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Be dingo-safe! on K'gari this Summer Featured
It's an important time for dingo pups as they learn pack rules. Play fights and aggressive behaviour is used to show dominance over siblings and at times towards humans. Find out how to be dingo-safe!
Download the Saveful app to help save food, money and time in your kitchen Featured
Saveful can help you move past the limits of your food’s ‘best before’ and into the possibilities of its ‘best after’.
10 cent refund now available on glass wine and pure spirit bottles Featured
Your glass wine and pure spirit bottles can now be refunded for 10 cents at your local container refund point with your other eligible drink containers.
Great Sandy Marine Park Zoning Plan Featured
A new zoning plan is currently being prepared for the Great Sandy Marine Park following a comprehensive review period.
Great Barrier Reef gill net fishing phase out Featured
Gill net fishing in the Great Barrier Reef will be phased out by mid-2027. Read about how it will provide greater protection for the Reef’s threatened, endangered and protected species.
It’s koala breeding season Featured
Koalas are on the move in our suburbs. Keep your dog inside at night and drive carefully to help keep koalas safe. Find out more koala-friendly tips.
Queensland takes action to fight plastic waste and pollution Featured
More single-use plastic items are now banned - cotton buds with plastic stems, microbeads, peanut style expanded polystyrene packaging and releasing helium balloons. Read more about expanding the ban.
Our Reef Our Wonder Featured
Learn more about how the Queensland Government is committing large-scale funds and working closely with First Nations people, partners, landholders, industries and communities to protect the Great Barrier Reef: Our Reef, Our Wonder.
New QWildlife koala sightings app now available Featured
You can now help with koala conservation by reporting koala sightings using the QWildlife app.
Only buy native wildlife from licensed sellers Featured
Before you buy native wildlife check to see if you need a licence and only buy from licensed sellers.
Wetlands of Queensland book Featured
This richly illustrated publication includes more than 550 full-colour photographs showcasing the variety, beauty and complexity of Queensland’s wetlands. Find out more…
Queensland threatened species listing Featured
View a full list of Queensland threatened species by wildlife class and year.
Public Register Portal Featured
The Public Register Portal provides improved access to environmental licences and permits information in Queensland.
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It's Taxonomist Appreciation Day 🎉 Taxonomy is the science of studying and classifying biodiversity. It tells us how biodiverse the planet is as well as…
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believe it or not food wants to be eaten 🤯 This year for Food Waste Action Week we're encouraging you to "Choose what you'll use." Through…
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Did you know you can recycle your unwanted mattress in Queensland? ♻️ Up to 89% of mattress components are recyclable! It's a much better option…
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and it feels ✨good✨ that a 'no' to an item could be a 'yes' to the environment. It's easy to be sold on the idea that…
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Multiple severe weather events across Queensland over summer have increased grass fuel loads in many protected areas. 🌧 Fortunately, the recent wet weather has also…
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Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management just finished surveying 50 sites across the Moonaboola (Mary River) catchment, and guess what they found? Lungfish…
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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the Queensland Herbarium? As part of the World Science Festival Brisbane, DESI scientists are hosting a…
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Let's take a second to validate that anxiety about the environment is ✨valid✨ anxiety. It can be overwhelming to think about the impacts on our…
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We've all been there. Don't let your bin-xiety keep you up at night - check your local councils website for bin day. 🧠 🗑️ #QueenslandEnvironment
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look at the stars 🌠 Navigate Queensland's night sky by searching for Orion, the Southern Cross, Scorpius and the Emu in the Sky. Emu in the Sky…
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🌞 Summer is over, but it's important to stay sun-safe year round! ☀️ Whether you're exploring our parks, tending to your garden, enjoying birdwatching, or…
Down to Earth blog5 days ago
Discover how you can contribute to protecting the Great Barrier Reef through citizen science projects. Get involved and make a difference today. #downtoearth
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Take this 10 minute survey and tell us what you think and know about koalas in your neighbourhood. Our partners at Social Marketing at Griffith…
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Find the three related words to make three rows of environmental sets! Peak the answers in the comments 💬 #QueenslandEnvironment
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Where does the iconic bin chicken come from? Let us know what you think below 👇 #QueenslandEnvironment #BinChicken