Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI)

The annual report details the financial and non-financial performance of the department, and highlights its strategic initiatives, work and achievements.

A clean up and investigation is underway for a bitumen spill in the Smiths Creek area.

You can now report cassowary sightings using the QWildlife app, available for download from the App Store or Google Play.

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).

A new conserved area in Queensland, the first in Australia, will be dedicated to the conservation of native wildlife.

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.

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.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers conduct planned burns across the state to keep our environment healthy and help reduce bushfire risk.

$53 million in grants for innovative projects and scholarships are awarded under the Quantum and Advanced Technology Strategy.

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.

Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.

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.

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.