Brampton Island Conservation Project
Brampton Island, QLD, Australia
Where Brampton Island, QLD, Australia
When April to November
The Work

• Invasive vegetation management

• Collecting and analysing marine debris

• Coral and marine animal monitoring
Accomodation Camping
Return Mackay, QLD, Australia
Group Size Max 11, min 6 participants

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About the Project

Brampton Island is located at the southern end of the Whitsundays Island chain in Queensland, approximately 32km from Mackay. The Brampton Islands National Park and surrounding reefs support a vast diversity of wildlife with frequent sightings ranging from Green Sea Turtles to Koalas in the Gum Trees. During the dry season thousands of Blue Tiger Butterflies can be found congregating in the island’s Hoop Pines, and must be seen to be believed. 

The Great Barrier Reef has long been regarded as a pristine marine park, but numerous issues are threatening the overall health of the reef and many of the islands found throughout. 

Wild Mob and Reef Catchments have been working in partnership with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to rehabilitate the island’s endangered coastal scrub and monitor the reefs. The terrestrial ecosystems are plagued by introduced flora species. Together we aim to remove the invasive species and allow native flora to once again thrive, re-establishing habitat and food sources for native fauna.

Since we began working on the island in 2009 our teams of volunteers and students have removed over 13, 000kgs of invasive vegetation and witnessed significant recruitment of native plant species.  The mobsters have also removed over 2, 000kgs of marine debris from important habitat for Green Sea Turtles and many other marine species.  Given the small size of much of the debris, this is a huge achievement and we thank all that have contributed.

Upcoming Projects

  • 22nd - 29th June 2013 - Duke of Edinburgh
  • 8th - 13th July 2013 (Open to all University Students
  • 20th - 25th November 2013 (Open to all University Students)

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Detailed Project Description

For a full description of the project, click here to download a PDF: Brampton Island Project Description.

Brampton Island Conservation Project

LATEST BLOG POSTS

Fahan College Brampton Island Trip 4-9 June 2012

Posted on 20 April 2012

During their term one holiday, a group of twelve biology students from Fahan Girls School in Tasmania joined Wild Mob on Brampton Island.  This is the second year the school has attended the Brampton project. Read more

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Volunteer Feedback

Victoria from Sydney in Nov 2009:

A fantastic concept! Derek [camp leader] was so knowledgeable and spoke of the issue of plastics and marine life, the threats to the reef and the purpose of controlling weeds in threatened environments. The people and the atmosphere were terrific and the food was plentiful.

Head of Science from St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, QLD in June 2010:

For the students, the experience moved them from an academic interest in conservation to real involvement in assisting an environment to regenerate.

Year 12 student from Brisbane, QLD in June 2010:

This is not just a holiday on the reef, but even better because we get a sense of achievement for helping the local environment.

Traditional Owner Acknowledgement

Wild Mob would respectfully like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners, their Elders past and present, as well as the important role Indigenous people continue to play in the Land where we carry out our conservation projects.

Project Partners

Wild Mob is proud to partner with Reef Catchments and Queensland National Parks as part of the Brampton Island conservation project.