Australian fishing conservation charity OzFish Unlimited launched the largest community-driven shellfish reef restoration project in Australia today at the Port of Brisbane Shellfish Recycling Centre.

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Quandamooka (Moreton Bay) is home to many of the ocean’s marine megafauna and a new report developed by Traditional Owners aims to prevent vessel strikes as boat use and shipping continue to grow.

The Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC), supported by Healthy Land & Water through Australian Government funding, has led the study which proposes a series of actions to reduce the impact of marine vessels on large marine fauna such as whales, turtles, dolphins, and dugongs in Quandamooka.

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  Curlew Island, a two-hectare island located in the Gold Coast, is home to numerous threatened migratory shorebirds who visit to rest and feed prior to their migration north.

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The Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland is home to a diverse array of plants and animals, including some threatened species. To honour Threatened Species Day, we are taking a look at the Wallum Sedge Frog (Litoria olongburensis), which lives in some of the freshwater wetlands of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Wetland.

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Saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats may not look like much at first, but after a closer look, you’ll realise they are thriving communities full of small critters such as crabs, prawns, molluscs, and worms, which provide a rich and bountiful food source for fish and birds.

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Preparing for drought rather than responding to it is the focus of a new Australian Government strategy to build farm and community resilience.

Healthy Land & Water has been tasked with rolling out a proactive new program to South East Queensland landholders. It is part of targeted new funding for drought under the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund Natural Resources Management Drought Resilience Program – Landscapes Project.

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