Minister moves to change Qld's strategic cropping laws
The Queensland Government says it will make legislative changes to allow more agricultural activities on strategic cropping land (SCL).
View ArticleSpotlight falls on forestry issues
The issue of deforestation will go under the spotlight at a national conference in Gympie in south-east Queensland this week.
View ArticleBest management scheme for graziers a 'win-win'
Queensland's Environment Minister Andrew Powell says a new best management program for the grazing industry will benefit the state's environment.
View ArticleMinister seeking federal help for citrus growers
Citrus growers in the Burnett region of Queensland's southern inland will ask the State Agriculture Minister for urgent help when he pays them a visit today.
View ArticleFine threat for overgrown yards
Bundaberg landholders could face a $500 fine under a new council policy to clean up yards around town.
View ArticleFlood-hit farmers face 'extreme' soil loss
Soil researchers say the summer floods will have long-term effects on farmers and growers in southern Queensland's Wide Bay region.
View ArticleCall to scrap Qld tree clearing law changes
Environmental groups say changes to land clearing laws would set Queensland back by decades, but farmers say the current legislation ties them up in red tape.
View ArticleGovernment stands firm on new bat removal rules
The Queensland Government has rejected a Bill that would have let landowners kill flying foxes and destroy their roosts.
View ArticleNo plans to permanently close Rules Beach: council
Gladstone Mayor Gail Sellers says the council has no plans to permanently close the secluded Rules Beach south of Agnes Water in central Queensland.
View ArticleMoney to repair flood-damaged land in Queensland
Flood-affected farmers in southern Queensland will have a share in an extra $20 million of government funding to fix infrastructure, soils and watercourses.
View ArticleHope for national park graziers to secure 'rolling' tenure
The Gympie Deputy Mayor says he hopes the Queensland Government will look at ways to increase security of land tenures for graziers in national parks.
View ArticleCooloola Coast sand caves no easy fix
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) says it cannot access dangerous caves on the Cooloola Coast to fix them.
View ArticleQld Govt won't act to stop Bribie Is ocean breakthrough
The Queensland Government says it will not take any action to prevent a possible ocean breakthrough at the northern tip of Bribie Island.
View ArticleExpert says 'learn to live' with flying foxes
An expert says central Queenslanders need to learn to live with flying foxes because dispersing them won't work.
View ArticleQuarry expansion to need extra approvals
The Bundaberg Regional Council says a quarry approved near Gin Gin will need additional Queensland Government environmental approval if it wants to expand.
View ArticleCouncil acts to stop foreshore erosion threat
The Fraser Coast council says it is applying for a permit to pump sand along parts of the Hervey Bay foreshore to prevent further erosion.
View ArticleGreen group says ratepayers to pay more to fund coastal protection
The Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council says ratepayers will have to foot the bill for erosion works at the Hervey Bay foreshore.
View ArticlePublic to get say on Rainbow Beach foreshore plans
The Gympie council says its planned upgrade of the Rainbow Beach foreshore is timely.
View ArticleFears Queensland's coastal management groups under-resourced with volunteer...
Queensland researchers say environmental groups tasked with managing the state's coastal ecosystems are critically under-resourced.
View ArticleCouncillor cries foul over beach access delay
A Gladstone councillor says residents at Baffle Creek are fed up with inaction over a storm-damaged beach access route.
View ArticleCall for more sand to tackle Hervey Bay beach erosion
A coastal engineer and coastal management expert says the Fraser Coast council should only install rock walls on beaches as a last resort.
View ArticlePowell says assessment of Mary Species Recovery Plan to take time
The Queensland Environment Minister says his department has only just received a $23 million draft plan to protect Mary River species, almost five years after the Traveston dam was scrapped.
View ArticleMP urges Gympie council to clarify stance on shooting complex
A state MP says he is concerned the Gympie council may be considering pulling its support for a shooting complex proposed for the Corella State Forest.
View ArticleWide Bay environmentalists meet Seeney over Regional Planning Interests Bill
Wide Bay environmentalists say it is a positive step to be included in the formulation of a strategic plan that will govern any future developments affecting land and the region's water resources.
View ArticleWarning not to take Fraser Island 'for granted'
The Fraser Island Defenders Organisation says tourism on the world heritage-listed island needs to be more sustainable.
View ArticleFederal Government to consider Goondicum ilmenite mine road project near Monto
The Federal Government is assessing a controversial North Burnett road project in southern Queensland that was the subject of an environmental complaint.
View ArticleConservationists await federal approval for $23m Mary River species...
Wide Bay conservationists in southern Queensland say a $23 million plan to protect endangered and vulnerable species unique to the Mary River is in its final phase.
View ArticleFraser Island management to be focus of Sunshine Coast conference
A conference on the Sunshine Coast today will discuss ways to best manage world-heritage-listed Fraser Island.
View ArticleFewer Inskip Point camp sites would hurt Cooloola Coast economy MP Tony...
Gympie MP Tony Perrett has warned the Queensland Government about the potential economic impacts of reducing the number of camping sites at Inskip Point in the state's south.
View ArticleQueensland farming family takes to crowdfunding for last-minute water lifeline
A Queensland farming family teeters on the brink with hopes a crowdfunding campaign will provide a water lifeline.
View ArticleGrazier appeals decision ordering him to pay $1m in fines and legal costs for...
A Queensland grazier appeals a court decision ordering him to pay almost $1 million in fines and legal costs for illegally clearing native vegetation.
View ArticleCats claw creeper brings biocontrol bugs to battle an invasive weed that is...
South American beetles and bugs are being used as biocontrols in the battle against a serious environmental weed that is spreading through coastal Queensland and New South Wales.
View ArticleLinc Energy found guilty of serious environmental harm at controversial UCG...
Linc Energy is found guilty of wilfully causing serious environmental harm at its underground coal gasification plant and allowing operations in Queensland to continue for commercial gain.
View ArticleLinc Energy fined $4.5 million for serious environmental harm at underground...
Gas company Linc Energy is fined a record $4.5 million for causing serious environmental harm through the toxic gas contamination of air, soil and water in Queensland's western Darling Downs.
View ArticleLand clearing laws to be bolstered if Labor wins government, so what do...
If elected, Federal Labor promises to improve the "robustness" of the native vegetation or land clearing laws in each state to better match Queensland's, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
View ArticleThe new no-go zone around one of Queensland's worst environmental contaminations
The risk of spreading toxic groundwater from one of Queensland's worst environmental contaminations prompts a ban on coal seam gas drilling in an area where companies are already extracting gas.
View ArticleFlora trigger map prompts backlash from farmers who fear it will lock up...
Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.
View ArticleArtificial reef could fix beach landslip problem at Queensland's Inskip...
Building an artificial reef could be the key to stabilising a popular beach at Queensland's Inskip Point that suffers from repeated landslips, a geotechnical expert says.
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