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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.
© Slowmotiongli from Getty ImagesAustralia without the platypus – what a damning thought!
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 first came to the attention of English museum curator George Shaw in 1799, the platypus is the only living species in its genus.
© Canva NFPContainers for change looks to expand
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 lifestyle.
© Canva NFPRethinking waste this National Recycling Week
This National Recycling Week, 7-13 November 2022, Planet Ark is asking all Australians to rethink their waste and see it as a resource that can be turned into new products.
© Jo TowseyPassengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise
Passengers had a spooky fun time and got to meet Georgia, an adorable 4-week-old orphaned black flying-fox, on Wildlife Queensland’s Batty Boat Halloween Cruise on 30 October 2022.
© Canva NFPSupporting waterway health this National Water Week
This National Water Week, we’re highlighting the importance of healthy waterways by reporting on a current and future threat to the health of the Dawson River in Central Queensland and the many species that inhabit it, including our iconic platypus.
© Liz DownesClaude’s Block: Every reason to celebrate!
Last week Wildlife Queensland Townsville Branch member Liz Downes headed to Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) to celebrate the Magnetic Island Nature Care Association’s successful campaign to purchase Claude’s Block — an important lowland area that will be placed under permanent protection and will give the island’s resident koalas safe access to their preferred eucalypts growing in the richest, deepest soils on the island.
© stevenw12339 / FlickrFighting fire ants in Ipswich with free bait
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 treat their yards.
© Cliff MeyerDawson Valley Butterfly Weekend a flying success!
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 Butterfly Weekend events on 15 October in Taroom and 16 October in Theodore.
© Karin CoxBayside Branch visits prison paradise to celebrate Wildlife Queensland’s 60th year
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 Helena Island, known as Noogoon to the local Indigenous peoples.
© Josh BowellSEQ glider surveys yield encouraging wildlife sightings
It’s been an exciting and busy week for Wildlife Queensland’s Queensland Glider Network (QGN) projects team, with surveys in Logan and Moogerah, South East Queensland showing encouraging glider activity.
© Wildlife QldOur co-founder’s wisdom, wit and love for wildlife live on in a weekly heritage podcast
The works of author, environmentalist and Wildlife Queensland co-founder Kathleen McArthur have been reinvigorated as a whimsical historical podcast, complete with commentary and songs that give all Australians a glimpse into the past.
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