The future of Queensland’s environment is in the news in the March 2009 my.Wildlife: a new minister; a chance to shape the future of south-east Queensland; and your chance to contribute to the success of our Quoll Seekers Network and MangroveWatch projects.

The future of south-east Queensland: have your say

The South East Queensland Regional Plan determines the future of SEQ: what is developed and what is not; which habitat is saved and which is destroyed.

Under the State Government's Draft SEQ Regional Plan 2009-31, the population of the region would swell by another 1.3 million people within 20 years – to the same size as Sydney. Have your say before 3 April 2009.

You can find out more about the plan to make your own submission. Or send in a ready-made submission created for you by Wildlife Queensland and an alliance of community and environmental organisations.

Super Quarry downed by local opposition

The rejection of the Mount Cotton super quarry by the State Planning and Environment Court announced on 20 March 2009 was a win for the environment and for Queensland communities.

Wildlife Queensland (WPSQ) has celebrated the Court's decision.

Wildlife Queensland welcomes new minister

The new Climate Change and Sustainability Minister has a big job ahead of her if she is going to make a difference to the State’s environmental problems. We challenge the new Queensland Government under Premier Bligh and the new minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, Kate Jones, to meet the challenges they have ahead of them.

Government's oil spill reactions OK

Continuing criticism of the Queensland Government's environmental clean up of the oil spill on Queensland's Sunshine Coast from MV Pacific Adventurer is ill-informed and looks like political point scoring.

We tell you what happened off the SEQ coastline and how the critics got it wrong

Quoll news

North Queensland is the place to be if you want to find out about quolls in the next 2 weeks. The Quoll Seekers Network is inviting everyone in the region to its Quoll Discovery Days in Mareeba, Cow Bay and Townsville. More details in our diary

If you can’t be there, you can always read the new online Quoll Seekers Network News, available now through our website.

Wildlife Australia Magazine

Discover wildlife on the edge. Explore a soap opera of spiders around the edges of your home and garden. Cheer a brush-tailed rock-wallaby population that may be returning from the edge of extinction. Meet the neighbours on the edge of town, including an impressive and intimidating goanna centrefold.

All in the 2009 Autumn issue of Wildlife Australia, out now. Subscribe online.

MangroveWatch: volunteers needed

MangroveWatch, launched on 15 March during SeaWeek, is looking for volunteers to join its monitoring program at Nudgee Beach.

Contact Chris to find out how you can help.

For your diary

Wildlife Land Fund working bees and fauna survey at Witta and Reesville reserves on 3 and 4 April 2009. All welcome. Contact WIldlife Land Fund for details

Bring back the birdbath. Brisbane Branch’s guest speaker in April is Professor Darryl Jones, Griffith University’s School of the Environment, who will be talking about his pioneering study into the impact of birdbaths on backyard wildlife and how he’s getting the community involved. All welcome

Join the Cockatoo Birding Day 2009. Help Griffith University’s Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies learn more about distribution and movement patterns of glossy black cockatoos on the Gold Coast. Register and pick your birding spot!

Greenfest is Australia's largest free green festival and the place for fresh energy! Commencing on World Environment Day Friday 5 – Sunday 7 June 2009. Come and say hello to Wildlife Queensland in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.

You can find out more about these events in our diary.

Wildlife Queensland Newsletter

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