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Junior Ranger Programs foster a love for wildlife

Encourage your child to become a Junior Ranger Last school holidays, we jumped right into the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service’s Junior Ranger School Holiday Programs to test them out, and here’s what we found …  Rangers make great role models! With a diverse line-up of hands-on activities, the program brings conservation to life in […]

New Report Card for Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy

Daintree NP with report card overlaid

On 20 September, the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) released its annual report card on progress towards the state’s Protected Area Strategy 2020­–2030 (PAS). The third report card produced so far, it covers an extended period from 1 October 2022 to 30 June 2024, aligning it with other governmental financial year reporting. NPAQ’s […]

Australia Goes Green for World Ranger Day 2024

Chris Thomas with the Story Bridge beyond lit in green for World Ranger Day.

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 […]