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.

Federal Handbook on Australia – 1914

This remarkable book was produced by the British Association for the Advancement of Science in preparation for its “Australian Meeting 1914”. Not least of its remarkable features is a reference […]

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Destruction of scientific expertise

At the time of drafting this post (April 2025), there seems to be no end of distressing news about loss of scientific knowledge, disbandment of scientific institutions and abandonment of […]

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The Story of Norfolk Island – Felicity Cutten

Dr Felicity Cutten is a scientist and freelance writer who has published popular science, short stories, poetry and short fiction. She has a PhD from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and […]

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Reef Ecologic

Reef Ecologic specialises in providing expert advice to design and implement innovative solutions to environmental challenges facing tropical marine ecosystems and the people who love and depend upon them. Reef […]

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Early research into honey bees, bee-keeping and apiary management

Don Keith, member of The Royal Society of Queensland and former President of Queensland Beekeepers Association, reports that until the pioneering research of Graham Kleinschmidt in the 1980s, most apiary […]

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Blueprint for Moreton Bay 2025-2035

QSN member body The Moreton Bay Foundation has released a Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay for people and nature (2025-2035) along with a Technical Appendix and a readable summary […]

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NCCARF – A worthy initiative

Royal Society Member Adj. Prof. David George has penned a thoughtful account of NCCARF and its relevance after the disappointing 2024 Conference of the Parties on climate change. It advocates […]

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Host farmers’ interests disregarded by energy industries – Scorecard can highlight

  Royal Society of Queensland Member Dr Shay Dougall has co-developed a ‘Psycho-social Climate’ Scorecard to highlight the damage that the energy industries are doing to the well-being of Queensland’s […]

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Mining lease objections review – 20 November, Dalby

20 November, Dalby Public hearing by Qld Law Reform Commission.   Related Images:

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Corrosion of gas wells

Property owners Dave and Liza Balmain (“Glendon”, Nangwee Queensland) have supplied some documents which shed some considerable light on the failure of the Queensland Government to protect the public interest […]

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