CCC was honoured to join Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) at the Konomie Island Seagrass Research Centre, collecting and transferring Seagrass for the centre to transport to their Gladstone Facility to study how different species adapt to increasing climate change and weather phenomena. During November, CCC had a visit from Uncle Paul Spearim –…
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2023 has been an exciting year for CCC. Our Coordinator & KIEEC Secretary, Sophie George, and Conservation Trainee, Summer Stringer, have been busy bees on Konomie Island working alongside the Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre PnC President Jeff Krause and Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre Principal, Andrew Gill, CCC volunteers, Capricorn Coast Land Care, Cap…
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The Mt Etna OGRES are an informal group of six retirees who style themselves Old Guys Restoring Ecosystems. Since 2017 they have been volunteering one morning per week to assist in a major revegetation project at Mt Etna National Park. In the period up to 2017 a series of projects funded by Greening Australia and…
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The Central Queensland community came together to celebrate Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decision to refuse the Clive Palmer-owned coal mine Central Queensland Coal proposal on the weekend. The mine was proposed to be just 10km from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and was going to directly impact on critically important environmental resources. Pollution…
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The 8000 ha. Bimblebox Nature Refuge is the only remaining large and continuous tract of remnant vegetation in the Jericho subregion of the Desert Uplands bioregion, 500km west of Rockhampton – protecting, conserving, and nurturing its biodiversity and ecological systems. This incredible Refuge was founded by a group of conservationist landholders who wanted to ensure the preservation…
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29 November 2022 Greater government intervention is needed to protect the Great Barrier Reef, after UNESCO expert panel last night reported their assessment that the criteria have been met to place the iconic World Heritage Area on its “in danger” list, following its reactive Reef monitoring mission earlier this year. The expert report said Queensland…
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Yeppoon locals are desperately working to raise concerns regarding numerous development applications occurring in the region. Areas of high-value remnant vegetation located in rural zones are in threat of being broken up into small lots and cleared. An example of this is the proposed reconfiguration of Lot 550 Sypher Drive, Inverness. This lot is currently…
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Seventeen candidates have put their name forward in the by-election for the Mayor of Rockhampton Regional Council. Capricorn Conservation Council has sent all these candidates a questionnaire to gauge their views on environment matters in Rockhampton. So far, eight candidates have responded. They all support increasing Rockhampton’s tree canopy cover – both through street tree…
Read MoreCapricorn Conservation Council warmly welcomes Dr Coral Rowston to the CCC Family as the new Coordinator.
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The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is considering a proposed new tax for rooftop solar users. The suggested tax will charge solar panel owners when they export the energy that they produce into the shared grid. However, this tax could also have a negative impact on nonsolar owners and the price of their electricity too.…
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