Landcare Webinar series
Landcare Webinar Series – Register Today The Landcare Webinar Series is helping to bring together the many people involved in a diverse range of landcare activities across Australia. You can access this wealth of knowledge that exists in the landcare community...
Commonwealth Government 2021 Volunteer Grants
Better get in touch with your local Member of Parliament, have a chat and see if you can be nominated. Expressions of Interest open — 2021 Volunteer GrantsThe Australian Government is inviting organisations via a restricted non-competitive process to apply for a...
Community Sustainability Action Grants Round 5
Litter and Marine Debris Clean up and Prevention Funding for Round 5 - Litter and Marine Debris Clean up and Prevention of the Community Sustainability Action grants is now available for projects which seek to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and/or litter...
Vale Geoff Elliot
It is with profound sadness that I write on behalf of the QWaLC Board and staff about the loss of our Chair and friend, Geoff Elliot on the 26th February 2021. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. Geoff was a...
Reef Water Quality Report Card 2019
The Reef Water Quality Report Card 2019 was released today by the Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley and Queensland Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Meaghan Scanlon. The interactive Reef Water Quality Report Card 2019 is available...
EPBC Act final report
QWaLC welcomes the release of the final report of the second Independent Statutory Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, led by Professor Graeme Samuel AC. You can read the report here including the 38 recommendations....
QWaLC 2021 Membership and Insurance survey underway and now due
Responses are now due and the survey closes today 5pm 12th March (if you are really struggling with time the 15th March will be okay) You should have received an email from Lane by now. In early February we distributed via email the link for the QWaLC 2021 Membership...
Queensland Bushfires Flexible Funding grants Round 2 close 11th Feb 2021
Funding support for communities affected by 2019 Queensland bushfiresGrants of up to $100,000 are now available for community groups, local councils and non-government organisations in 23 communities impacted by the bushfires last year.Minister for Emergency...
General Jeffery Soil Health Awards
The General Jeffery Soil Health Award is open to any individual farmer, land manager, extension specialist or educator who is making an outstanding contribution to improving soil health in Australia. NOMINATIONS OPEN DECEMBER 5 AND CLOSE MARCH 31, 2021....
There is still time to have your say
Firstly, to anyone who has completed the State of Volunteering in Queensland survey for volunteer involving organisations THANK YOU!The survey has been open for 3 weeks and whilst we have seen a great response, we do not have a sufficient amount of responses from...
National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases
Did your favourite annoyance make it into the top 42? www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/environmental/priority-list The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases was released today which delivers on a recommendation of the 2017...
Welcome to Australia’s new Chief Scientist
The Australian Academy of Science congratulates Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE on her appointment as Chief Scientist of Australia. Academy President, Professor John Shine, warmly welcomed the appointment. “As an accomplished physicist, the first dedicated Chief...
Grants for Bushfire Recovery now open
Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants Program. Guidelines for this program, including eligibility requirements, are now available athttps://www.business.gov.au/brwhc. The $10 million program will support communities to undertake on-ground...
#CitSciOzOnline October 2020
ACSA online- every Wednesday in October! It is shaping up to be a great event! You can register for the event here, and the entire program operates on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis (from $0 - $20 or free for Australian Citizen Science Association members).
QWaLC 2020 AGM
QWaLC is pleased to announce that it's AGM will be held on the 5th November via ZOOM and at the Toowoomba Library (limited numbers) 10am to 11am Agenda, proxy form and RSVP are available here.