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$4m invested to protect CQ’s coastal ecosystems

An important series of coastal conservation programs have kicked off with a helicopter survey of turtle nesting sites along...

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14th Dec. 2020 3:12 PM

FUNDING BOOST: Fitzroy Basin Association's Senior Project Officer Cassandra Tracey and Engagement Manager Rebecca French have welcomed $4m from the Australian Government's Reed Trust towards their Fitzroy Region Coastal Ecosystems Project.

Hunt is on for Rocky’s anti-croc vigilante as device found

Crocodiles may be a protected species but that hasn’t stopped someone from planting a potential croc killing device in the...

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26th Nov. 2020 3:11 PM

PUBLIC APPEAL: Wildlife officers are trying to track down the person responsible for planting a device in the Fitzroy River which could kill a saltwater crocodile.

REVEALED: Rocky waste facility’s smell-reducing upgrade

The Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility waste facility could become a future energy generator.

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05th Nov. 2020 5:11 PM

NEW PROJECT: LMS Energy Contract and Client Manager Jason Dockerill, Waste to Resource Recovery Councillor Shane Latcham and Manager of the Waste and Recyling unit Michael O'Keeffe show off the new Biogas Flare.

Stepping up the fight against Capricornia’s pests and weeds

Recognising that pest animals and weeds inflict a terrible toll on both the economy and the environment, the government is...

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19th Aug. 2020 6:08 PM

PEST ASSISTANCE: A new grant program will support Capricornia Catchments' Project Officer Shelly McArdle’s efforts to bring the region’s weed problem under control.

SMOKE WARNING: Planned burning to take place today

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships will be conducting planned burning within Mount Archer State...

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06th Aug. 2020 9:08 AM

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships will be conducting planned burning within Mount Archer State Forest. Picture: Richard Dobson

Capricornia MP invites Greens Leader to CQ to mend bridges

The Greens leader planned to tour mining towns to repair their damaged relationship with his party.

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18th Feb. 2020 5:02 PM

Greens federal MP Adam Bandt addresses a crowd of protesters who attempted to stop conference members entering during a protest against The International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne on October 30, 2019. Mr Bandt said he planned to tour mining towns around Australia. (AAP Image/David Crosling)

WATCH: See turtle released back into CQ waters

They stepped into unfamiliar waters this week, but Yeppoon Coast Guard are sure to remember this job for a while to...

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28th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM

UNFAMILIAR WATERS: Yeppoon Coast Guard stepped into unfamiliar waters this weekend when they helped release two turtles back into the wild after months of rehabilitation.

River report card: Fitzroy’s health report is in

Experts say annual reporting is essential to keeping the Fitzroy Basin in good health.

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24th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM

Palmer’s coal mine plan gets a reboot

After Adani’s success, Clive Palmer seeks to open his proposed Galilee Basin coal mine.

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23rd Oct. 2019 2:10 PM

Green groups unite to oppose Palmer’s new coal mine

They say the reef, farming, groundwater and nature reserves will be threatened.

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23rd Oct. 2019 12:10 AM

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