Department of Environment, Science and Innovation

A revised draft of the Queensland Crocodile Management Plan is now open for consultation. The plan provides the framework for how estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles are managed in Queensland. Find out more and provide feedback.

Consultation is open for the Cooloola Recreation Area draft management plan. Provide your feedback by 5pm 4 June 2024.

The new zoning plan commences 21 May 2024.

Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.

Learn more how Sustainable Visitor Capacity Management studies are informing long-term planning for the Bribie Island, Cooloola and K’gari recreation areas.

Going to K’gari? Plan ahead by knowing your dingo do’s and don’ts to ensure your trip is a safe and enjoyable one.

The Queensland Government will use regulatory and geographic precision to protect the Basin from future conventional and unconventional gas and oil development, whilst assuring the continued prosperity and future economic sustainability of this iconic region.

Your glass wine and pure spirit bottles can now be refunded for 10 cents at your local container refund point with your other eligible drink containers.

Gill net fishing in the Great Barrier Reef will be phased out by mid-2027. Read about how it will provide greater protection for the Reef’s threatened, endangered and protected species.

Queensland is at the forefront of quantum and advanced technology research in Australia. The Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy harnesses Queensland’s expertise in quantum technologies.

The report highlights the department’s key initiatives and achievements for 2022–2023 including its financial and non-financial performance.

More single-use plastic items are now banned - cotton buds with plastic stems, microbeads, peanut style expanded polystyrene packaging and releasing helium balloons. Read more about expanding the ban.

Learn more about how the Queensland Government is committing large-scale funds and working closely with First Nations people, partners, landholders, industries and communities to protect the Great Barrier Reef: Our Reef, Our Wonder.

You can now help with koala conservation by reporting koala sightings using the QWildlife app.

Before you buy native wildlife check to see if you need a licence and only buy from licensed sellers.