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© Canva NFPCelebrating healthy forests and healthy people this International Day of Forests 2023
International Day of Forests 2023 raises awareness of the importance of forests for human well-being and the environment. It is also a reminder of the urgent need to take action to protect and restore forests.
© Canva NFPBoomerang Alliance wants stronger reusable bags, not paper bags
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).
© Canva NFPQueensland to ban the release of lighter-than-air balloons
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 schedule.
© Clean Up AustraliaStep Up to Clean Up this Clean Up Australia Day 2023
Clean Up Australia Day, Australia’s largest community-based environmental event, is on Sunday 5 March 2023. We encourage volunteers to get involved with local Wildlife Queensland branch initiatives or other nearby clean-ups.
Celebrating our conservation partnerships this World Wildlife Day 2023
Through the past 60 years, partnerships have been at the heart of Wildlife Queensland. This World Wildlife Day, 3 March, we celebrate our many “partnerships for wildlife conservation” and highlight the crucial role collaborations play in protecting our native wildlife and their habitats.
Wildlife Queensland’s Froggy February photo competition is now open, with great prizes up for grabs!
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.
© Wildlife QueenslandWildlife Queensland launches new guide to help save vulnerable ‘brushies’
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).
Platypus Christmas appeal wrap-up
A BIG thank you to our members and supporters for helping to protect and conserve the iconic platypus this festive season. We are excited to announce that the total amount raised reached the grand sum of $65,000!
Wildlife Queensland’s initial thoughts on the Nature Positive Plan
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.
Australia 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.
Containers 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.