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NightWings Rainforest Centre at dawn. © Martin Stringer   We have some wonderful news to share. NightWings Rainforest Centre has just received one of the strongest protections available for [...]

#ForestFlora – Meet Saw Sedge (Gahnia clarkei), a native Australian sedge found in moist habitats along the east coast, including parts of the Wet Tropics. Its long, arching leaves form dense [...]

Thousands of young trees growing in the Rainforest Rescue Native Nursery, Cow Bay. © Kate Koel/Rainforest Rescue   We have some news worth celebrating. Rainforest Rescue has received a $1 [...]

The recent Douglas Shire Council decision on the Daintree Oxbow proposal continues to resonate across the region. In this article from Cairns Local News, the outcome—and the broader implications [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is increasingly part of the regional conversation. In this NewsPort news article, local reporter Shaun Hollis shares opinion from Rainforest Rescue and Douglas [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is increasingly part of the regional conversation. In this Cairns Post headline news article, local reporter Greg McLean shares perspectives from Rainforest [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is now part of a broader public conversation. Following the recent Douglas Shire Council decision, Rainforest Rescue CEO Branden Barber joined presenter [...]

The future of the Daintree Lowlands is increasingly part of the national conversation. In this ABC News feature, Rainforest Rescue’s vision to restore former sugarcane land back into rainforest [...]

Crocodile Creek in the Daintree © Martin Stringer   Our work has always been here, now it’s official As of 31st March 2026, Rainforest Rescue is formally a Queensland-registered [...]

The Daintree Oxbow and surrounding floodplain represents an ecological and economic way forward in the region © Martin Stringer This Media Release was originally issued by Rainforest Rescue on 1 [...]