World Environment Day Festival is returning to Cotton Tree at Maroochydore on June 2nd 2019! Join us and over 100 community groups, food vendors, musicians and exhibitors to celebrate and take action for our local environment. World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Each year the day is centered around a theme, this year's theme is air pollution. Unfortunately, 91%...

A parliamentary petition calling for a Proposed 3-year trial of conservation hunting in Queensland State Forests raises significant  concerns as its' intent is for the hunting of feral 'game' and not focused on humanely managing feral animals for conservation outcomes.  While the wide-ranging and cumulative impacts of feral animals on native wildlife, ecosystems and biodiversity are recognised and warrant an urgent and comprehensive response, the approach taken in this proposal...

  MEDIA STATEMENT 08 February 2019   Vale Dr John Sinclair AO – a true giant amongst nature conservationists The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) wishes to acknowledge the recent passing of Dr John Sinclair AO – a true giant amongst nature conservationists both nationally and internationally. No words can say how grateful we are for your extraordinary courage and dedicated conservation efforts spanning five decades. Dr Sinclair is best known for his decades long campaigns to have the environmental, scientific and cultural values of Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Region Marine and National Parks protected, sustainably managed,...

Queensland's Container Refund Scheme kicked off on November 1st 2018 and we are fortunate to be able to benefit from your recycling efforts. You can nominate SCEC as your charity and you will not only reduce landfill, but help fund our work to protect and preserve the Sunshine Coast's environment. For more information on the scheme, click HERE. For a list of container refund points, click HERE.  Please quote our Scheme ID C10007101 when depositing your containers. Thank you for supporting us and happy...

Yaroomba Beach has been declared an 'Endangered Wave' as part of the Surfrider's Endangered Wave campaign. The visual impacts imposed by the development along with the increased population in the local area are major threats to the wave itself and will have a great impact on local surfers. Yaroomba unfortunately is subject to 4 of the 6 national criteria set by the campaign: Coastal Developments Accessibility and Overcrowding Visual Amenity Ecosystem Threats   

On 22 January 2019 Sunrise Beach locals supported by a Glossy expert sat down with Uniting Care and Blue Care representatives to discuss the planned aged care development at Sunrise Beach. The passionate locals explained to the developers the strong and urgent need to retain more trees to support the long term survival of the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami. The group also showcased the strong community support for the campaign with The Save Sunrise Glossies petition gaining over 2250 signatures, a list of over 220 comments left by signatories and 9 letters of support (including SCEC) including from the largest local community conservation organisations.  For further information...