Consultation on proposed Amendments to the protected area estate

Closed
26 February 2025 11.59pm
Topic
Queensland parks and wildlife
Type
Consultation

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation is proposing to make a number of amendments to the protected area estate and are 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 protected area estate and is seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

Tenure Local Government Area Details of proposal
Alford’s Gully Nature Refuge Scenic Rim Regional Declare: 
  • as part of lot 62 on SP111654, containing an area of about 19.4 hectares, as the new Alford’s Gully Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1194, about 16 kilometres south-west of Boonah.
Bolger Bay Nature Refuge Townsville City  Redescribe:
  • redescribe the entirety of the existing Bolger Bay Nature Refuge, as lots 1 to 3 on RP804289, lot 4 on RP743779 and lot 46 plan EP191, containing an area of about 37.8339 hectares, shown on plan PA1176, about 13 kilometres north of Townsville on Magnetic Island.
Dendrolagus Nature Refuge Tablelands Regional Declare:  
  • part of lot 1 on RP741576, containing an area of about 6.53 hectares, as the new Dendrolagus Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1193, about 21 kilometres south of Atherton.
Glenham Nature Refuge Hinchinbrook Shire Declare: 
  • part of lot 3 on RP742525, containing an area of about 25.71 hectares, as the new Glenham Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1171, about 32 kilometres north-west of Ingham.
Graham’s Park Nature Refuge Tablelands Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 1 on RP814141, containing an area of about 8.61 hectares, as the new Graham’s Park Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1184, about 5 kilometres east of Yungaburra.
Hollindale Family Nature Refuge Gold Coast City Declare:
  • part of lot 12 on SP254919, containing an area of about 38.04 hectares, as the new Hollindale Family Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1189, about 5 kilometres north-east of Mount Tamborine.
LightHeart Forest Nature Refuge Cook Shire Declare: 
  • lot 12 on plan BK157101 and part of lot 13 on plan BK157101, containing an area of about 30.72 hectares, as the new LightHeart Forest Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1182, about 23 kilometres south of Cooktown.
Moonbeams Nature Refuge Tablelands Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 342 on plan NR1040, containing an area of about 84.89 hectares, as the new Moonbeams Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1183, about 6.5 kilometres south-west of Millaa Millaa.
Mount Ridgley Nature Refuge Lockyer Valley Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 53 on plan CC562, containing an area of about 94.53 hectares, as the new Mount Ridgley Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1180, about 16 kilometres south-east of Toowoomba.
North Ridge Nature Refuge Sunshine Coast Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 1 on RP57500, containing an area of about 33.35 hectares, as the new North Ridge Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1166, about 6.5 kilometres east of Maleny.
Quad’s Nature Refuge Mackay Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 104 on plan CI4335, containing an area of about 184.3135 hectares, as the new Quad’s Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1164, about 38 kilometres south of Mackay.
Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge Douglas Shire Redescribe:
  • redescribe the entirety of the existing Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge, as lot 2 on RP733654, lots 7 to 9 on RP738430, lots 11 to 13 and 15 on RP738429, and lots 16 to 19 on RP738466, containing a total area of about 27.831 hectares, shown on plan PA1188, about 28 kilometres north of Port Douglas.
Rakuen Nature Refuge Mareeba Shire Declare:
  • part of lot 55 on RP887894, containing an area of about 35.84 hectares, as the new Rakuen Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1191, about 18 kilometres south-west of Port Douglas.
Rowlands Nature Refuge Gympie Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 3 on RP49356, containing an area of about 21.44 hectares, as the new Rowlands Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1163, about 13 kilometres west of Gympie.
Zoomers Nature Refuge Scenic Rim Regional Declare:
  • part of lot 4 on SP323017, containing an area of about 3.12 hectares, as the new Zoomers Nature Refuge, shown on plan PA1170, about 9 kilometres south of Rathdowney.

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@des.qld.gov.au or Tenure Services, PO Box 15187, City East, QLD, 4002.

Comments received by 26 February 2025 will be considered by the department.

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