Ban on dam construction lifted
The Queensland Government says the environment will not be put at risk by its decision to lift a ban on the construction of new dams in the Baffle Creek water basin north of Bundaberg in the state's...
View ArticlePlan for future wild weather, councils advised
Queensland Climate Change Minister Kate Jones says recent severe weather events in the state are a stark reminder of the need for local councils to have accurate risk-planning information.
View ArticleMary Valley will remain agricultural not urban: Hinchcliffe
The State Government says it will honour the leases on properties in the Mary Valley in south-east Queensland that it purchased for the failed Traveston Dam project. Today marks one year since the...
View ArticleShore birds protected by new barriers
The State Government will spend $20,000 installing signs and barriers to protect bird nests at Inskip Point and Fraser Island in south-east Queensland.
View ArticleQld strategy for cutting landfill waste released
The Queensland Government says it wants to cut the amount of waste going to landfill by 50 per cent within a decade.
View ArticleBarrage damaging riverbank: landholders
Landholders along the Mary River in south-east Queensland are calling for the lowering of a nearby barrage over concerns it is damaging the riverbank.
View ArticleBligh should oppose carbon tax: Langbroek
Qld Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek says Premier Anna Bligh should resign as the federal ALP president to make a stand against the proposed carbon tax.
View ArticleNothing to rent in Queensland coal boom
Locals in a central Queensland cattle town say they're in the midst of a rental crisis as coal exploration ramps up.
View ArticleNew chapter for Mary Valley
The State Government has released its plan to reinvigorate the Mary Valley after the failed Traveston Dam project.
View ArticleAuthorities take dim view on mangrove removal
Queensland authorities say they are cracking down on people who deliberately damage mangroves.
View ArticleState Government to put bat control in Councils' hands
The State Government has announced that councils will be given the authority to manage problem flying fox roosts in urban areas without having to apply for a government permit.
View ArticleWWF launches campaign against tree clearing
Conservationists say they will not let the Queensland Government relax tree-clearing laws without a fight.
View ArticleNational Parks group worried about Qld Government's 'make money' ecotourism...
The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) says it is outraged the State Government openly admits it wants to "make money" from opening up national parks for eco-resorts.
View ArticleFraser Island dingo advocates hope new classification promises more protection
Advocates on Fraser Island off south-east Queensland say the classification of dingoes as a distinct native species will allow the animals to be better protected.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef will deteriorate further after decision to dump spoil from...
Australian authorities are failing to protect the country's greatest natural icon, the Great Barrier Reef, by approving the dumping of dredge spoil inside the marine park, a former government official...
View ArticleNew Queensland whale watching rules divide tour operators and conservationists
Tour operators and whale conservationists are split over a Queensland Government trial that allows people to swim with whales.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef still facing significant threats, assessment for World...
Two major reports into the health and management of the Great Barrier Reef have found parts of the World Heritage site are still under pressure and the central and southern areas are deteriorating....
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef: Green groups say 2050 plan does nothing to address...
Conservation groups unite in their criticism of the Reef 2050 plan designed to protect and save the Great Barrier Reef, labelling it a wishlist that contains no action on climate change.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef facing serious threat, but 'in danger' Unesco listing not...
Queensland's leading researchers on the Great Barrier Reef believe the area will not be listed as "in danger" by the United Nations body Unesco, although it does face serious threats.
View ArticleCreating private nature refuges key to battling climate change effects,...
Creating more nature refuges on private land could be the best way to protect animals from the effects of climate change, the Queensland Government says.
View ArticleEnvironmentalist pushes Sunshine Coast Council to protect Yandina wetlands
A local bird enthusiast says the Sunshine Coast Council is unlawfully ignoring a push to have 200 hectares of farm land near Yandina turned into a natural reserve.
View ArticleFlatback turtle returns to Mon Repos for 13th nesting season
The world's oldest known tagged turtle surprises scientists by returning to Bundaberg in Queensland for her 13th nesting season.
View ArticleDugong GPS confirms close-to-shore swimming, raises questions over shark nets
Queensland scientists use GPS technology to confirm long-held suspicions that migrating dugongs swim close to the shore, with the research raising questions over whether shark nets need to be removed...
View ArticleSewage deal helps secure preservation of 'significant' wetlands on Sunshine...
A deal over sewage disposal was the key to protecting a significant wetland on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleLand sale leads to confusion over definition of wetland protection on...
Farmers, residents and conservationists on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say they are receiving contradictory information about plans for a multimillion-dollar land sale.
View ArticlePush to get Federal Government to assess proposed Colton coal mine
Environmentalists want the Federal Government to scrutinise Queensland's proposed Colton mine, which they say will pour a billion litres of untreated waste into waters around the World Heritage-listed...
View ArticleProductivity Commission recommends a wide slash of farm red tape, except...
The Productivity Commission releases a range of sweeping recommendations to cut the costs of regulation in agriculture.
View ArticleLinc Energy trial hears company 'did nothing' to stop its alleged...
Gas company Linc Energy was aware it was causing environmental damage to parts of Queensland's Western Downs, but allowed operations to continue, a District Court jury has heard.
View ArticleLinc Energy workers told to drink milk and eat yogurt to avoid acid burns,...
A court hears workers at an underground coal gasification plant in Queensland that complained of burning eyes, infections and shortness of breath were told by the company to increase their dairy intake.
View ArticleHow your trip to the Great Barrier Reef could be the thing that saves it
A citizen science program is urging thousands of tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef to gather data on the health of the world heritage site, as weather forecasting indicates another mass...
View ArticleLand clearing laws to be bolstered if Labor wins government, so what do...
If elected, Federal Labor promises to improve the "robustness" of the native vegetation or land clearing laws in each state to better match Queensland's, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
View ArticleMangrove tree on cattle property carbon dated as more than 700 years old
When cattle farmer Lindsay Titmarsh decided to carbon date a grey mangrove that had caught his eye on his Queensland property, he discovered it was the oldest known mangrove in Australia.
View ArticleQueensland tsunami modelling shows how coastal communities will be impacted
Low lying areas are swamped, millions of people have hours to evacuate and destruction on a mass scale is predicted by scientists who have mapped the worst-case scenarios for how Queensland's coastline...
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