Lachlan Hughes Foundation Regenerative Agriculture Day of Learning

In May, we were honoured to attend the Lachlan Hughes Foundation Regenerative Agriculture Day of Learning at Dulacca, on Barunggam Country. The Hughes family are incredible ambassadors for the regenerative agriculture movement. Through the Lachlan Hughes Foundation, they are fostering the sharing of knowledge creating a network of likeminded landscape managers who want to increase the productivity […]

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A Taste of Biodiversity for Breakfast

If the world’s economy was decreasing at the same rapid rate as biodiversity, there would be greater urgency to make a change now. For many people – and many businesses – biodiversity is an unknown importance in its impact on, not just an ecosystem, but our world.  On the 22nd April this year, we hosted […]

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History Visits Aroona

On a warm, Autumn afternoon in April, we were delighted to host the Gehrke family back to their ancestral property, Aroona, in a region formerly known as Gehrkevale, on Yugara Country. The visit was a celebration of a family member’s 90th birthday while also commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Gehrke family’s arrival to the […]

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Thank You to Our Chair

On behalf of the Board and staff of Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN), we would like to sincerely thank our Chair, Dr Adrian Volders, for the substantial contribution he has made to the growth and evolution of QTFN.  When Dr Volders joined the QTFN’s Funds Management Committee in November 2014, he not only brought his […]

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$8.6m to revegetate, protect Brigalow Belt for koalas

Published 31.05.22 at 12:30 PM on the Queensland Government website. Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon   The Palaszczuk Government has announced an $8.6 million partnership with Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN) to restore and protect key koala habitat in the […]

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Introducing The C4RE Invert Adventure Experts

Dr Kathy Ebert: Post Doctoral Researcher and Dung Beetle Expert Dr Kathy Ebert is a teaching assistant and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences. Her primary research interests are in behaviour and taxonomy of dung beetles. Kathy’s focus is on the native Australian dung beetles, especially those with unusual behaviours, […]

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Revegetating Koala Habitat in Peak Crossing

Over the past six years, Earth Frequency Festival has been proud to be in partnership with the Queensland Trust for Nature to enhance critical koala habitat in the Flinders-Karawatha Corridor, the largest remaining contiguous stretch of open eucalypt forest in South-East Queensland. Situated at the base of Flinders Peak and neighbouring the festival grounds at […]

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Gurrbum Nature Refuge

We are proud to announce, another Queensland Trust for Nature property, Gurrbum, has been declared as a Nature Refuge. This 15.52 hectares of Lowland vine forest has now been protected in perpetuity to ensure sanctuary for the Endangered Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) for years to come. The Gurrbum Nature Refuge forms a critical part […]

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Staff Spotlight – Women in STEM

In the calendar each year, the 11th of February marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In recent years in schools across Queensland, there has been a push to challenge and extend students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) learning. Globally, there has been an imbalance between gender and Science – […]

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Announcing Mount Mellum as the 2022 C4RE Nature Refuge

Queensland Trust for Nature are excited to announce this year’s Citizens for Refuge Ecology (C4RE) program will be hosted by Mount Mellum Nature Refuge on Jinibara Country in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland.  Citizens for Refuge Ecology (C4RE) is a grant funded program provided by the Office of the Chief Scientist of Queensland that uses […]

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A Turtle Sanctuary at Avoid Island

Over each summer from November to March, it’s turtle season at our Avoid Island Nature Refuge. Avoid Island is located 100 km southeast of Mackay, in the salt waters of Koinmerburra Country. As one of the three largest Flatback turtle (Natator depressus) rookeries in the southern Great Barrier Reef, our team aim to survey and […]

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Protecting Koala Habitat Corridors in the South-East Corner

Decades of habitat loss, disease, drought and bushfires have taken their toll on the koala population of Australia. Last month, the unfortunate news was announced: many Governments along the Eastern Coast of Australia have officially listed the Koala as Endangered. The news, though unwelcome, will prompt change and inspire an opportunity to make some changes. […]

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