Growing skills and greening Townsville Meet the legends learning to conserve our local environments and ecosystems At 10 sites across Townsville, including Rowes Bay, Mt Louisa, Goondaloo Creek and Magnetic Island, a crew of unique trainees is powering through revegetation and landscape recovery projects for the benefit of residents, ecosystems, and waterways. The Envite Environment ‘Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) program’...

On our radar: Townsville volunteer opportunities 'Tis the season to plant trees and pick litter in the tropics, so get your gloves on and go into the new year with that good-deed glow. Make positive change, meet great people, connect with science smarts, and sometimes score a free snag at the volunteer gigs on offer from our partner organisations. Click links below...

Dry Tropics locals hook into free satellite power Land and water managers across our region are connecting to multi-billion-dollar tech — for free. The power of satellite data for better decision-making is no secret. Increasingly, satellite mapping and location tools are being deployed in agriculture, disaster prevention and management, environmental monitoring, marine and coastal management, and water resource management. Vast...

New StoryMap shows drama of local waters Townsville’s Cleveland Bay is a dynamic and dramatic place for water. Rain comes in massive peaks and troughs, cyclones tear across the ocean, and winds and currents stir the coast into a swirling mix of salt, sand, and sediment. Today our Partnership releases a learning experience that shows the many influences at play...