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The timber lookout/viewing platform along the Cascades Walking track (Mount Cougal section- Springbrook National Park) is currently closed until further notice due to maintenance requirements/repairs. The cascades can still easily be viewed from the walking track as you approach the lookout. Affected parks: Springbrook National Park

As a result of flood damage, some areas in Conondale National Park remain temporarily closed until declared safe. Affected parks: Imbil State Forest; Conondale Range Great Walk; Conondale National Park

Some walking tracks within the above-mentioned protected areas have been affected by the recent heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall has caused hazards such as rising creeks, flash flooding, and potential for landslides and rock falls. Bushwalkers may also encounter falling trees or recent fallen trees, due to soft saturated ground, and many of the creeks are […]

As a result of flood damage, due to severe rainfall event on Thursday 22 September, whereby Springbrook received 300mm of rainfall in

Ongoing trails upgrades are underway as part of Stage 2 of the Daisy Hill Bushland Action Plan. Affected parks: Daisy Hill Conservation Park

With tens of thousands of whales set to make their way south on the humpback highway these school holidays, the Department of Environment and Science (DES) is reminding boaties, fishers and jet ski-users to share the water, or risk a hefty fine.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) has issued a $1,437 Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN) to a man who allegedly removed a trailer load of timber from the Pinnacles Reserve at Gumlow, near Townsville.

A commercial fisher has been fined $12,500 after being found guilty of wilfully entering or using a marine park for a prohibited purpose.

A 3.2 metre estuarine crocodile that was approaching fishers and boats at Saunders Beach, north of Townsville, has been removed by wildlife officers from the Department of Environment and Science (DES).

Queensland’s bilby population is improving in hops and bounds, thanks to the ongoing collaborative work between the Department of Environment and Science (DES) and Save the Bilby Fund (STBF).