Mission Beach is a unique habitat for cassowaries and other flora and fauna. Terrain and a number of local community groups are actively involved in protecting its natural and cultural values.
The following links and downloads provide further information on the projects taking place to manage these values.
Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan
Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan
Biodiversity, Indigenous and Aesthetic and lifestyle significance reports:
Biodiversity Significance of Mission Beach
Indigenous Cultural Significance Assessment - Mission Beach
Aesthetic & Lifestyle Significance of Mission Beach
Habitat Linkage Reports and Maps
Wongaling Creek Habitat Linkages
Wongaling-South Mission Beach Habitat Linkages
Lugger Bay Map
Walter Hill Range Map
Walter Hill Range flyer
Mapping Landowner Values and Objectives in Walter Hill Range
Roads and cassowaries
JCU Report: New Mission Beach Road - Traffic Impacts on Cassowaries & Other Fauna & Strategies for Mitigation
Wongaling Corridors Faunda Crosssings
Wongaling Corridors Fauna Crossings: Recommended Actions
Potential Solutions to Cassowary Roadkill
Local School Children Make Road Signs
Mission Beach Nature Conservation History
Nature Conservation History: Introduction
Nature Conservation History in the Mission Beach Area
Nature Conservation History: Defending Diversity
Nature Conservation History: Protecting Kennedy Bay
Bingil Bay and Clump Point
Clump Point Map
Garners Beach
Garners Beach Habitat & Restoration Management Plan
Garners Beach Habitat & Restoration Management Plan Appendix 1
Planning & Development
Cassowaries in Planning Schemes Guidelines
Rainforest Landscaping Guidelines
Mission Beach Development Mapping
Littoral Rainforest
Mapping Littoral Rainforest - Mission Beach Pilot Study
Djiru Project: Managing Cassowary & Littoral Rainforest Habitat