Cape York Natural Resource Management

03/09/2026

Pig-proof exclusion fencing is helping to protect four culturally and ecologically significant wetlands on Cape York Peninsula.

Installed on Kalpowar Station, Normanby Station and Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, the fencing keeps feral pigs out of tropical freshwater wetland areas while allowing native turtles to pass through.

The project is also supporting on-Country training, local jobs and research into reducing feral pig impacts on wetlands.

Read our latest story: https://www.capeyorknrm.com.au/post/pig-proof-fencing-protecting-cape-york-wetlands

This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Reef Trust.

Image: Muunthiwarra Rangers and the Flinders Fencing Crew

01/09/2026

From camping under the stars to navigating rugged 4WD tracks, our team recently completed a remote land condition survey across south-west Cape York Peninsula.

In July, Cape York NRM staff travelled through Kowanyama and the surrounding Joint Management Area, revisiting long-term monitoring sites and collecting data to help track changes in Cape York’s landscapes over time.

The trip also provided opportunities to experience the region’s incredible biodiversity, including:

🦩 Large numbers of Brolgas and Sarus Cranes (and learning how to tell them apart!)
🌱 Three carnivorous plant species—two sundews and a rainbow plant
🌴 A Gebang Palm, which flowers and fruits only once during its lifetime before dying

This work forms part of a program to revisit up to 130 long-term monitoring sites across Cape York this dry season to support future land management decisions.

Read more: https://www.capeyorknrm.com.au/post/remote-fieldwork-reveals-cape-york-s-remarkable-landscapes-and-wildlife

This project is funded by the Queensland Government’s Natural Resources Recovery Program.

31/08/2026

30/08/2026

⏰ Final Reminder – Director Nominations Close Soon!

There's still time to nominate for the Cape York NRM Board of Directors.

If you're passionate about the future of Cape York Peninsula and want to help guide the strategic direction of natural resource management across the region, we'd love to hear from you.

We're seeking eligible general members with skills and experience in areas such as:

🌿 Natural resource management, biodiversity or conservation
🤝 Governance, business or land management
🏞️ Strong connections to Cape York and its communities

Download the Director Information Pack and nomination form: https://ow.ly/h3lg50ZoMtq
Nominations close at 9:00 am on Monday 7 September 2026.

Submit your nomination via email to [email protected] or post to:

The Company Secretary
Cape York NRM
Reply Paid 6025
Cairns QLD 4870

Don't miss your opportunity to help shape the future of Cape York.

30/08/2026

Our Cape York Wildfire Resilience project is underway, with early dry season burns completed across more than 46,000 hectares on 12 properties.

This project is funded through the Queensland Government's Natural Resource Management Expansion Program. Land Queensland

27/08/2026

A new exclusion fence at Alice River Station is helping protect one of Cape York's most iconic birds, the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot.

The fence is keeping cattle out of sensitive nesting areas, helping protect important habitat and the native grasses the parrots rely on for food.

Find out more about our recent visit to meet property owner Allison Woodside: https://ow.ly/1Otv50ZEZJn

This project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Cape York NRM, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.

26/08/2026

Over the past two weeks, the Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) has continued its important turtle monitoring work while also taking part in filming for an upcoming documentary.

The documentary will share more about the work underway to monitor and protect marine turtles on Cape York Peninsula.

📸 Apudthama Land Trust Senior Ranger Christopher Lifu with a flatback turtle hatchling at Jardine Beach, near Bamaga in the Northern Peninsula Area.

WCTTAA is supported by Cape York NRM through funding from the Australian and Queensland Governments’ Nest to Ocean Turtle Protection Program, and Rio Tinto’s Western Cape Community Development Fund.

25/08/2026

💧Drones are being used to improve the health of one of Cape York's nationally significant wetlands.

At Kings Plains, a 68,000-hectare property 50km southwest of Cooktown, Cape York NRM is partnering with South Endeavour Trust to target one of Australia’s worst invasive weeds, olive hymenachne, with drone herbicide spraying.

Hymenachne forms dense floating mats that choke waterways, displace native aquatic plants and reduce habitat for wildlife across Kings Plains Lake and its interconnected wetland system.

🐖 The multi-year project is also delivering an intensive feral pig control program, with aerial operations carried out in April, May and June.

✅ Read the full story here: https://www.capeyorknrm.com.au/post/protecting-the-cape-s-high-value-wetlands-and-native-vegetation-1

The Cape York Wetlands and Native Vegetation Resilience project is funded by the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program.

Land Queensland

25/08/2026

Our team recently attended the screening of 'Eat The Invaders – Feral Deer' in Cairns, where our First Nations Engagement Lead, Tony Mitchell, had the opportunity to join the panel discussion on the impacts of invasive species.

The evening highlighted the significant environmental, cultural and economic impacts invasive species have across Australia, with panellists sharing perspectives on how these challenges affect their communities and discussing practical approaches to reducing damage to native flora and fauna and culturally significant places.

Big thanks to North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance for supporting important conversations like these and for continuing to advocate for increased investment in Indigenous Rangers across Australia, along with long-term funding to strengthen Indigenous-led efforts to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage.

12/08/2026

A great opportunity from Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC!!!