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Our nature reserves and conservation partnerships in Queensland protect over 1.4 million hectares.
On this page: Carnarvon | Currumbin Valley | Edgbaston | Ethabuka | Fan Palm | Goonderoo | Olkola | Pilungah | Pullen Pullen | Reedy Creek | Yourka
Established: 2001
Area: 57,009 ha
Location: 200 km south of Emerald
Traditional Custodians: Bidjara people
Abutting Carnarvon Gorge National Park, this is one of the few remaining strongholds for woodland species largely lost to the rest of eastern Australia. Protects hundreds of native species, and provides habitat for the endangered Northern Quoll.
Established: 2000
Area: 4 hectares
Location: 100 km south of Brisbane
Traditional Custodians: Yugambeh people
Small reserve bequested to us by local beekeeper and flower grower, Dr Alex Griffiths. Once part of the extensive rainforests of south-east Queensland, it’s now a rare remnant and an important conservation buffer for the adjacent Nicoll Scrub National Park.
Established: 2008
Area: 8,165 ha
Location: 140 km north east of Longreach
Traditional Custodians: Bidjara people
Home to the most significant natural springs for global biodiversity in the Great Artesian Basin. Fed by underground water, these isolated springs have given rise to the evolution of more than two dozen endemic species.
Established: 2004
Area: 215,663 ha
Location: 640 km south of Mt Isa
Traditional Custodians: Wangkamadla people
A haven for wildlife in the north of the Simpson Desert. Home to a wetland system of national significance, it also has one of the richest lists of reptile species in Australia, including our largest goanna, the Perentie.
Established: 1993
Area: 8.2 ha
Location: 50 km north of Port Douglas
Traditional Custodians: Kuku Yalanji people
Rescued from developers in 1993, it’s part of Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The most striking feature is its Fan Palms, which grow up to 15 metres and form a dense canopy in the mesophyll vine forest.
Established: 1998
Area: 594 ha
Location: 275 km west of Rockhampton
Traditional Custodians: Western Kangoulu
In the heart of Queensland’s Brigalow Belt. Brigalow Belt shrublands have fallen prey to large-scale land clearance, with only 2% protected in conservation reserves.
Established: 2014
Area: 869,822 ha
Location: 300 km north-west of Cairns
Traditional Custodians: Olkola people
Olkola Country’s healthy woodlands and grasslands are the largest remaining stronghold for the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot (Alwal). We supported the development of Olkola’s Healthy Country Plan and a long-term project to protect Alwal.
Established: 2005
Area: 231,189 ha
Location: 470 km south of Mt Isa
Traditional Custodians: Wangkamadla people
On the edge of the Simpson Desert, Pilungah (formerly named Cravens Peak) protects gibber plains, red sandy dune fields, semi-permanent waterholes and Coolabah woodlands. Catchments channel life-giving flood waters into the Mulligan River. Supports a remarkable diversity of reptiles.
Established: 2016
Area: 56,040 ha
Location: Western Queensland
Traditional Custodians: Maiawali people
Established as a sanctuary to protect what was, at the time, the only known population of endangered Night Parrots in the world.
Established: 2004
Area: 543 ha
Location: 130 km north west of Bundaberg
Traditional Custodians:
Bailai, Gooreng Gooreng, Gurang & Taribelang Bunda peoples
Protects intact coastal and riparian forest that’s elsewhere been dramatically cleared for development. Features a spectacular walk with stepping stones through the paperbark forest.
Established: 2007
Area: 43,757 ha
Location: 130 km south of Cairns
Traditional Custodians: Jirrbal & Warrungu people
Located in a biodiversity hotspot, this important conservation area is a stronghold for 39 regional ecosystems, some not protected anywhere else in the country. Yourka is part of the Einasleigh Uplands and nestles up against Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
