World Heritage Symposium report

TA symposium report is now available following the successful World Heritage Keeping the Outstanding Exceptional Symposium held in Cairns in August.

The report was commissioned by the ACIUCN on the management of World Heritage areas and provides a snapshot picture of trends, issues and achievements in Australian World Heritage area management, as provided by Australian World Heritage managers.

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Sharing World Heritage experience with China

Government officials from the Wulingyan Scenic World Heritage Area in the Hunan Province of China, visited the Wet Tropics Management Authority to discuss World Heritage management issues last month.

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Cable car in the Hunan Province

Cloudlands Field Day – giving nature a kick-start

Ever wondered how to speed up rainforest regeneration? We certainly have! Replanting rainforest is a slow and expensive business, and many friends of the Wet Tropics are keen to find more cost-effective ways to speed up regeneration. Local nature refuge owner, Dave Hudson, volunteered his property for scientific trials as part of the Wet Tropics Management Authority’s Making Connections project (funded by the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country programme).

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Tree-kangaroo and Mammal Group workshop

Over fifty tree-kangaroo experts and aficionados gathered together at Lake Tinaroo resort in July to share their knowledge and enthusiasm. They discussed how best to ensure a healthy future for Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroos. A wide range of issues were discussed, such as habitat restoration and connectivity; roadkills, dog attacks and treatment of injured tree-kangaroos; research into population dynamics and biology; the impacts of climate change; and promoting tree-kangaroos as an icon for the tablelands, including ‘Dendrolagus the Musical’.

Many thanks to the Tree-kangaroo and Mammal group, Conservation Volunteers Australia and Terrain NRM who organised and ran the workshop. A report and a community action plan will be forthcoming.
 

Wet Tropics Management Plan - rezoning proposals

The Wet Tropics Management Authority is proposing to amend the Wet Tropics Management Plan – Zoning Maps to allow for:

• The construction of the remaining Sunday Creek section of the new Powerlink 275KV electricity transmission line between Ingham and Tully within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Photo credit: Biotropica

• Potential housing and community infrastructure development on the old football field (dump site) at the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Community (Lot 2 on SP171837) within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Have your say

Written submissions are invited from interested groups and members of the public, Aboriginal people particularly concerned with land in the area, landholders, public authorities and government agencies.

Submissions should be forwarded to:

Zoning Amendments
Wet Tropics Management Authority
PO Box 2050
CAIRNS QLD 4870

Submissions close on Monday 8 October 2012

Or email: wettropics@wtma.qld.gov.au.

Got a penchant for plants?

The Australian Tropical Herbarium and the Wet Tropics Management Authority are once again conducting the successful "Rainforest Plant Identification Short Course" in Paluma.

The courses are targeted at the interested layperson, and provide an introduction to the skills you need for rainforest plant identification, covering both weeds and native rainforest species.

The course runs for three days, from 23-25 November 2012. We already have a number of enrolments, so places are limited.

[ Please see the brochure for enrolment details here >> ]