nature Refuge – October 2011
• Senate Inquiry into the Koala – January 2011
• Slaughter in Brisbane Suburb – April 2011
• Survival of threatened lungfish at risk – July 2011
• A looming threat to quolls near Warwick – July 2011
• WAM Cover in finals again – September 2011
• Wildlife Queensland Bayside Branch Cicada Awards – December 2011

2010

• Action A Plenty on Queensland’s Biodiversity Strategy – February 2010
• Act Now to Save Queensland Wild River Legislation – October 2010
  • Wild Rivers and Marine Parks at Risk in this Election – August 2010
• Adopt a Quoll for National Threatened Species Day – August 2010
• Australia’s native vegetation framework – will it work? – April 2010
• Commercial netting will not resume in Hinchinbrook channel – February 2010
• Conservation projects with a bright future – July 2010
• Counting Cockatoos for Conservation – September 2010
• Danger in the Opera house – July 2010
  • Danger in the opera house – wildlife death traps – August 2010
• Democracy dismantled for the sake of growth – June 2010
  • Population Matters – April 2010
  • Wildlife Queensland at the Queensland Growth Summit – March 2010
• Developments in Pest Eradication Practices – June 2010
• Discussions with Minister Kate Jones – October 2010
• Expansion of the National Park Estate – July 2010
  • Is Queensland’s Premier on track to her 2020 Parks commitment? – February 2010

  Garrett’s double standards on shark protection – March 2010

  • Snap to it! Crocodiles still need Protection – January 2010
• Government Moves to Ban Balloons – July 2010
• Impetus for koala survival in SEQ – September 2010
• Increasing Antagonism Against Wildlife – April 2010
• Key marine biodiversity values left unprotected – December 2010
  • Discussions on marine park promise – May 2010
  • The forgotten Gulf and Torres Strait – protect all our marine life – April 2010
  • Call for action on marine parks along Queensland coast – April 2010
• Main Roads heading in the right direction but wildlife still at risk – June 2010
• Mahogany Glider – Set, ready to plant: glider food trees – December 2010
• Mangrove Watch celebrates a successful year – October 2010
• Nature Conservation Act 1992: urgent changes needed – December 2010
• PlatypusWatch Gold Coast – May 2010
• Redcliffe power boat race powers ahead – August 2010
• Power Boat Race for Moreton Bay Marine Park – have your say – August 2010
  • Risk to threatened species at Government’s hand – August 2010
• Proposed Nathan Dam – the situation is now crystal clear – May 2010
  • Proposed Nathan Dam Update – February 2010
  • Nathan Dam on the Dawson -Yes, No, Maybe, Maybe not.- December 2009
• Richmond Birdwing – Partial Success but a long way to go – December 2010
  • Under our wing – a spectacular new relationship emerges – May 2010
• Queensland’s Cropping Land still at risk – August 2010
• Queensland Glider Network in Action – December 2010
  • Bringing Gliders into Light – September 2010
• Qld Government’s Biosecurity efforts – a step in the right direction – February 2010
• Quolls in Queensland – November 2005
  • Far North cameras trap cassowaries – July 2010
  • Protecting Quolls in Queensland Landscapes – December 2009
  • Far North Quoll Seekers win State Award – October 2009
  • Numinbah Quoll Day draws a crowd – July 2009
  • Grant scheme to show protected poultry keeps quolls safer – April 2009
  • Funding will help community live alongside quolls – December 2008
  • Quoll Seekers Network goes north – June 2008
  • Quoll network allies with WPSQ – May 2007
• Search for Sunfish continues – December 2010
• Saving the Ornate Sunfish – Novmber 2010
• Winter WAM is a Winner – October 2010
  • WAM Cover has legs – October 2010
• What is the true cost of Queensland’s industrial lead economic recovery? – May 2010
• Wildlife Queensland fears Government’s unsustainable development agenda will place added pressure on failing waterways – October 2010
• Wildlife Queensland presents … An Evening with Steve Parish – October 2010
  • Wildlife Queensland has fun – 26 November 2010
• Your wetlands data can help better management – July 2010
• 2010 National Cane Toad Eradication Program – June 2010

2009

• Batty Boat Cruises are back in 2009/2010 – October 2009
• David Fleay Platypus Day – September 2009
• Find the true cause of Hendra virus, says Wildlife Queensland – August 2009
  • There is Still Much to Learn About the Hendra Virus – September 2009
• New D’Aguilar National Park – July 2009
• No more Rainbow Shores with Coastal Plan says WPSQ – August 2009
• Queenslanders say environment could change their vote – March 2009
  • WPSQ welcomes new minister – March 2009
• Queensland Seniors urged to leave the yabby trap at home – August 2009
• Queensland – the nation’s leading landclearer – October 2009
• Recovery plans need your input – November 2009
  • Flying-foxes need your support – draft recovery plans are out – December 2009
• South-East Queensland Regional Plan – February 2005
  • Residents rally to save South-East Queensland environment – March 2009
  • Government contributing to koala extinction says Wildlife Queensland – June 2009
  • Caution on koalas and population in SEQ Regional Plan – July 2009
  • Bligh finally acts on the precarious koala situation in SEQ! – November 2009
• Super Quarry downed by local opposition – March 2009
  • End of Super Quarry – Redlands Community wins! – October 2009
• Treasure our quolls ‘adoption’ scheme – August 2009
• Vale Ric Nattrass – September 2009
• Vegetation clearing moratorium welcomed – April 2009
• Update – Pacific Adventurer oil spill – March 2009
  • Government’s oil spill reactions OK, says Wildlife Queensland – March 2009
• Vale Ric Nattrass – September 2009
• Vegetation clearing moratorium welcomed – April 2009
• The Wenlock River runs wild – July 2010
• Wombats better off in the wild – February 2009
• WPSQ fronts Traveston Dam Senate Inquiry – April 2007
  • Sign the petition to slow Traveston dam process – November 2007
  • Traveston EIS deadline extended – November 2007
  • Traveston Crossing Dam EIS criticised – January 2008
  • Traveston Dam postponement a reprieve for lungfish. – November 2008
  • Traveston Crossing dam is back on the agenda – September 2009
  • A Good Decision for Wildlife – Garrett rejects Traveston dam! – November 2009

2008

• Batty Boat Cruises are back! – August 2008
• Birdbaths – Join the study – September 2008
• Brisbane North Bank Development Cancelled – September 2008
• ‘Worst Weed’ threatens North Australia – January 2008
  • Gamba grass declared a weed – April 2008
• Feral grass threat to native grasslands – December 2008
• Wildlife Queensland welcomes fishery review – September 2008
• Flying Foxes – the future of wildlife in the High Court – February 2006
  • Appeal Court overturns judgement: Booth vs Frippery update – March 2006
  • Death grids ordered to be removed – November 2006
  • Decision triumph – November 2007
  • Welcome ban on flying fox shooting permits – May 2008
• Give Peace a Dance: Thank You EarthDance – October 2008
• Government goes backwards on Moreton Bay protection? – May 2008
  • Moreton Bay threats to continue – September 2008
• Len Webb – Farewell and thank you – November 2008
• Inaction threatens mahogany glider – December 2008
• Make pet laws stronger and statewide for the good of our wildlife – August 2008
• New home for rare wombats – May 2008
• No recreational horse riding in National Parks – April 2008
• Do Queensland’s National Parks have a future? – April 2008
  • National Reserve funding welcomed – with reservations – April 2008
• Savannah cats banned – August 2008
• Speed urged on boggomoss snail plan – March 2008
• Watch out for wildlife in storm season. – November 2008
• WAM45: Wildlife Australia’s 45th anniversary. – November 2008
• WPSQ pays tribute to Brian Clouston – January 2008
• WPSQ supports feral horse control – May 2008

2007

• ‘Alps to Atherton’ Coastal Wildlife Corridor – March 2007
• WPSQ releases biodiversity policy – April 2007
• Climate Change Minister praised by Wildlife Queensland – November 2007
• Environment figures little in Queensland Government budget – June 2007
• Girrimay National Park declared – September 2007
• New biosecurity agency may not be best for conservation – February 2007
• Oyster Point walls concern local groups – February 2007
• Wildlife Queensland glides into FNQ – May 2007
  • Queensland Glider Network receives funding – February 2006
• Queensland Premier Bligh’s To Do list – September 2007
• Queensland State Government’s declaration of Six Wild Rivers – March 2007
• A shared vision for Cape York – May 2007
• Wacol kangaroos show we must protect our bush – May 2007
• Whiptail wallaby taken off kill list – November 2007
• WPSQ calls for wildlife survey of national parks – September 2007
• WPSQ represented on artesian basin management council – February 2007

2006

• Bundaberg Branch lobbies for Miara NP – September 2006
• Curlew Alert – March 2005
  • Curlew management plan: call for comment – March 2006
• Grant for ‘extinct’ quoll survey – May 2006
• New Wildlife Rescue group forms – March 2006
• No plans for duck hunting plan – August 2005
  • Hunting of duck and quail banned for good – August 2006
  • Banning the shooting of duck and quail: the last step – November 2006
• Professor urges action against Mary River dam decision – July 2006
• Push for rare wallaby population boom – November 2006
• See An Inconvenient Truth with Wildlife Queensland – August 2006
• Tribute to Steve Irwin: A great loss to wildlife – September 2006
• Whitsunday Branch loses court case – July 2006
• WPSQ welcomes new environment minister– September 2006
  • WPSQ meets with new minister – September 2006

other news

• Convicted aquaculture company commits to protect wildlife
• Fire Ants keep Firing
• Funds needed to fight Port Hinchinbrook extensions
• Have your say on Muddy Bay
• Minister steps into Daintree planning row
• Political parties asked for their green policies
  • Federal Election – Party Environmental Policies
• New Platypus Project Coordinator speaks out – November 2005
• Platypus vs Woolworths: Minister states EPA position to WPSQ – August 2005
• Bilby Brothers – The Men Who Killed the Easter Bunny – March 2002
  • QANTAS supports the Bilby Brothers – September 2002
• Support squirrel gliders: Oppose Minnippi development – October 2004
  • Squirrel gliders doomed? Council cannot halt development – February 2005
  • Get ready to lobby for Minnippi – March 2005
  • Minnippi – act now – September 2005
  • Minnippi wetlands submissions close – October 2005
• Sun aqua sea cage project refused – November 2004
• UrBAC update: Are weeds just plants in the wrong place?
• WAM Editor mourns the closure of Nature Australia magazine – December 2005
• Water Mouse (Xeromys Myoides) Project
• Wildlife Land Fund
• WPSQ announces the Urban Wildlife Forum
• WPSQ presents ‘A Visual Journey with Steve Parish’
• WPSQ North Queensland Branches call for action on coastal preservation – August 2004