Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Division overview
Formed December 1998
Type Protected area management
Jurisdiction Queensland
Headquarters 111 George Street, Brisbane
Minister responsible
Division executive
  • Ben Klaassen, Deputy Director-General
Parent department Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
Website www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is a sub-section of the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing within the Government of Queensland. It was formerly part of the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. The primary concern is with the development and maintenance of protected areas within Queensland so as to permit permanent preservation of the area's natural condition. This includes national parks, marine parks and world heritage areas.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service was established in December 1998. The Nature Conservation Act 1992 and Marine Parks Act 2004 provide guiding legislation for the service. Steven Miles, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef is responsible for the department. The agency is located at 111 George Street in the Brisbane central business district.

Functions

Protected areas in Queensland are needed to provide wildlife habitat, to maintain biodiversity and provide opportunities for outdoor recreation.[1] Each national park requires a management plan to be prepared.

The service employs park rangers who are responsible for maintaining campgrounds and picnic areas, providing walking tracks, advice to visitors, recording wildlife data, controlling weeds and feral animals, assist in the preparation of management plans and enforcing park rules.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Managing parks and forests". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Queensland scene". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.


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