Respect for Country
At QTFN, we have a deep respect for the unique relationship Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have with Country, including their lands, waters, plants, animals, heritage and culture.
With their enduring commitment and cultural responsibility for land and wildlife health, we are proud to partner with Traditional Owners to strengthen future capability by sharing insights and invaluable ecological knowledge and learnings passed down through generations.
We recognise the capacity of First Nations people and we help facilitate the adoption of traditional methods of land management in general practice.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you on your land in the future – preserving and enriching its deep heritage.
Let’s start the conversation.
Action & Insight
Passing protection onto our partners at Gurrbum Nature Refuge
Excitingly, this year we sold Gurrbum Nature Refuge to our partners the Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation (C4), an organisation dedicated to protecting and preserving the unique biodiversity of the Wet Tropics region. C4 co-invested with QTFN to purchase this precious property in 2019. Over the last five years, QTFN and C4 have been […]
Walking the island together
In November last year, Traditional Owner Samarla Deshong spent a week on Avoid Island with QTFN’s Dr Renee Rossini. Samarla and Renee spent time walking the island, which is on Koinmerburra saltwater country, identifying plants and setting up direct seeding experiments across the island. Samarla shared her knowledge of traditional uses of the plants, bush […]
Thriving and surviving flatback turtles
Mysterious and majestic, flatback turtles are the only sea turtle to nest solely on Australian shores and Avoid Island is one of four island rookeries favoured by the turtle’s southern population. In 2020: More than 108 turtles had nested on the island at the start of the October to December 2020 nesting season, laying an […]