Save Our Shade

Save Our ShadeWe all love our green city and appreciate the shade of a big fig to park under on a hot day. Imagine a FNQ where every urban street has beautiful, well maintained shade trees and you can walk through the city without getting sunburned. The Cairns...

Proposed Subdivision of Trinity Beach Rainforest

Residents became aware of a proposed 11 lot luxury gated subdivision at the base of Earl Hill in Trinity Beach, when a real estate ad appeared in January 2022 in the Cairns Post. Further investigation unearthed a 2019 development approval that had never been to...

Mass Fish Die-off

As we arrived at Saltwater Lake we found council vehicles and workers about, including a boat in the water – they were scoping up dead fish by the dozens, and some were huge. They did not know the cause and were sending some carcasses off for autopsies.   Unlike...
Donate: Save Our Sky Puppies

Donate: Save Our Sky Puppies

Change the laws: Save our Sky Puppies Make a donation today! CAFNEC relies on donations to continue to push for greater conservation and protection of our region’s remarkable environment.  The Queensland and Federal governments are abandoning their...