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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 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 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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Uncategorized

Great Keppel Investment: an example of tourism development ‘adjacent’ to national parks in the southern Great Barrier Reef

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
03
May

Appreciating the beauty and diversity of the southern Great Barrier Reef will soon be even easier following the Miles government’s recent announcement of plans to reinvigorate Great Keppel Island. After extensive community consultation with stakeholders and the Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation, the Miles government this week unveiled a master plan to inject $30 million to […]

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Protected Magazine, Uncategorized

Share your photos – Spring 2023

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Do you have photos from a visit to a national park or protected area? Send them to admin@npaq.org.auor connect with us on Instagram @nationalparksassocqld for your chance to feature in the next edition of NPAQ’s PROTECTED Magazine! The best photos will also be featured on NPAQ social media channels and go in the draw to […]

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Uncategorized

NPAQ is Hiring

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
20
Jan

Role Description: Fundraising Coordinator Role: Fundraising Coordinator, National Parks Association of Queensland Inc. Location: 9/36 Finchley Street, Milton, Brisbane QLD (remote working by negotiation). Tenure: Permanent part time, up to 22.8 hours per week (with flexible work hours). Remuneration: Up to $48,000 pa (based on $80,000 pa pro rata), plus 10.5% superannuation. A further 10% performance bonus is available […]

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Expansion of the Protected Area Estate on the Granite Belt

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
06
Jul

The Granite Belt region of Southern Queensland is well known for its significant national parks and as a thriving ecotourism destination. The region has a high degree of habitat diversity due to its elevation, topographic variation, outcropping rock and a pronounced east-west rainfall gradient. Vegetation includes tall open forest and woodland on rocky slopes, grassy […]

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Ecotourism, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, State Forests, Uncategorized

Let’s Talk Ecotourism – Part II

Posted on by NPAQ Admin
31
Mar

In October last year, NPAQ organised a seminar in Brisbane to discuss an important issue: the pros and cons of ecotourism in national parks. In the last edition we caught up with two of the speakers and now we present the views of the other two speakers to get their perspectives in more detail. David […]

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