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
Small Grant, Big Impact: Tracking Southern Queensland’s Last Spotted-tailed Quolls
Sometimes a small grant can make a real difference. That’s exactly what’s happening in Girraween National Park with the Quoll Society of Australia.
Once-in-a-lifetime experience with Friends of Sheep Station Creek
It isn’t every day you get to witness Australia’s largest owls, hunting as a pair, right in front of your eyes. That is exactly what the Friends of Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park volunteers witnessed on Saturday evening.
Fluttering Wings: The Community-Powered Hunt for the Gold Coast’s Rarest Butterflies
The Gold Coast is home to some remarkably rare butterflies, and thanks to the volunteers taking part in our Fluttering Wings citizen science project, we’re building a clearer picture of where they live and what they need to survive. Here’s a roundup of what we’ve found during our surveys so far. The Numbers Across all…
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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