National Parks – National Parks Association of Queensland

biodiversity conservation, In the News, National Parks, Uncategorized

12 Simple Ways to Support Biodiversity this September

Posted on 06/09/202406/09/2024 by Karin Cox

06
Sep

At NPAQ, we celebrate biodiversity every day of the year, but September is Biodiversity Month, and Saturday 7 September is Threatened Species Day, bringing a special focus on keeping our environments flourishing for the benefit of our species and others. Our planet teems with life – whether marine creatures, plants, animals, fungi or microorganisms – […]

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Adjacency, In the News, National Parks

Rising from the Ashes: Binna Burra Lodge Rebuild Contract Signed for Mt Roberts Site

Posted on 15/08/202420/08/2024 by Karin Cox

15
Aug

On Monday 12 August, the National Parks Association of Queensland was proud to celebrate a critical milestone in Binna Burra’s ongoing recovery, following the devastating bushﬁres ﬁve years ago that tragically razed Binna Burra’s historic lodge. Binna Burra Lodge Chair Steve Noakes, Vice Chair Hal Morris, and Ian Morrison from IQ Construct met with NPAQ’s […]

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National Parks, Rangers

Australia Goes Green for World Ranger Day 2024

Posted on 31/07/202431/07/2024 by Karin Cox

31
Jul

Bridges, monuments, and cities all around the nation were awash with green on the evening of 31 July 2024, World Ranger Day, to honour the incredible job performed by park rangers. National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) CEO Chris Thomas attended as a guest of the Queensland Ranger Association (QRA) to see Brisbane’s Story Bridge […]

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National Parks, Uncategorized

Introducing Two New Parks – and Additions to Eighteen More…

Posted on 11/07/2024 by Karin Cox

11
Jul

Queensland’s National Parks grew by two today, with eighteen parks throughout Queensland also receiving a boost in size. The new additions are: The Lakes National Park (Flinders Shire), new estate – 43,260 ha Malbon Thompson Range National Park (Cairns), new estate – about 620 ha Former grazing property The Lakes was acquired by the government […]

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biodiversity conservation, Marine Protected Areas, National Parks, Uncategorized

Nature Positives in the Budget …

Posted on 13/06/202414/06/2024 by Karin Cox

13
Jun

We all know that money doesn’t grow on trees, but it can certainly help grow and protect some. NPAQ’s CEO Chris Thomas has scoured the State Government’s newly released budget to reveal the wins for nature and national parks. Typically, conservation spending risks getting short shrift in national and state budgets, but recently we have […]

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Adjacency, Ecotourism, National Parks, Uncategorized

Ecotourism in National Parks: Working Side by Side for People and Parks

Posted on 11/06/2024 by NPAQ Admin

11
Jun

The recently released Queensland Government’s Towards Tourism 2032 plan aims to double the state’s tourism overnight expenditure to more than $44 billion annually by the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “So where are all these extra tourists going to go” asks NPAQ CEO Chris Thomas. The answer, of course, lies in careful consideration of new […]

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National Parks, Nature Refuges, Uncategorized

Be Part of ‘Generation Restoration’ on World Environment Day

Posted on 05/06/2024 by NPAQ Admin

05
Jun

This year’s theme for World Environment Day, 5 June 2024, is Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, with the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Outside of icy Antarctica, Australia is the driest continent on earth – 70% of Australia’s land mass is either arid or semi-arid land. Such parched aridity makes Australia […]

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biodiversity conservation, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, Special Wildlife Reserves, Uncategorized

Queensland’s Second Special Wildlife Reserve is Announced

Posted on 04/06/2024 by NPAQ Admin

04
Jun

On Saturday 1 June, the Miles Government announced that Bush Heritage Australia’s 8000-ha Edgbaston Reserve, in the Lake Eyre Basin near Longreach, will soon be declared the state’s second special wildlife reserve, after the safeguarding of Pullen Pullen Reserve as a special wildlife reserve in 2020. Like national parks, special wildlife reserves receive legal protection […]

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National Parks, Uncategorized

Too long for Eurong: NPAQ praises $14.65m investment for information centre reopening

Posted on 29/05/2024 by NPAQ Admin

29
May

For decades, NPAQ has been a staunch advocate for increased funding for environmental interpretation and ranger recruitment and retention to better manage Queensland’s protected areas. Yesterday, those efforts paid off when the Miles Government announced an additional $14.65 million investment over the next three years to reopen the Eurong Information Centre on World-Heritage-listed K’gari, formerly […]

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Events, National Parks

Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture 2024: Climate Change: How should National Parks prepare for the changes and challenges this will bring?’

Posted on 01/05/202403/05/2024 by NPAQ Admin

01
May

Some 45 members and guests attended the Kedron Room at Brisbane City Hall on Saturday 20 April for the 2024 Romeo Lahey Memorial Lecture, given this year by Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson. Honouring the principal founder and long-standing former President of the National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ), the annual lecture explores the […]

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