Conservation groups welcome Palaszczuk government’s funding injection as part of broader threatened species package
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The Queensland government will inject more than $24m into protecting koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east as part of a threatened species funding package.
The almost $40m funding announcement coincided with World Environment Day on Sunday. Queensland’s environment minister, Meaghan Scanlon, said the state had “good conservation success stories” such as bilbies and green turtles.
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