Notice of revocation proposals pursuant to section 32 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992

Closed: 20 October 2026 11.59pm
Topic: Queensland parks and wildlife
Type: Public notice and consultation
Region: Fraser Coast; Gold Coast; Sunshine Coast; Tropical North Queensland

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is proposing to make a number of amendments to the forestry and protected area estate including under section 32 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 Revocation Proposals – public notice pursuant to 173Q of the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and also seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is proposing to make a number of amendments to the forestry and protected area estates. This public notice is pursuant to section 173Q of the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and also seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The proposals include revocations administered under section 26 of the Forestry Act 1959 and section 32 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and other machinery amendments to existing protected areas.

The proposals that revoke parts of the forestry and protected area estates are considered necessary actions that must be taken to promote balanced outcomes for management of the estates or the public interest. The proposals also include redescriptions of parts of the protected area estate using contemporary survey and mapping technology and standards, for example, providing a more accurate area calculation or simplifying the lot on plan description using a new administrative plan, without changing the boundaries on-ground.

Please see sketches of the proposed amendments (PDF, 1.1MB) .

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

Tenure	Local Government Area	Details of proposal
Beerwah State Forest	Sunshine Coast Regional	Revoke: part of lot 561 on AP22457 (to be described as lot 1 on SP365430), containing an area of 73.64 hectares, for rail purposes; and part of lot 561 on AP22457 (to be described as lot 2 on SP365430), containing an area of 0.4972 hectares, for public road purposes, about 18 kilometres southwest of Caloundra. The revocations are to support construction and operation of The Wave, a new heavy rail line connecting Beerwah and Birtinya, north of Caloundra.
Burrum Coast National Park	Fraser Coast Regional	Revoke: part of lot 25 on plan NPW642 (to be described as lot 5 on SP359180), containing an area of about 13 hectares, about 17 kilometres south of Bundaberg. The revocation is to formalise road tenure over an existing access track providing access to residential properties.
Springbrook National Park	Gold Coast City	Redescribe: part of Springbrook National Park described as lot 15 on RP889011 as lots 1 to 3 on SP351458, using contemporary mapping and standards; and subsequently, Revoke: lot 2 on SP351458, containing an area of about 0.278 hectares, for freehold purposes, about 26 kilometres southwest of Gold Coast. The revocation will allow an easement to be established over an existing access track providing access to two land-locked parcels containing telecommunications infrastructure.
Eumundi Conservation Park	Sunshine Coast Regional	Redescribe: the entirety of Eumundi Conservation Park as lots 1 and 2 on AP23971, containing an area of about 494.51 hectares, using contemporary mapping technology and standards, about 10 kilometres south of Noosa. A new plan has been prepared to more accurately describe the estate following recent revocation actions.
Walter Hill Range Conservation Park	Cassowary Coast Regional	Revoke: parts of lot 112 on AP22491 (to be described as lots 1 to 4 on SP354962), containing an area of about 0.027 hectares, for public road purposes, about 12 kilometres northeast of Tully. The revocation will help formalise road tenure and management for transport infrastructure and alleviate management burdens for the conservation park.

Any entity may comment about the proposal to the chief executive of the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, in writing and directed to tenureservices@detsi.qld.gov.au or Tenure Services, PO Box 15187, City East, QLD, 4002.

Comments received between 23-09-2026 and 20-10-2026 will be considered by the department.

Amendments to the QPWS estates under the Forestry (State Forests) Regulation 1987 and the Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 are administered by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.