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Annual Report 2024–25
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The annual report details the financial and non-financial performance of the department, and highlights its strategic initiatives, work and achievements.
Cairns bitumen spill
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A clean up and investigation is underway for a bitumen spill in the Smiths Creek area.
QWildlife cassowary sightings app
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You can now report cassowary sightings using the QWildlife app, available for download from the App Store or Google Play.
Seasonal closures in the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park to protect nesting and roosting birds
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A seasonal closure has been applied to four locations in the northern Great Barrier Reef (Woody Island, and the beaches adjoining Taylor Cay, Sisters Island and Eagle Island).
Tourism Icons Investment Fund
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Discover Queensland’s Tourism Icons Investment Fund, supporting the development and upgrade of new and existing tourism attractions.
A Fresh Start for Private Protected Areas – Discussion Paper
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Farmers and other landholders are invited to provide feedback about conservation on private land in Queensland through the A Fresh Start for Private Protected Areas – Discussion Paper.
Australia’s first conserved area recognised
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A new conserved area in Queensland, the first in Australia, will be dedicated to the conservation of native wildlife.
Budget highlights
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The department’s $1.4 billion budget for 2025–26 is helping to deliver a plan for Queensland’s future and a better lifestyle through a stronger economy.
Heading to Tropical North Qld this winter?
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Be Crocwise around the water. Learn more about how to stay safe and reduce your risk.
Destination 2045: Delivering Queensland’s Tourism Future
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We’ve launched a bold plan for delivering Queensland’s tourism future. The plan will boost the industry, doubling the value of visitor expenditure and deliver lasting benefits to Queensland communities.
Planned burns in national parks
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Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers conduct planned burns across the state to keep our environment healthy and help reduce bushfire risk.
Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy grant recipients
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$53 million in grants for innovative projects and scholarships are awarded under the Quantum and Advanced Technology Strategy.
Growing and investing in Queensland’s national parks
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Learn about new land acquired for adding or converting to national parks as part of the ongoing expansion of Queensland’s public protected area system.
Let’s get our recycling sorted Queensland
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Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.
Great Barrier Reef gill net fishing phase out
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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.
Our Reef Our Wonder
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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.
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