Magnetic Island Nature Care Association

MINCA - CARING FOR WORLD HERITAGE MAGNETIC ISLAND

Magnetic Island Nature Care Association Inc (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. 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.

IMPORTANT CURRENT ISSUE:
Proposal to dump Dredge Spoil at Kelly Street

Click here to read MINCA's views and correspondence

Your Essential Walking Guides

Complete with colour maps, detailed information, illustrations and photos, these handy booklets are ideal on the track and as a keepsake.

Pick up your copy today!
Visit our Publications page for more information on where you can purchase these handy booklets.

Visiting Magnetic Island?

There is no other island in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area like Magnetic Island.

Today, we humans are sharing this precious place in ever greater numbers – so we all need to treat “Maggie” with great care and respect to ensure that she remains a place of outstanding natural beauty for generations to come.

You too can help maintain the Island 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 that, at the same time, you are helping to care for our precious World Heritage Magnetic Island.

Download/view the Visitor Information leaflet.

Magnetic Island Nature Care Association (MINCA) works to ensure that the species, habitats and biodiversity of World Heritage Magnetic Island and the surrounding waters are not damaged by human activity, and that development is sustainable.

What do we do? Lots!

Weeding and re-vegetation
Manage the Bolger Bay Conservation Park, Claude's Block and assist Council with the management of Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve
Contribute to clean-ups, environmental education and 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, including 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 are currently working on a number of projects, including the management of Bolger Bay Conservation Park, Claude's Block and Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve, 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 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.