Magnetic Island Nature Care Association

WORLD HERITAGE MAGNETIC ISLAND
Worth caring for!

Magnetic Island Nature Care Association Inc. (MINCA) acknowledges the Wulgurukaba as the Traditional Owners of Yunbenun, Magnetic Island and pays respect to their past, present and emerging Elders.

Yunbenun: World Heritage Magnetic Island Booklet

See Our World Heritage Island page for more information, and to view/download MINCA's Yunbenun: World Heritage Magnetic Island booklet.

Are you visiting Magnetic Island?

Today we humans are sharing this precious place in ever greater numbers so we all need to treat “Maggie” with extra care and respect, so future generations can enjoy it as well.

You too can help maintain the Island’s great beauty and play a special role in keeping our native animals and plants safe.

Here are some suggestions to help you enjoy your visit and know you are helping to care for Magnetic Island at the same time.

Download/view the Visitor Information leaflet.

The Magnetic Island Nature Care Association (MINCA) works to ensure that the species, habitats and biodiversity of World Heritage Magnetic Island and the waters around it are not damaged by human activity, and that development is sustainable and in line with the needs of future generations.

What do we do? Lots!

Weeding and re-vegetation
Manage the Bolger Bay Conservation Park and Claude's Block
Contribute to clean-ups, environmental education and to environmental maintenance
Raise funds to assist environmental projects
Lobby for good environmental management policies and practices at all levels on Magnetic Island
Continue to build an online Magnetic Island Environmental Resource Centre

See our about page for more information about what we do, our project page for current projects or our achievements page for information on our previous activities or our member page to join.

Pandanus at Bolger Bay Conservation Park.
Photo: Pen Sheridan

Building a Magnetic Island Environmental Resource Centre for all

We encourage you to add information to this website so that we can continue to build a detailed Environmental Resource Centre for Magnetic Island that includes information about its:

If you'd like to contribute content to the MINCA Environmental Resource Centre simply contact us.

Who do we work with?

Many of our projects require us to work closely with a variety of stakeholders including scientists, Queensland Parks and Wildlife, NQ Dry Tropics, James Cook University, local, state and federal governments, Townsville City Council, and local Magnetic Island groups that include Arcadia Coastcare, Zero Waste Magentic Island, Magnetic Island Community Development Association (MICDA), Magnetic Island Resident and Ratepayers Association (MIRRA) and Tourism Magnetic Island (TMI).

Our ongoing projects and previous achievements

We work on a number of ongoing projects that include the management of Bolger Bay Conservation Park, consultation regarding the Port of Townsville expansion, the Picnic Bay Water Recycling Project plus many more.

We are also very proud of our previous achievements, that have included a number of major projects around Magnetic Island, including the Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve, the 'Carbon Cuts' Film Competition, the Energy-Saving Field Day, the Low-Carbon Interbay Challenge, and the Anti-Plastic Bag Campaign.

Young Magnetic Islanders run around the windmill they built from recycled materials as part of MINCA's Energy-Saving Field Day. Photo: George Hirst, Magnetic Times.

Donate to MINCA and to help us protect World Heritage Magnetic Island

Donations to MINCA over $2 are tax deductible under Australian Taxation legislation.
Contact us if you'd like to donate to support our work to help protect World Heritage Magnetic Island.

Become a member!

Would you like to become a MINCA member? See our Become a member page for more information.

Renew your membership today!

Would you like to renew your membership? Visit our renewal page for more information.

WORLD HERITAGE MAGNETIC ISLANDWorth caring for!