Public notice of revocation proposals pursuant to sections 30 and 32 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992

Posted: 28 August 2025
Topic: Queensland parks and wildlife
Type: Public notice and consultation

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 sections 30 and 32 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 estate. This public notice is pursuant to 173Q of the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and also to seek 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 sections 30 and 32 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and dedicating new or amending existing protected areas.

The proposals that revoke parts of the protected area and forestry estates are considered necessary actions that must be taken to promote balanced outcomes for management of the estates or the public interest. The aim of dedicating new or amending existing protected areas is to preserve, to the greatest extent possible, the area’s natural condition, to protect the area’s cultural resources and values and provide for ecologically sustainable activities and ecotourism. The proposals include changing the tenure of a State forest to national park (scientific) to provide stronger protection for threatened species and revoking the entirety of a timber reserve and parts of protected areas for road, freehold access and other purposes.

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

Tenure	Local Government Area	Details of proposal
Callide Timber Reserve	Banana Shire	Revoke: the entirety of Callide Timber Reserve, described as lot 17 on SP346688, containing an area of about 9,600.47 hectares (ha), about 83 kilometres south-west of Gladstone. The revocation is to allow the area to be granted as freehold to the Gaangalu Nation People, and to facilitate the delivery of Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) offsets over part of the land.
Powrunna State Forest Dhuny Yumba (Home of the Wombat) National Park (scientific)	Balonne Shire	Revoke: the entirety of Powrunna State Forest, described as lot 13 on SP352347, containing an area of about 2,737ha, to allow the area to be dedicated as the new Dhuny Yumba (Home of the Wombat) National Park (scientific), about 43 kilometres north-west of St George; and subsequently Dedicate: the revoked Powrunna State Forest as the new Dhuny Yumba (Home of the Wombat) National Park (scientific), described as lot 13 on SP352347, containing an area of about 2,737ha; and lot 8 on plan MAR842554, lot 100 on SP340628 and lot 15 on SP354945, containing a total area of about 1,506.2ha, as part of the new Dhuny Yumba (Home of the Wombat) National Park (scientific). Upgrading the area to national park (scientific) and the addition of two acquisition properties and an unconstructed closed road will provide the highest level of protection under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 for the new recovery site for the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat.
Black Mountain National Park	Cook Shire	Revoke: the entirety of Black Mountain National Park, described as lot 1 on SP309118, containing an area of about 2.977ha, about 20 kilometres south of Cooktown. The Mulligan Highway and Black Mountain lookout are within the remaining area of the national park and the revocation is to support the realignment of the surveyed road footprint corridor with the constructed road.
Burrum Coast National Park	Bundaberg Region	Revoke: part of Burrum Coast National Park, described as part of lot 25 on plan NPW642 (to be described as lot 26 on SP355148), containing an area of 9.329ha, about 19 kilometres south-east of Bundaberg. The revocation will support formalising existing access to mining tenements on adjoining unallocated State land.
Main Range National Park	Southern Downs Region	Revoke: part of Main Range National Park, described as part of lot 1 on AP23636 (to be described as lot 2 on SP353107), containing an area of about 0.0615ha, about 37 kilometres north-east of Warwick. The proposed revocation is to formalise a historical access arrangement to the adjacent private ecotourism facility.
Narrien Range National Park	Isaac Region	Dedicate: lot 7 on SP350216, containing an area of about 1,976ha, as part of the existing Narrien Range National Park, about 70 kilometres north-west of Emerald. The land was acquired for addition to Narrien Range National Park, to protect the unique ecology associated with the Narrien Range land formation and springs.
Ngalba Bulal National Park	Cook Shire	Revoke: part of Ngalba Bulal National Park, described as lot 21 on SP154458, containing an area of about 3.139ha, about 24 kilometres south of Cooktown. The revocation will support the dedication of the constructed footprint of Mount Amos Road as road and the formalising of access to 11 properties.
Pinnacles National Park	Townsville City	Dedicate: lot 1 on plan USL44328, containing an area of about 1,730ha, as part of the existing Pinnacles National Park, about 20 kilometres south-west of Townsville. The land was acquired for addition to Pinnacles National Park to protect its unique rock formations. The land is now free of encumbrances and can be dedicated as protected area tenure.
Tewantin National Park	Noosa Shire	Revoke: part of Tewantin National Park, described as part of lot 7 on AP23639 (to be described as lot 517 on SP346210), containing an area of about 1.002ha, about 4 kilometres west of Tewantin. The revocation is to allow the land containing the Black Mountain Rural Fire Station to be converted to freehold and transferred to the Queensland Fire Department, for continued operation and maintenance of the site.
The Lakes National Park		Dedicate: lot 1 on SP353311, containing an area of 2,844ha, as part of the existing The Lakes National Park, about 210 kilometres west of Charters Towers. The land parcel was acquired for addition to The Lakes National Park, to enhance protection and management of the area’s ecological and cultural values.
Eumundi Conservation Park	Sunshine Coast Region	Revoke: part of Eumundi Conservation Park, described as part of lot 351 on plan NPW791 (to be described as lot 1 on SP339677), containing an area of about 0.7358ha, about 108 kilometres north of Brisbane. The revocation is to resolve a historic boundary encroachment with the adjacent freehold land parcel.

For any enquiries regarding the proposed amendments to the protected area and forestry estates, please write to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation at tenureservices@detsi.qld.gov.au or the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Tenure Services, PO Box 15187, City East, QLD, 4002.

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