Community, industry, scientists and government are working together to ensure that the natural rainforest, cassowaries and our unique culture at Mission Beach prosper into the future. We've put our ideas and actions together into the Draft Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan.

The Draft Plan can be viewed on this website or phone 4043 8000 to receive a copy.

Draft Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan Documents

• Download the draft Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan (web version) here 6.81 Mb. **Please note this is a large file**

• Executive Summary 55.87 Kb

• "Easy to read" version:
  • Page 1 749.30 Kb
  • Page 2 720.85 Kb
  • Page 3 619.95 Kb

General Information

• Overview of Public Feedback to MBHNAP Consultation Draft 46.98 Kb
• Value of the Mission Beach natural environment visitor survey 309.16 Kb
• Mission Beach booklet 2007
  • Front Page 632.08 Kb
  • Inside pages 1 669.50 Kb
  • Inside pages 2 3.07 Mb
  • Inside pages 3 609.43 Kb
  • Back Page 622.84 Kb
• Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan Community Workshop December 8 2007 (leaflet) 923.78 Kb
• Current Land Use and Population Mission Beach and Surrounds (poster) 312.67 Kb
• Business as Usual Scenario - 2025 Land Use and Population Mission Beach and Surrounds (poster) 255.68 Kb
• Mission Beach Nature Conservation History
  • Introduction 451.18 Kb
  • Conservation in the Mission Beach Area: Settlement to 1950. 773.67 Kb
  • Defending Diversity: Strategies used by Conservationists John Busst, Dr. Len Webb and Geoff Tracey in the Conservation of North Queensland Habitats during the 1960s. 150.01 Kb
  • Protecting Kennedy Bay: 25 years on. The History of the Conservation Movement at Mission Beach during the Modern Era from 1982 to 2007. 639.95 Kb
• Current, Pre-clearing & 2025 Scenarios: Vegetation Cover & Cassowary Habitat Mission Beach & Surrounds (poster) 1.22 Mb
• Council-managed Reserves at Bingil Bay: Map and Natural Values 636.43 Kb
• Council-managed Reserves at Clump Point: Map and Natural Values 552.35 Kb

Media Releases

• Ecotourism (24 June 2009) 83.99 Kb
• Mission Beach is more important than you realize! (Nov 2007) 70.80 Kb
• Mission Beach community meets to develop habitat action plan (6 Dec 2007) 71.44 Kb
• Community's vision for Mission Beach 24.61 Kb

Reports

• South Mission Beach - Kennedy Bay Habitat Linkages Map 843.89 Kb

• Wongaling - South Mission Beach Habitat Linkages: Part 1 of 2 6.09 Mb **Warning - this is a very large file download**
• Wongaling - South Mission Beach Habitat Linkages: Part 2 of 2 (Executive Overview Map) 885.50 Kb
• Biodiversity Significance of Mission Beach (Full Report) 5.45 Mb
• Indigenous Cultural Significance Assessment Mission Beach (Full Report) 1.39 Mb
• The Aesthetic and Lifestyle Significance of Mission Beach (Executive Summary) 80.41 Kb
• The Aesthetic and Lifestyle Significance of Mission Beach (Full Report) 2.53 Mb
• Terrain Community Workshop Outcomes Final Draft 83.56 Kb
• Wongaling Creek Habitat Linkages 1.37 Mb
• Wongaling Corridors Fauna Crossings 5.06 Mb
• Wongaling Corridors Fauna Crossings: Recommended Actions 50.00 Kb
• Development Mapping Mission Beach 2.55 Mb

Links

• CSIRO
• Environmental Defenders Office NQ - Private Conservation Factsheet Series - June 2009

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Want to know more?

For further information about the Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan contact our local area planning officer:

Tony O'Malley
Mobile: 0437728190
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