Queensland's Citizen Science Hub

Showcasing the activities of member groups, as well as items of general scientific interest, notably as contained in the QSN Newsletters.

Storm tide threat in Queensland: History, prediction and relative risks

This report summarises knowledge as at 1998 of the potential threat posed by storm tides along the Queensland coast. As single catastrophic events, extreme storm tides generated by tropical cyclones […]

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Underwater drones: A new tool for environmental management

This post is based upon a presentation by robotics engineer John Griffiths and Alicia Dunn at the Norfolk Island Knowledge and Learning Centre, Norfolk Island, on 5 July 2024. It […]

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Moreton Bay Knowledge Hub

QSN member body The Moreton Bay Foundation has appealed for help to develop and maintain a Knowledge Hub to guide research, action and advocacy. Moreton Bay is one of Australia’s […]

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Aircraft noise: The audible aircraft noise annoying you is not the low frequency noise harming you

Dr Sean Foley B.Sc.(Hons.); PhD; FRGS and Member of The Royal Society of Queensland has forwarded an authoritative paper on aircraft noise problems. He has written “I’m on the committee […]

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Prevention or patch-up? The pre-conditions of well-being

The collective Royal Societies of Australia (RSA) has endorsed a proposal by The Royal Society of Queensland to run an initiative called “Identifying the pre-conditions of well-being”. The project aims […]

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National Land and Water Resources Audit

A copy of the materials produced by the National Land and Water Resources Audit has fallen into the hands of QSN through the activity of members of the The Royal […]

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XII International Rangelands Congress

Australia is hosting the twelfth Congress, in Adelaide. See flyer or website for  more details.       Related Images:

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‘Adaptive management’ of mining may not prevent irreversible impacts

Liza Balmain of Glendon Station, Nangwee, has drawn QSN’s attention to a critique of the ‘adaptive management’ approach to mopping up the deleterious effects of mining. Australia’s ‘learning by doing’ […]

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Find a Frog in February – Mary River Catchment – Citizen Science

Gympie East State School community From the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee, new member of QSN 2023 marks the seventh year of the Find a Frog in February citizen science […]

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New QSN member group – Mary River Catchment Coordination Association

We welcome the Mary River catchment community via the MRCCA to the QSN. More details on their landing page. The Council of The Royal Society of Queensland in April 2024 […]

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