by | Jun 13, 2017 | Community, Past Events
On the 22nd of April, the Bat Festival was held at the Salt House Garden. It was an event organised by the Cairns Regional Council, Australasian Bat Society and CAFNEC. Hundreds of people came along for live music, cocktails, microbat detecting, kids crafts,...
by | Mar 30, 2016 | Past Events
Bat Chats is an informal guided tour of the vulnerable Spectacled Flying Fox roost outside Cairns City Library and vicinity. People will learn about how the Spectacled Flying Fox is a “keystone species” which has a key role in seed dispersal around the...
by | Mar 19, 2015 | Bike Tour, Ecotone Article, News, Past Events
Dear readers, we are happy to present our first Ecotone magazine issue for 2015. Topics include updates on the Queensland election results and perspectives on what a new government means for our environment; important local issues and notices; and all about the Far...
by | Jan 28, 2015 | Cape York Mining, Media Release, News, Tenure Resolution
Outcomes of election environment survey for FNQ shows YOUR VOTE MATTERS! The outcomes of a pre-election survey of local candidates by CAFNEC (the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre) has shown major differences between the candidates and their parties on key...
by | Aug 22, 2014 | Submission
Novotel Oasis Resort has submitted a referral under the EPBC Act 1999, of the proposed action to remove 11 trees on and adjacent to the site. Claims in the referral include that the action will not result in a significant impact because spectacled flying foxes (SFF)...
