North Queensland Conservation Council
North Queensland Conservation Council (NQCC) is a grassroots environmental organisation working to protect nature and drive climate action across North Queensland. It brings local communities together through organising, campaigning and political advocacy, with a focus on protecting the region’s natural environment and ensuring community voices shape decisions about its future.
This Groundswell grant supported the North Queensland Conservation Council to strengthen grassroots climate organising in Townsville during a critical period in Queensland’s energy transition. The funding helped grow a broader and more diverse local movement, shift the public narrative around climate action and build community support for policies that benefit nature, communities and First Nations people. The work also helped prepare local advocates to engage effectively ahead of the 2024 local government elections.
