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Fauna Spotter Catchers in Airlie Beach, QLD.

Fauna Spotters field vehicle at a wind-farm site

Fauna Spotter Catchers and Koala Spotters support clearing works around Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Regional Council area. The town is a tourism centre and gateway to the Whitsunday Islands, with Conway National Park rainforest, mangroves and coastal wetlands close to the development edge. Share your Airlie Beach site, dates and approval conditions so we can confirm scope and availability.

Services in Airlie Beach

Choose the support your job needs. Specialist surveys are arranged around the site, target species and dates.

Koala Spotters

Dedicated koala searches and monitoring for works in koala habitat.

Thermal drone surveys

Thermal imaging to help locate wildlife and guide follow-up checks.

By arrangement

Typical works around Airlie Beach

Council's 2026 newsletter reports that work began on a trunk water main in Jubilee Pocket and that a 40-unit short-term accommodation project at Jubilee Tavern was approved. The 2014 Airlie Beach Structure Plan reported terminal construction underway at Port of Airlie and identified a proposed Whitsunday Coast Airport runway extension.

  • Jubilee Pocket trunk water main
  • Short-term accommodation development
  • Port of Airlie terminal works
  • Whitsunday Coast Airport works

Wildlife and habitat around Airlie Beach

Conway National Park lies between Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour and includes lowland rainforest and mangroves. The endangered Proserpine rock-wallaby and leaf-tail gecko are found in the park area. Proserpine River wetlands provide habitat for estuarine crocodiles.

Clearing rules for Airlie Beach

In Queensland, clearing remnant and regrowth native vegetation is regulated under the Vegetation Management Act 1999. Separately, tampering with a breeding place that a protected animal is using to incubate or rear young, such as an occupied hollow or nest, needs an approved species management program.

Under the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017, Whitsunday Regional Council is in koala district C. The staged, sequential clearing conditions apply only in districts A and B, but in any area determined as a koala habitat area, clearing koala habitat trees with a trunk over 10 cm in diameter must be done with a koala spotter present.

We check the approval conditions for your site before work starts and plan the spotter role around them.

Significant species: Airlie Beach.

Mapped potential, not confirmed sightings. Select a count to explore species names and profiles.

50 km around Airlie Beach. Library snapshot: 30 Oct 2026.

Total significant species: 93

Queensland conservation categories

  • Critically endangered: 3
  • Endangered: 15
  • Vulnerable: 21
  • Near threatened: 2

National (EPBC) conservation categories

  • Critically endangered: 2
  • Endangered: 15
  • Vulnerable: 19
  • Migratory: 40
  • Colonial breeders: 34
  • QLD special least concern: 24

Each species counts once in the total. Additional groups can overlap with one another and the conservation categories.

Mapped potential, not confirmed sightings. This is not a site survey or a complete wildlife inventory.

Species names and profiles
Area, sources and limitations

A 50 km circle centred on Airlie Beach, not a council boundary. It includes nearby areas and may extend across state boundaries or coastal waters.

Generated from Fauna Spotters significant-species screening library on 30 Oct 2026. Underlying source dates vary. Counts use mapped ranges and generalised distribution estimates, not a live ALA or WildNet records search. Marine-only profiles are excluded; coastal species may be included.

State and national conservation categories are shown separately. Priority and other conservation categories are not necessarily threatened listings. The total includes all significant fauna in the screening areas, including any adjacent jurisdictions. Listings may apply to only part of an area. Colonial breeding is an ecological grouping, not a threat status. Check individual profiles for listing details and source references.

Screening centres, using GeoNames (CC BY 4.0):

Working in Airlie Beach

Whitsunday tourism, residential and coastal infrastructure clearing.

Where’s your next job?

Enter your site, dates and crew needs for an itemised quote. We’ll confirm availability before booking.

  • Site address or nearest town
  • Start date and number of days
  • Crew and equipment needed

Licensed in Queensland

We hold the Rehabilitation permit (spotter catcher) and can supply licensed personnel across Queensland. The licence is issued by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Copies of licences, insurance and induction records are supplied with every quote.

Any additional permissions and approval conditions are checked for the job.

Frequently asked questions

Which habitats and fauna should we consider near an Airlie Beach work site?

Check for nearby rainforest, mangroves and other forest habitats in Conway National Park, as well as intertidal wetlands around the Proserpine River. Local wildlife includes the endangered Proserpine rock-wallaby, leaf-tail gecko and estuarine crocodile. Your site approvals set out what is required.

Do your Airlie Beach crews hold koala-handling qualifications?

Yes. We supply dedicated Koala Spotters for projects inside mapped QLD koala habitat, in line with state koala conservation requirements.

Can you start at short notice?

Send the site, dates, shifts and approval conditions. We will check crew availability and any permissions before confirming a start.

What permissions apply in Queensland?

We hold the Rehabilitation permit (spotter catcher) and can supply licensed personnel across Queensland. The licence is issued by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Copies of licences, insurance and induction records are supplied with every quote. Tampering with an animal breeding place needs an approved Species Management Program, and clearing in mapped koala habitat needs a dedicated Koala Spotter under the Koala Conservation Plan.

Can you prepare a fauna management plan?

Yes. Share the clearing footprint, relevant approvals and any existing surveys. We will scope the plan and reporting requirements for your project.