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The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation together, with our partners and the community, is working to create a vibrant natural environment.
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Visiting 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.
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Have your say on Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework
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Read the A fresh start for Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework – Discussion paper and provide your feedback.
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Revised Queensland Crocodile Management Plan released
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The revised Queensland Crocodile Management Plan, which provides the framework for how saltwater crocodiles are managed, is now available.
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Tourism Support Hub
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Queensland’s tourism operators can access personalised, hands-on support and practical solutions through the Tourism Support Hub. This is a key initiative of the Destination 2045 plan…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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🌏🌱 Happy World Environment Day, Queensland! We have so much incredible beauty across our state to be grateful for today. Check out these amazing yellow-spotted…
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Did you know hybrid turtles are a thing? 👀 To shell-ebrate World Environment Day, we're diving into why these tiny turtles and their habitat are…
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Are you ready to dive into the future of tourism? 🌊 We are! And we’re excited to share the game-changing Reef Magic IV project,…
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Happy World Environment Day 💙 A new Australian-first Textile Recovery Facility in Ipswich is taking on the growing environmental challenges of fast fashion and textile…
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🌊 “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.” 🌊 This World Environment Day theme reflects the real work happening every day across the Great…
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12 months later and we’re still here thriving... kinda iconic of us, tbh. 😌 xx In just 12 months we’ve made incredible progress. We’ve set…
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We ❤️ you, Queensland! This Saturday, 6 June, we’re celebrating our great state, and we asked you to tell us your favourite beach. The results…
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🚉✨ All aboard! The new Hope Island train station is open! The Gold Coast just got even more connected with the launch of the brand-new…
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🔥🌿 For more than 55 years, fire has been carefully shaping one small part of Queensland’s landscape and helping researchers better understand how we care…
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What great big feet you have. 🕵️♀️ Do you know who they belong to? Hints: ❓ I can be found from Cape York to the Paluma…
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🌍 World Bicycle Day is here and it is the perfect excuse to roll into nature. 🚲 Did you know there are only a few…
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One year on, Destination 2045 is delivering real results for Queensland’s tourism industry and regional communities: ✈️ 7 new international flight routes, adding 280,000+ visitor…
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Queensland Hospitality Shines at the QHA 2026 Awards for Excellence! 🍹 Last night, the Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) 2026 Awards for Excellence lit up the…
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⚠️ Let's see how good your knowledge of Queensland parks and their hazards is… what do you think this symbol means?
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CoralWatch is bringing the ocean to the outback, and you're invited! 📅 Ever wondered what secrets lie beneath the waves of the Great Barrier Reef?…