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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 of early July, five cases have been confirmed in wild migratory seabirds with four in Western Australia and one in South Australia. There are no…
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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 Wet Tropics’ emerging environmental weeds: African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata). Working alongside private landholders, the project will target African tulip infestations across more than 19 hectares…
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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 President Peter Rowles spoke publicly about the ongoing application of land tax to Nature Refuges and other protected conservation land. As conservationists, landholders and community…
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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 55 Porter Promenade, Mission Beach. This is the site that many of us know as home: the C4 Environment Centre, our nursery facilities, the Norm…
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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 area. In some sections of the site, the grass has grown over three (3) metres high, creating extremely difficult working conditions for crews undertaking the…
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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 establish a coordinated network of trained volunteers working across priority beaches and nesting areas throughout the Cassowary Coast. Volunteers will assist by observing nesting activity,…
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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 time on-ground assisting with the removal of plastics and other inorganic debris trapped through beach and vegetation areas within the foreshore project site. Alongside the…
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Queensland’s environmental offsets framework is open for public feedback
The Queensland Government has opened public consultation on a major review of the state’s Environmental Offsets Framework, and we strongly encourage our members and community to have a read and submit feedback. Environmental offsets play a huge role in how development impacts are managed across Queensland. In simple terms, offsets are intended to compensate for…
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Slow and steady progress at Fenby Gap revegetation site
Work has officially begun on C4’s new Fenby Gap revegetation project along the El Arish–Mission Beach Road, with crews now underway preparing the site for planting later this year. The project focuses on restoring an important roadside section within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, helping stabilise degraded road edges and strengthen the rainforest corridor…
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Wrap up: Mission Beach National Parks weed management project
Last month, we wrapped up a major weed management program across Mission Beach’s lowland tropical rainforest National Parks, following months of on-ground work alongside Djiru Traditional Owners, Girringun Aboriginal Corporation and the local community. The project focused on treating invasive weeds across more than 22 hectares of National Park rainforest at 11 priority sites around…
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Free native plant giveaway for wellness weekend
We’re opening up the Native Plant Nursery for a free native plant giveaway on Friday 30th May as part of Wellness Weekend in Mission Beach. Planting local native species is one of the simplest and most effective ways we can support biodiversity here in the Wet Tropics. Native plants provide food and habitat for birds,…
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Foreshore cleanup underway following cyclone season
While the rain and strong weather events are a natural part of life in the Wet Tropics, cyclones can leave a big impact on our fragile foreshore ecosystems. Native vegetation can be damaged by strong winds and flooding, invasive weeds can quickly spread into disturbed areas, and large amounts of debris can wash up along…