Living Here
Conservation Programs and Initiatives
Clean Up Australia Day
National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day
Toad Busters
Friends of Conservation
Reef Guardian Council Program
Collaborative conservation project
Clean Up Australia Day
Clean Up Australia Day is Australia’s largest community-based environmental event held annually during the first week of March. The event encourages schools, businesses and the community to get involved to remove litter from local parks, roadsides, creeks and beaches.
Gladstone Regional Council supports the community during Clean Up Australia Day by arranging skip bins, clean up materials and supporting sites during their clean-ups.
National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day
National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day are annual, national events where the community comes together to get their hands dirty planting trees and restoring native vegetation in local areas. The events are held each year during the last week in July.
Gladstone Regional Council supports National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day by facilitating tree planting events throughout the region in conjunction with local businesses and community groups.
Toad Busters
Discover the secrets of Gladstone Regions parks after dark! Come and join local experts for a fun and informative evening while reducing the number of Cane Toads in our waterways and parks.
The Toad Buster season officially opens at 6pm Tuesday 10 December 2019 at Reg Tanna Park Gladstone with a sausage sizzle and team toad busting session.
Full training, bags, latex gloves, safety glasses and counters are provided.
Please wear closed in shoes, long sleeved shirt, long pants, insect repellent and bring a water bottle and torch (heal torch is preferred) and a sense of adventure.
All participants under the age of 15 must be supervised.
Join us from December 2019 to March 2020 this season at a park near you. Sessions run 6pm to 8pm.
- 10 December - Reg Tanna Park, Gladstone
- 17 December - Tom Jeffery Park, Agnes Water
- 7 January - Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
- 14 January - Canoe Point Wetlands, Tannum Sands
- 21 January - Reg Tanna Park, Gladstone
- 28 January - Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
- 4 February - Hazelbrook Park, Calliope
- 11 February - Beaumont Park, Gladstone
- 18 February - Canoe Point Wetlands, Tannum Sands
- 25 February - Hazelbrook Park, Calliope
- 3 March - Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone
- 10 March - Reg Tanna Park, Gladstone
Conservation Volunteers Australia
Friends of Conservation
Friends of Conservation is a volunteer program facilitated by Gladstone Regional Council. Volunteers primarily work alongside staff to propagate and care for native plants at Council’s Tannum Sands Nursery. Friends of Conservation also participate in other activities and events throughout the region to help conserve the natural environment.
Volunteers meet every Monday from 7:30am to 10:30am at Council’s Tannum Sands Nursery. Come every week or only when you can.
For more information or to apply to become a volunteer, contact (07) 4971 4444 or visit Gladstone Volunteering.
Role Description Application Form
Reef Guardian Council Program
The Reef Guardian Council program showcases environmentally sustainable practices undertaken by councils in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
Gladstone Regional Council is one of 18 councils between Bundaberg and Cooktown working together to protect and conserve the Marine Park through activities that improve the health and resilience of the Reef.
Collaborative conservation projects
Gladstone Regional Council manages various reserves and natural areas throughout the Gladstone region. Council supports various community groups and organisations to undertake conservation projects that help protect and enhance the values of these natural areas. Support may include, in-kind provision of native plants, materials and staff assistance.
For more information, or to collaborate with Council, contact the Environment & Conservation team on (07) 4970 0700.
Funding opportunities
Regional Enhancement Fund – Environmental Care Fitzroy Basin Association Burnett Mary Regional Group