by | Jul 28, 2025 | Ecotone Article, Front Page, News
by Liz Downey, Wildlife Conservation Queensland – Hinchinbrook Branch Photos contributed by Daryl Dickson. This article was originally published in the June 2025 editon of Ecotone. Read the full edition here. For six months each year, one Island, part of a...by | Oct 23, 2024 | News
We are excited to announce that, following a successful recruitment process, Bronwyn Opie has been appointed as the next Director of the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). Bronwyn has been a dedicated member of the CAFNEC team for the last 3 years,...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...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...by | Aug 27, 2024 | News
The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) is calling for the immediate rejection of the renewal application for Exploration Licence Q/23P, which expired on August 17, 2024. Despite the application for renewal being submitted in 2023, the decision has not...by | Nov 2, 2023 | News
After almost four years of collaboration, the biosecurity plan for Amazon frogbit has been finalised! CAFNEC has been working alongside FNQ Regional Organisation of Councils, Mareeba Shire Council, Mitchell River Watershed Management, Qld Water & Land Carers, Wet...