Connection Through Conservation
Join local communities restoring and protecting our national parks
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Find and join a Friends of Park group near you
Protecting wildlife
Championing and supporting conservation projects across southern Queensland
Our Mission
We bring communities together to protect and restore Queensland’s national parks.
Through hands-on conservation, research, and education, we support the people and places that sustain these landscapes.
Protect Parks
Protecting Queensland’s national parks and wildlife through habitat restoration, education, and threatened species programs.
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Grow Community
Supporting diverse local Friends of Parks community groups as stewards of the natural environment.
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Stronger together
Creating volunteering opportunities, collaborations, and partnerships to protect and enhance our biocultural heritage.
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Our 2025 Collective Impact
Our Events
Friends of Parks events and activities are diverse – ranging from broad scale habitat restoration, to fine-scale threatened species research surveys. Events are predominantly in-person, encouraging connection to place and to provide an opportunity for the community to give back to the environment. Click an event type below to find upcoming events.
Habitat Restoration
Citizen Science
Workshops & Training
News
A New Friends Group is Born: Welcome Friends of The Cedars
On Sunday the 16th of August, we welcomed our newest group, Friends of The Cedars, who are focusing their efforts on the Red Cedar Park area of D’Aguilar National Park in the Somerset local government area. This group works on Turrbal and Jinibara Country. Led by local nature refuge holders and wildlife enthusiasts, Andrew &…
Meet the Young Leaders Powering Queensland’s Landcare Movement
Every Landcare Week, we take a moment to celebrate the volunteers who show up, year after year, to look after the parks and conservation areas we all love. This year, we want to shine a light on something a little different: the young Queenslanders who are stepping up to lead that work. For a long…
Come Discover a Wallum Wonderland on the Gold Coast
This Sunday 26th July, Friends of Pine Ridge Conservation Park is relaunching under new leader Mitch, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome the group into this new chapter. Located on Kombumerri Country, tucked in among the residential streets of Runaway Bay, just a few kilometres north of Surfers Paradise as the honeyeater flies,…
Make an Impact
You don’t need to attend an event to make an impact – though that certainly helps! Our work is made possible thanks to generous financial contributions and project partners or sponsors.
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