Consultation on proposed amendments to the forestry and protected area estates
The Department of Environment and Science is proposing to make a number of amendments to the forestry and protected area estates, and are seeking views in consideration of the Human Rights Act 2019, including Aboriginal peoples’ and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural rights.
The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:
Tenure | Local Government Area | Details of proposal |
---|---|---|
Beerwah State Forest | Sunshine Coast Regional |
Revoke:
|
Beerwah Forest Reserve | Sunshine Coast Regional |
Revoke the forest reserve and dedicate the area as:
|
Barnard Island Group National Park | Cassowary Coast Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Castle Tower National Park | Gladstone Regional |
Redescribe the entirety of Castle Tower National Park as:
|
Family Islands National Park | Cassowary Coast Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Frankland Group National Park | Cairns Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Goold Island National Park | Cassowary Coast Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Lindeman Islands National Park | Mackay Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Molle Islands National Park | Whitsunday Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Mount Archer National Park | Rockhampton Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Whitsunday Islands National Park | Whitsunday Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Glass House Mountains Conservation Park | Sunshine Coast Regional |
Dedicate:
|
Cootharaba Nature Refuge | Noosa Shire |
Declare:
|
Egerton Nature Refuge | Sunshine Coast Regional |
Redescribe the entirety of Egerton Nature Refuge as:
|
Glen Idle Nature Refuge | Cairns Regional |
Revoke the entirety of Glen Idle Nature Refuge described as:
|
Kangaby Nature Refuge | Gladstone Regional |
Declare:
|
Koolewong Nature Refuge | Sunshine Coast Regional |
Redescribe the entirety of Koolewong Nature Refuge as:
|
Long Grass Nature Refuge | Lockyer Valley Regional |
Redescribe the entirety of Long Grass Nature Refuge as:
|
Messmate Nature Refuge | Hinchinbrook Shire |
Revoke:
|
Mount Murchison Nature Refuge | Banana Shire |
Revoke:
|
Saxum Floribunda Nature Refuge | Southern Downs Regional |
Declare:
|
Scotney Nature Refuge | Southern Downs Regional |
Redescribe the entirety of Scotney Nature Refuge as:
|
Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge | Douglas Shire |
Declare:
|
The Limberlost Nature Refuge | Southern Downs Regional |
Declare:
|
Comments regarding the proposed amendments to the forestry and protected area estate must be in writing and submitted via:
- email to tenureservices@des.qld.gov.au
or - mail to:
Department of Environment and Science
Tenure Services
PO Box 15187, City East QLD 4002.
Comments received by 15 July 2023 will be considered by the department.
Amendments to the forestry and protected area estate under the Forestry (State Forests) Regulation 1987, Nature Conservation (Forest Reserves) Regulation 2000 and Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Regulation 1994 are administered by the Department of Environment and Science.