PARTNERSHIPS SECURE ALMOST 400,000 HECTARES FOR QUEENSLAND'S PROTECTED AREA ESTATE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation

The Honourable Andrew Powell

* Queensland's protected area network will expand further following the purchase of three properties in Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria. * The acquisitions include 137,000 hectares of Kendall River Station, 90,000 hectares of part ofWestmoreland Station, and 169,000 hectares of Cliffdale Station. * The landmark acquisition will safeguard critical habitat for threatened species including the palm cockatoo andgrey falcon.

Almost 400,000 hectares of significant habitat across Cape York and the Gulf o...