Hello and welcome to our latest my.Wildlife eBulletin. Thank you to everyone who came to our film fundraiser at the Palace Centro Cinema on Friday 22 September to see 'An Inconvenient Truth.' We had capacity numbers to see this fascinating and informative documentary about climate change.

Congratulations to our August eBulletin competition winner, WPSQ member Robert Standish-White who correctly answered that the Environment Minister received more than 5000 postcards urging the permanent ban on the sport shooting of duck and quail in Queensland. Robert wins the 'State of the Planet' DVD featuring David Attenborough.

Wildlife Queensland meets new environment minister

Wildlife Queensland had its first meeting with the new Minister for Environment, Lindy Nelson-Carr, member for Mundingburra. Ms Nelson-Carr is a new member of the Beattie Cabinet after the ALP's success in the State election held on 9 September 2006.

Find out more about the new minister

Bundaberg lobbies for new National Park

The Bundaberg Branch of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld, in alliance with two other central coast conservation organisations, is campaigning for the creation of a new national park on Bundaberg Sugar land, currently owned by Belgian-based Finasucre. The new park would be known as Miara National Park.

Find out more from Bundaberg Branch and read more about the Miara land.

Make a submission to the review of the IPA

The Queensland Government is calling for comments on its review of the Integrated Planning Act 1997. Amending this Act is at the centre of Wildlife Queensland's Protecting our Bushland campaign.

We encourage all our readers to please make a submission. Submissions are due by 5 November.

Vale Steve Irwin

Wildlife Queensland would like to express the Society's sadness at the death of Steve Irwin, extraordinary wildlife communicator and founder of Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd.

In his short life, Steve achieved so much. He made huge numbers of people aware of wildlife and conservation issues by sharing his enthusiasm and joy in the natural world.

Our tribute.

For your diary

Batty Boat Cruises are back!

Cruise up the Brisbane River to see the spectacular flying fox flyout from Indooroopilly Island on Sunday 5 November 2006, late afternoon. Bookings essential.

Kumbartcho Environment Centre Festival

Bunya Pine Court Eatons Hill, Sunday 29 October, 11am till 3pm. For information about this and other events or to advertise an event, visit the Green Diary.

Wildlife Queensland Newsletter

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