MEDIA RELEASE: June 5, 2018 - Painting the town green to celebrate World Environment Day Peak conservation body the Queensland Conservation Council will be raising awareness of World Environment Day today (Tuesday 5th June) by organising a green lighting-up of some of Brisbane City’s bridges and places. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE for 4 May, 2018 - Peak group Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed the release of the final report from the Koala Expert Panel, and the Palaszczuk government’s proposed responses. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE: May 3, 2018 - Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has expressed its delight at the strengthening of Queensland’s land clearing laws, and congratulated the Palaszczuk government on the passing of its amendment legislation tonight in state Parliament. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE: April 30, 2018 - Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council has today called out the agricultural lobby on its latest video, part of its campaign to oppose proposed legislative changes to Queensland’s land clearing laws. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE: April 23, 2018  Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed release of a Parliamentary Inquiry report, which recommends Parliament support proposed legislative changes to Queensland’s land clearing laws. Continue reading

What a great effort!  The Queensland Conservation Council community wrote 850 submissions to the Inquiry, demonstrating powerfully that Queenslander's want our native woodlands protected. And they are just the ones we know about... Continue reading

A Bill to amend Queensland’s land clearing laws was tabled in Parliament two weeks ago. There is now a short Inquiry process to examine the Bill, and submissions close soon (MIDDAY Thursday 22 March).  Click through for information on how to make a submission and make sure our new environmental protection laws are the strongest they can be. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE March 20, 2018:  Peak environment group the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed statements from the Palaszczuk government that it will reinstate a Waste Levy in Queensland. The state had previously had a levy on waste, but this was removed by the Newman LNP government in 2012. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE:  March 8, 2018:   Peak group the Queensland Conservation Council has strongly welcomed the introduction today of a Bill into State Parliament to strengthen Queensland’s land clearing laws. Continue reading

MEDIA RELEASE:  19 January 2016  Peak environment group the Queensland Conservation Council is urging the Palaszczuk government to get on with the job of re-strengthening Queensland’s land clearing laws as an urgent priority. Continue reading