Submissions open on the draft FNQ Regional Plan 2025!

by | Dec 5, 2025 | Front Page, Submission

In Queensland, Regional Plans are long-term, strategic planning documents that guide how a region will grow, change, and respond to development pressures. Under the statute framework in Queensland, regional plans set out land-use policies and spatial maps that local...
Take Action: Keeping QLDers Safe From Natural Disasters

Take Action: Keeping QLDers Safe From Natural Disasters

by | Oct 10, 2024 | Climate, Community

Across Queensland Regional Conservation Groups and QCC are campaigning for better planning for Natural Disasters. Research released by the Climate Council, State of Queensland: Ground Zero shows that Queensland is Australia’s most disaster prone state, with climate...

Shock News as Taylor Point Is Privately Bought

by | Oct 8, 2024 | News

The sale of Taylor Point from Rob Prettejohn to the Macernis Group in early October 2024 marks a significant change point in a decades-long campaign for CAFNEC, Traditional Owners, and the Cairns Northern Beaches communities to see the property protected.  CAFNEC has...

State Code 23 Reformed and Regulatory Framework Released

by | Oct 2, 2024 | News

In 2021 CAFNEC began campaigning to ensure that renewable energy projects are well sited, protecting irreplaceable habitats and benefiting communities. This began after our community witnessed bulldozing of remnant habitat at the Kaban wind farm. A development project...