News
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The Future of the C4 Environment Centre: An update
C4 has now submitted its Expression of Interest to CCRC for the buildings and facilities at 55 Porter Promenade, Mission Beach. We are now waiting to hear the outcome from…
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Council approves Alexander Drive development application for tourist park
Cassowary Coast Regional Council has approved the development application for short-term accommodation, a tourist park, function facility and produce packing operation on Alexander Drive in Mission Beach. In total Council…
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Keep an eye out: bird flu preparedness
Ecosure has just released a regional bird flu preparedness plan for the Northern Great Barrier Reef, covering the coast from Cape York down to Townsville, on behalf of the Queensland…
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Helping the Mission Beach foreshore recover after Cyclone Jasper
We’ve recently wrapped up a funded project helping a stretch of the Mission Beach foreshore recover from the impacts of Cyclone Jasper. The project focused on cleaning up organic and…
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What the scientists are seeing: climate change and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Our region’s rainforest is a big part of why the Wet Tropics is a World Heritage Area, and it’s also on the front line of climate change in Australia. A…
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Bird flu has reached Australia: how you can help
You may have seen recent news that H5 bird flu (high pathogenicity avian influenza, or H5N1) was detected on the Australian mainland for the first time in June 2026. As…
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Working with landholders to control African tulip in Maria Creeks
We are pleased to announce a new 2 year conservation project funded by Terrain NRM and the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program that will tackle one of the…
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Queensland is the only state still taxing privately protected conservation land
Queensland remains the only Australian state that levies land tax on land protected through Nature Refuges and similar conservation covenants. You may have seen the news this week where C4…
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Future of the C4 Environment Centre
Many of our members may have noticed that Cassowary Coast Regional Council recently released an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the future use and management of the community precinct at…
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Crews tackling towering guinea grass at Fenby Gap restoration site
Work continues at our Fenby Gap revegetation site along the El Arish–Mission Beach Road, with the onsite crew currently battling dense infestations of guinea grass across the steep roadside restoration…
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Volunteers wanted to help protect turtles and shorebirds across the Cassowary Coast
CCRC is calling for community members interested in volunteering for a new environmental monitoring program focused on protecting shorebirds and sea turtles across the region’s coastline. The program aims to…
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Students join foreshore recovery efforts in Mission Beach
Work continues along the Mission Beach foreshore following recent cyclone activity, with students from Carey Baptist Grammar joining the C4 team to help restore impacted coastal environments. The students spent…
