Mackay and District Turtle Watch

Mackay and District Turtle Watch Mackay and District Turtle Watch Association is a volunteer group dedicated to monitoring and protecting marine turtles across the Mackay region.

Find us at mackayturtles.org.au or
email [email protected]
Strandings can be reported on the QWildlife app or call 1300 130 372 (Business Hours), for urgent assistance call 0493 769 516 Our volunteer members monitor beaches to collect data on nesting turtles and hatchlings, as well as respond to marine strandings. We are also actively involved in the community, providing educational resource

s, attending events & communicating with the media to promote the conservation of marine turtles. Active members must be 18+. For people interested in turtle tours we recommend Mon Repos Conservation Park near Bundaberg. M&DTW do not operate tours.

13/04/2026

What an amazing recovery for this turtle! It's lovely to see people all over the world looking after our flippered friends.

16/03/2026
This bunch of legends did an amazing job! What a mammoth effort, well done! 🤩
02/03/2026

This bunch of legends did an amazing job! What a mammoth effort, well done! 🤩

Well done to everyone who came to help clean up our beautiful beaches 🤩
02/03/2026

Well done to everyone who came to help clean up our beautiful beaches 🤩

23/02/2026

Who's ready for clean up Australia day? 🚮⛱️👒

Well done and thank you to all our volunteers and local beach walkers who lend a hand keeping our beaches clean and safe...
21/02/2026

Well done and thank you to all our volunteers and local beach walkers who lend a hand keeping our beaches clean and safe for our favorite visitors 🐢🤩

Local conservation groups have worked to protect turtle nesting habitats along the Mackay coast for more than 30 years, bringing generational change for these "ancient mariners".

🐢 Yeah the girls! 🐢 We celebrate all the amazing ladies who help contribute to conservation, research and education. Fro...
11/02/2026

🐢 Yeah the girls! 🐢

We celebrate all the amazing ladies who help contribute to conservation, research and education. From responding to stranding reports, collecting data from emerged nests, monitoring many kilometres of beaches and the mountain of paperwork that comes with everything we do, we salute you and your turtly awesome efforts!

While this post is from overseas, it highlights some of the conditions that can affect turtle nests and the detective wo...
11/02/2026

While this post is from overseas, it highlights some of the conditions that can affect turtle nests and the detective work needed to figure out what went wrong during incubation.
Heat can have a big impact on nests in our region, as well as too much rain. Heat AND too much rain is definitely not a winning combo!

09/02/2026
Thanks for having us Walkerston State School!
09/02/2026

Thanks for having us Walkerston State School!

The rain wasn't enough to deter them! Turtle Watch volunteers carried out a nest excavation on a recently emerged nest w...
07/02/2026

The rain wasn't enough to deter them! Turtle Watch volunteers carried out a nest excavation on a recently emerged nest with students who were eager to learn all about turtle conservation.

03/02/2026

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Mackay, QLD
4740

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+49549613

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