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australia / Queensland
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 * Queensland** is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the southwest and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean.

Queensland government figures show national parks receive 51 million visits from Australians and 7.9 million visits from international visitors each year.

FYI - [|@AustraliaGreat] spotlights Queensland on Sundays. [|More info on Google+]

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Headlines
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/digging-into-adani/9008500 http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/11/30/top-tourist-destinations-queensland-now-great-barrier-reef-basically-dead http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/australia/queensland/gold-coasts-burleigh-named-best-beach-in-queensland-by-surf-life-saving-association/news-story/fbfdbd3d766315a9b0ad118b063667cd [|Tourism Eases The Burden - Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)] - [|Outbounding] [] [] [] [] - [|@EricTlozek] [] [|Cancer tumours destroyed by berry found in Queensland rainforest] - [|@MelissaLDavey] [|Girringun: the trailblazing Indigenous corporation caring for 1.2m hectares of north Queensland] [|Indigenous Languages Blog Launched] - [|@slqld] [|a-journey-from-brisbane-to-gladstone] [|Park ecotourism proposals move to next stage] [|National parks group rejects ecotourism plans] [|State Government plans to allow logging in areas earmarked for national parks] [|Qld Govt overturns national park decisions] [|Experts say Queensland national parks far from locked up - The Sunshine Coast Daily] [|Conversation with Willie Gordon]

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Cape York
Cape York and wild rivers

itbw award
Guurrbi Tours (2009 winner)

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Tourism Portals
[|Tourism Queensland] - [|@Queensland]

Facebook
[|Visit Queensland] [|Cooktown Tropical North Queensland] [|QldReds] [|Cape York People United] [|ABC Far North] https://www.facebook.com/qldnationalparks

Flickr
[|A quick summary] [|Main Range NP] [|Central Highlands] [|Southern Queensland]

Flickr Groups
[|Beautiful South East Queensland] [|Mt Barney National Park]

Twitter
[|@StevenJMiles] [|@Queensland] [|@uqnewsonline] [|@guurrbi] [|@mycooktown] [|@Cooktown_Art] [|@QPAC] [|@RhiannaPatrick] [|@LINESintheSAND1] [|@DestinationQld] [|@QLDEcotourism] [|@BBM987] [|@abcnews_qld] [|@QldGreens] [|@FraserCoastQLD] [|@WhitsundaysQLD] [|@slqld] [|@QldParkAlerts] [|@slqld] [|@TWSQld]

Ustream
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/slq

Youtube
[|CWSlive] [|BigVolcanoNet] [|queensland art gallery] [|guurrbi tours] [|BatCareBrisbane] [|ABC Queensland]

Maps
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Weather
[|Queensland Weather and Warnings]

Aboriginal and Indigenous Cultures
[|Indigenous interests]
 * [|Native title]
 * [|Indigenous cultural heritage]
 * [|Indigenous land]
 * [|Looking after country together]

[|Centre for Australian Indigenous Knowledges] [|Insider Tips: Queensland's Indigenous North - CN Traveler] http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/ind []

[|Yugambeh Museum, Language and Heritage Research Centre] serves as the Indigenous Language Centre for Southern Queensland. http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/resources/atsi/languages/word-lists/say-gday-in-an-indigenous-language [|Indigenous Languages Blog Launched] - [|@slqld] []

http://www.gudjuda.com

[|Indigenous Knowledge Centres] [|@ikcnetwork] http://mabuiag.ikc.org.au

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The Origin of Languages
[|The story of Barrett's Lagoon - Guurrbi Tours]

Inspiring action for more [|#indigenous][|#tourism]  opportunies [|@TheQTIC][|#qticindegenous]  forum [|@Queensland]

Hashtag: [|qticindegenous]

Government
http://www.qld.gov.au http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au
 * [|Department of Environment and Heritage Protection]
 * [|Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing]
 * [|Department of Natural Resources and Mines]
 * [|Department of Energy and Water Supply]
 * [|Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts]

Rail
http://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au

Sports
[|Queensland Reds] http://maroonfestival.com.au

Museums
RN Museums competition winner -- Congratulations to North Stradbroke Island Historical Society Museum! http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2009/2573122.htm http://www.stradbrokemuseum.com.au

Theaters
http://www.karnakplayhouse.com.au

Universities
[| James Cook University]

Editing
[|Great Barrier Reef] [|Brisbane] [|Cairns] [|Gold Coast]

Wikipedia
[|Queensland] [|State of Origin] [|Tambourine Mountain] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Queensland [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Palmer

News
http://qcl.farmonline.com.au http://www.abc.net.au/southqld http://www.couriermail.com.au

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Bicycle Queensland] [|Scenic Rim Regional Council] [|150 Must-dos] http://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au

2012 Election
[|South east corner of Queensland key to election victory] http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012

**Architecture**
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenslander_(architecture) http://www.abc.net.au/rn/360/stories/2009/2584185.htm

**Birds**
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/southern-qld.html [|Protect the Bush Alliance] http://birdsqueensland.org.au - http://birdsqueensland.org.au/meetings.php

Food
http://www.eatlocalweek.com.au http://www.foodconnect.com.au - [|@food_connect]

National Trust
http://www.nationaltrustqld.org - a community organisation which works to identify and conserve Queensland's heritage. The Trust has been operating since 1963.

**Great Barrier Reef**
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Parks
[|Parks and forests]
 * [|Find a park or forest]
 * [|Park alerts]
 * [|Activities in parks and forests]
 * [|Managing parks and forests]

https://www.facebook.com/qldnationalparks

http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/tourism/tools/tourism_in_protected_areas_initiative_tipa.html http://www.npaq.org.au - https://www.facebook.com/NPAQld [|@QldParkAlerts]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currawinya_National_Park http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/currawinya/index.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-15/bilbies-currawinya-national-park-size-doubled/6547308
 * Currawinya National Park**

[|Queensland Parks and Forests] [|Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk]

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/queensland/hinchinbrook-island-national-park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinchinbrook_Island http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/hinchinbrook http://www.hinchinbrookislandcruises.com.au
 * Hinchinbrook Island National Park**

More [|Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park] [|Endeavour River National Park] [|Mount Cook National Park]

Wildlife
[|Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland] https://twitter.com/wildlifeqld https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeQueensland

[|Snake Catcher]

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Buzzword Bingo
Aboriginal - [|Bama Way] - Barramundi - Brisbane - Cairns - Cape York - Coolangatta - Cooktown - Gold Coast - [|Golden Gumboot] - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Hinchinbrook Island - Land Tenure - North Stradbroke Island - **Queensland** - Rugby - Sunshine State - Townsville - [|Tully River] - [|Warra] - Wet Tropics

Abbot Point
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/a-firsthand-look-at-the-abbot-point-port/7096044

Barcaldine
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Barcaldine/2005/02/17/1108500202092.html http://www.about-australia.com/queensland/outback-queensland/destinations/barcaldine/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcaldine,_Queensland

Barcaldine
[|Barcaldine]

Barron River
[|Barron River - Wikipedia]

Cardwell
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Charters Towers
[|Charters Towers]

Birdsville
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Brisbane
Brisbane

Bundaberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundaberg

Canungra Visitor Information Centre
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Cherbourg
http://tourism.southburnett.com.au/towncherbourg.htm http://queenslandplaces.com.au/cherbourg-aboriginal-shire-council http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherbourg,_Queensland

Cloncurry
[|Cloncurry - Outback Now]

Cooktown
cooktown

Coolangatta
[|coolangatta]

Cooloum
[|Peregian Beach Markets] is located 10 minutes north of Cooloum

Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla is at the crossroads of the Matilda Highway and the Adventure Way. Cunnamulla, meaning 'long stretch of water' which refers to the nearby Warrego River, is in the Paroo Shire which also includes the towns of Wyandra, Eulo and Yowah. [] []

Fraser Island
[|Fraser Island - EPA]

Girraween National Park
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Grantham
[|The day that changed Grantham] - 'Within two minutes it went from being no water out in the street to being waist deep inside the shop.' When Queensland went under water in January this year the tiny town of Grantham suffered the greatest loss of life: 12 people died. The locals clung to fences, floated on top of cars and supported each other to survive the unexpected and sudden wall of muddy water and debris that inundated their town. You'll hear tales of fear, bravery and loss in this moving radio feature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham,_Queensland

Herberton
Herberton’s Wondecla Markets on the third Sunday every month http://www.spycameramuseum.com.au http://www.herbertonvisitorcentre.com.au

Hervey Bay
[|Hervey Bay] [] http://www.visitfrasercoast.com - [|@FraserCoastQLD] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hervey_Bay

Innisfail
[] [] [] [] [|Touring the Art Deco town of Innisfail] - []

Kamerunga
[|World music group embraces Australian folk songs - ABC] []

Kenilworth
Just a 40 minute drive from Noosa is the small township of Kenilworth, with a population of less than 300, in the beautiful Mary Valley, behind the Blackall Range, and only about two hours drive north of Brisbane. Among its many attractions is the Kenilworth and District Historical Museum**.** [|kenilworthmuseum.org.au]

Kingaroy
Kingaroy in southeast Queensland is feeling the impact of long term climate change and peanuts just don't grow there like they used to. While peanut silos still dominate the skyline, and it remains a processing hub, Kingaroy now produces only a fraction of the peanuts it used to grow. []

Kuranda
[|http://www.kuranda.org] - https://www.facebook.com/groups/824646517635567 []

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Longreach
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Magnetic Island
[|Magnetic Island]

Main Range
[|Main Range National Park] [|Main Range National Park - Flickr]

Mareeba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareeba http://www.mareebaheritagecentre.com.au

Mount Barney National Park
The park is located 120 kilometers southwest of Brisbane. [] [] []

Mount Lewis [] [] []

Noosa
In September 2007, the former Noosa Shire was awarded Biosphere status by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere International Coordinating Council. Noosa Biosphere Limited is the only officially recognized governance body for the Noosa Biosphere Reserve through a number of well-establish community based sectoral boards. [|http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au] [] [] - [|@noosagallery] [] [] [] []

North Stradbroke Island
see: Brisbane

Palm Island
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Port Douglas
[|Tourists lap up Port Douglas’ rescue dog walking program] - https://twitter.com/BatemanDan http://www.pawsandclaws.org.au - https://www.facebook.com/PawsAndClawsKennels https://www.tourismportdouglas.com.au https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Douglas

Ravenshoe
[|Ravenshoe: the highest town in Queensland] [|download]

Rockhampton
[|Rockhampton] Rockhampton is surrounded by coastal and rural landscapes and is located on the Fitzroy River. The city was founded in 1855 and has a reputation as Australia's beef capital. The city lies 40 kilometers inland from the Capricorn Coast Beaches. The drive from Rockhampton to Brisbane is eight hours.

Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast is one of the fastest-growing regions in Australia. Its current population of 300,000 is expected to reach half a million in just under 20 years. The iconic coastal strip is environmentally vulnerable. The mayor of the new regional mega-council proposes a population cap, restricting the population to 400,000.

The 16-meter (52-foot) fibreglass **Big Pineapple** has attracted millions of visitors since it opened on Queensland's Sunshine Coast tourist strip in 1971. The Queensland Heritage Council placed the 16-meter (52-foot) fiberglass pineapple on its register in March 2009, ranking it alongside the state's top historic buildings and cultural sites. The pineapple was one of the first of the Big Things that dot the Australian landscape. These include the Big Banana at Coffs Harbour, the Big Merino sheep at Goulburn, the Big Trout at Adaminaby and the Big Gumboot, an oversized rubber boot in Australia's wettest town, Tully in Queensland. http://www.bigpineapple.com.au http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-27/big-pineapple-owners-plan-revamp-of-tourist-attraction/8218384 http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/cultural_heritage http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/cultural_heritage/queensland_heritage_council/time_and_place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pineapple http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/mar/26/councils-pineapple-pledge [|Best markets on the Sunshine Coast] http://trails.visitsunshinecoast.com.au [|@mysunshinecoast]

Sunshine Coast plan to cap population [] [] [|Sunshine Coast Environment Council] [|Sunshine Coast] [|State of the Region] [|University of the Sunshine Coast]

Sunshine Coast Environment Council [|http://www.scec.org.au]

Sunshine Coast [|http://www.sunshinecoast.org]

University of the Sunshine Coast [|http://www.usc.edu.au]

News []

[|The Dreaming Festival]
Last month, thousands of people were welcomed by the traditional owners onto Jinibara country in the Sunshine Coast hinterland for The Dreaming Festival. Every year, speakers debate some critical issues in Indigenous culture and this year it was no different; panels ranged over everything from intellectual property, copyright and protocol to sexuality, eldership, history and political activism. [] []

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Tambo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambo,_Queensland http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Queensland/Outback/Tambo http://www.blackalltambotourism.com.au/tambo4 https://twitter.com/Blackall_VIC https://www.facebook.com/BlackallVIC http://www.btrc.qld.gov.au/

Townsville
Townsville

**Tropical Drive**
The [|Great Tropical Drive] is an ambitious route of 2,000 kilometers that loops Cairns, Townsville and Cooktown. This route includes the Great Green Way that weaves 457 kilometers along the coast between Townsville and Cairns. []

Tully
[|Bush Telegraph broadcasts from Tully in far north Queensland] - [|download]

Undara Volcanic National Park
http://undara.com.au [] [] (PDF)

Undara Volcanic National Park, the location of the longest lava flow from a single volcano on Earth. Sections of roof of these lava tubes have collapsed allowing access to the inner tube with spectacular colours, immense size and an amazing diversity of wildlife.

Undara is 300 kilometers or a four hour drive west, southwest of Cairns along the Gulf Development Road in the eastern Gulf region of Queensland.

State of the Region Summit Sunshine Coast []

Barron River
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Elections
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Tablelands
[|Atherton_Tableland] [] []

Toowoomba
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Tully
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Whitsunday Coast
[] [] [] - [|@WhitsundaysQLD] [] - [|@QLDWhitsundays]

Winton
http://australianageofdinosaurs.com http://www.experiencewinton.com.au http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-13/dinosaur-centre-opens-new-exhibit-in-winton/8441488

Woodford
[] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodford_Folk_Festival [|Listening to nature] - Animal sounds and bird song have adapted to specific environments and habitats, but the use of sound has in turn shaped the evolution of different species. And that includes homo sapiens. Sound has formed us as social and cultural ‘animals’.

Yeppoon
[] [|http://mycapricorncoast.com] []

misc
[|Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland]

[|Building Nature’s Resilience: a Draft Biodiversity Strategy for Queensland] places biodiversity at the centre of conservation efforts for the state. The strategy highlights the need for better understanding of the current and emerging [|threats to biodiversity], such as the impacts of development and climate change.

‘[|Climate Change and Queensland Biodiversity]’ http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/biodiversity/climate-change-report.html

Environment
[|Queensland Environmental Protection Agency]

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Tourism
[|Ecotourism News - Tourism Queensland] [|Queensland Travel Info - Australian Explorer] [|Tourism Queensland] [|Queensland Holidays] [|Tropical North Queensland]

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videos [|From little things big things grow] [|Rock art with Aboriginal Elder Willie Gordon] [|Big Volcano Net]

photos
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Recommended Listening
[|ABC Far North] - [|Facebook.com] - [|@ABCnorthqld] [|Queensland's historical atlas online] [|download] [|details]

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/ZennithBoyz https://soundcloud.com/abcfarnorth

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blogs
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2011 Headlines: Queensland Floods
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-floods-2011-five-things-that-changed-forever-20160108-gm23j7.html [|Queensland Drenched - ABC] [|Flood Emergency] [|Flood info and resources from the Queensland government] [|Queensland Health storm and floods recovery info] [|Before and After Photos - Earthobservatory] [] [] [] [] [|Tech review with Peter Marks: social media and the floods] [|Donate!]

2015 Election [|#qldvotes]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/results [|Labor set for stunning victory in Qld election] [] [|Queensland’s early election hinges on a test of Newman’s strength] - [|@toddocracy] [|@ConversationEDU] [|Who are Queensland’s unofficial premiers-in-waiting?] - [|@toddocracy] [|@ConversationEDU] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/21/queensland-election-newman-government-scrutiny-coal-donation http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-state-election-2015/queensland-election-one-of-four-pillars-facing-major-downturn-20150123-12x5jl.html http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2015/jan/30/queensland-election-newman-and-palaszczuk-in-last-day-campaign-blitz-live http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-29/queensland-votes-abc-election-coverage/6053086 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-02/queensland-election-2015-campbell-newman-parody-twitter-retires/6061584 - https://twitter.com/Can_do_Campbell

Flooding
[|Heavy Rains in Queensland] [|Flooding in Queensland] [|Flooding in Rockhampton, Queensland] [|widespread flooding]

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New
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au [|Draft Queensland Ecotourism Plan 2013-2020] []

'The Plan' aka [|Queensland Ecotourism Plan (draft for consulation) 2013 – 2020] (PDF) has been released for comment, "with the vision to make the state the number one destination in Australia and a world leader in ecotourism."

The Plan comes out of the inaugural Destination Q workshop held in Cairns in June 2012 and recognises that Queensland’s greatest competitive advantage is nature-based tourism in a unique environment. The Plan has a number of specific actions for development, such as delivery of a 20 year strategic plan for Queensland tourism, reducing red tape, improving decision making and government support, facilitating new investment, and improving tourism skills.

Final report [] (PDF)

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Recommended reading

 * media type="custom" key="5094885" || The [|South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031] is the state government's long-term plan that will shape South East Queensland (SEQ) over the next 20 years by managing the expanding population and tackling issues including housing affordability, congestion and climate change. ||