Live Breaking News & Updates on Scott Eipper

Stay updated with breaking news from Scott eipper. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Snakes, crocs, sharks: Would you let your child camp here?


News
by Jeremy Pierce
Premium Content
Subscriber only
An island home to deadly death adders, man-eating crocodiles and tiger sharks could become Queensland s newest school camp.
The aptly-named Avoid Island, about 100km southeast of Mackay, is in the frame to become an education camp centre as part of a plan by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to create a new climate change refuge.
Despite the presence of some truly terrifying locals, the island is a vital nesting ground for the vulnerable flatback turtle and is considered an important part of the region s ecosystem.
With co-operation from partners Queensland Trust for Nature and Koinmerburra Aboriginal Corporation, the foundation is transforming the island into a hub of education and citizen science with opportunities for visitors to assist in the protection of important ecosystems and more than 80 species of birds, reptiles and marine creatures. ....

Avoid Island , Great Barrier Reef , Scott Eipper , Sussan Ley , Meaghan Scanlon , Anna Marsden , Koinmerburra Aboriginal Corporation , Queensland Trust For Nature , Reef Islands Initiative , Great Barrier Reef Foundation , Australian Government Reef , Queensland Trust , Reef Islands , Environment Minister Sussan Ley , Australian Government , Reef Trust , Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon , Queensland Government , Editors Picks , Health And Safety , நன்று தடை ரீஃப் , மேஅகங் ஸ்கேன்லான் , அண்ணா மார்ஸ்டன் , குயின்ஸ்லாந்து நம்பிக்கை க்கு இயற்கை , ரீஃப் தீவுகள் முயற்சி , நன்று தடை ரீஃப் அடித்தளம் ,