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Annual Report 2024–25 Featured

The annual report details the financial and non-financial performance of the department, and highlights its strategic initiatives, work and achievements.

Seasonal closures in the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park to protect nesting and roosting birds Featured

A seasonal closure has been applied to four locations in the northern Great Barrier Reef (Woody Island, and the beaches adjoining Taylor Cay, Sisters Island and Eagle Island).

Budget highlights Featured

The department’s $1.4 billion budget for 2025–26 is helping to deliver a plan for Queensland’s future and a better lifestyle through a stronger economy.

Destination 2045: Delivering Queensland’s Tourism Future Featured

We’ve launched a bold plan for delivering Queensland’s tourism future. The plan will boost the industry, doubling the value of visitor expenditure and deliver lasting benefits to Queensland communities.

Planned burns in national parks Featured

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers conduct planned burns across the state to keep our environment healthy and help reduce bushfire risk.

Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy grant recipients Featured

$53 million in grants for innovative projects and scholarships are awarded under the Quantum and Advanced Technology Strategy.

Growing and investing in Queensland’s national parks Featured

Learn about new land acquired for adding or converting to national parks as part of the ongoing expansion of Queensland’s public protected area system.

Great Barrier Reef gill net fishing phase out Featured

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.

Our Reef Our Wonder Featured

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.

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