CLOTHING OPTIONAL BEACHES QLD, ALEXANDRIA BAY, NOOSA NATIONAL PARK – NOOSA MP ISSUE SPECIFIC SURVEY RESULTS JUNE 2023
Historically Alexandria Bay has been used unofficially as a clothing optional beach for many...
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Category: Environment & Animal Protection
ECOTOURISM, THE NATURE CONSERVATION ACT, AND THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE MAY 2023
There has been much debate in the community about the impact of different parts of the Nature Conservation Act on the management of the Great Sandy National Park and the proposed Cooloola Great Walk eco-tourism project. In order...
Read MoreCOOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE MAY 2023
In response to our advocacy regarding the need for better engagement about the Cooloola Great Walk Project and Kabi Kabi First Nations People, we have received the following from the Minister for Environment: The Queensland...
Read MorePOLLUTION HOTLINE APRIL 2023
Department of Environment and Science operates a Pollution Hotline for any pollution complaints: Examples Include: significant fish kills (not including bycatch) chemical truck/vehicle rollovers factory fires (if a premises is...
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TEEWAH AIRFIELD APRIL 2023
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) approached Noosa Council in 2022 regarding...
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ALEXANDRIA BAY, NOOSA NATIONAL PARK APRIL 2023
Historically Alexandria Bay has been used unofficially as a clothing optional beach for many...
Read MoreRESPONSE TO COOLOOLA GREAT WALK QUESTIONS APRIL 2023
The Kabi Kabi Registered Native Title Claimants (Kabi Kabi RNTC) have provided the following responses in italics to questions asked (in green) to our office following a women’s gathering at Poona Lake. Where responses concern...
Read MoreINDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MARCH 2023
Much advocacy has been advanced over the last two years for an independent Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Queensland, to address failings in our current system of environmental protections. Queensland is the only...
Read MoreLAKE MACDONALD, SEQWATER MARCH 2023
In response to resident concerns regarding fencing, including the use of barbed wire, at the water treatment plant at Lake MacDonald, the Minister for Water has obtained the following information (in italics) from Seqwater:...
Read MoreSIX MILE BRIDGE #7 REVEGETATION/ OFFSET UPDATE MARCH 2023
In response to resident concerns regarding tree clearing and the need for signage at the site of the new bridge, the Department of Transport & Main Roads have advised the following: Thank you for your recent enquiry about...
Read MoreBOATING INFRASTRUCTURE MARCH 2023
The Queensland Government’s Boating Infrastructure Program (BIP) forms part of the Maritime Infrastructure Investment Program (MIIP), within the remit of Maritime Safety Queensland, part of Transport & Main Roads. More...
Read MoreLAGUNA LOOKOUT MARCH 2023
In response to resident concerns regarding the growth of vegetation in front of Laguna Lookout in Viewland Drive, the Department of Environment & Science have advised the following (in italics): There have been multiple...
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