Department of Environment and Resource Management
Features
- Queensland Coastal Plan
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The Queensland Coastal Plan, approved under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 and the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, is now in effect. Changes have been made to the Plan since the public release in April 2011.
- National parks affected by weather
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Severe rains and flooding have forced the closure of camping grounds and walking tracks in some of the state’s national parks. If planning a visit, be sure to check the status of national park closures, as well as road and weather conditions, before leaving home.
- Flinders Karawatha Corridor
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The Queensland Government has protected the largest remaining continuous stretch of open eucalypt bushland in South East Queensland—the Flinders Karawatha Corridor.
- Gladstone environmental monitoring
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The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring that the Gladstone region can continue its role as a key economic base with a sustainable and healthy environment.
- Disaster recovery – one year on
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The department has worked with a range of partners over the past year to recover and conserve Queensland’s environment and natural resources affected by the 2010-2011 floods and cyclones
- Littering and illegal dumping fines begin
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Littering and illegal dumping fines come into effect on 1 February 2012.
- Strategic cropping land
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The Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011, Strategic Cropping Land Regulation 2011 and State Planning Policy 1/12: Protection of Queensland’s strategic cropping land have commenced.
In profile
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Queensland is seeing the development of a world-class liquefied natural gas industry. Have your questions answered or watch the latest online broadcasts on coal seam gas. -
North Stradbroke Island—protected for the future
The Queensland Government has announced the timeframe for the end of mining and the creation of a new national park on North Stradbroke. -
Queensland's Wild River areas include some of Australia's most unique ecosystems, rare and threatened plants, birds and marine and estuarine species.
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Last updated 3 February 2012