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Fauna Spotter Catchers for Wide Bay Burnett.

Fauna Spotters field vehicle at a wind-farm site

Fauna Spotters has staff available right across the Wide Bay Burnett, from Bundaberg and Gin Gin to Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiaro and Gympie, and inland through Kingaroy, Nanango, Murgon and Gayndah. We supply licensed Fauna Spotter Catchers, Koala Spotters and ecologists to civil, energy, council, port and agricultural projects. Get an itemised quote online in under two minutes. Share your Wide Bay Burnett site, dates and approval conditions so we can confirm scope and availability.

Services in Wide Bay Burnett

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

Staff available across the Wide Bay Burnett

We have staff available in every part of the Wide Bay Burnett, backed by our wider team when a job needs extra people or specialist skills. Where flights are required, we confirm those costs with you before you accept the quote, so there are no surprises.

Longer programs are cheaper. Our duration discounts step down the rate as the total length of your project grows, across both labour and equipment, so a month-long clearing campaign costs less per day than a one-off shift.

Where we work in the Wide Bay Burnett

We have staff available in every part of the region:

  • Bundaberg: Bargara, Burnett Heads, Gin Gin, Childers and Woodgate
  • Fraser Coast: Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiaro, Burrum Heads and the Great Sandy Strait
  • Gympie: the Mary Valley, Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach
  • South Burnett: Kingaroy, Nanango, Murgon, Wondai and Blackbutt
  • North Burnett: Gayndah, Mundubbera, Biggenden, Eidsvold and Monto

Rivers, turtles and coast

The Mary and Burnett rivers are home to the Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle, and the Bundaberg coast hosts loggerhead turtle nesting at Mon Repos. When works touch river banks or beaches in nesting season, we build nest searches and protection into your program from the start.

Recent work in the Wide Bay Burnett

Childers Solar Farm (2023, for Biosar): We managed fauna through site development of a 180 hectare solar farm, including vertebrate pest control and fauna relocation.

Susan River Solar Farm (2023, for Biosar): We managed fauna during vegetation clearing for a 176 hectare solar farm, working to strict environmental compliance conditions.

Local fauna know-how

Wide Bay Burnett projects often sit close to koala habitat and the Mary River, home to the Mary River turtle. Our crews search trees, hollows, creek banks and ground cover before and during clearing, and handle koalas, gliders, snakes and frogs in line with your approval conditions. Every animal found is recorded and reported.

Significant species: Wide Bay Burnett.

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

11 service-area screens across Wide Bay Burnett. Library snapshot: 30 Oct 2026.

Total significant species: 174

Queensland conservation categories

  • Critically endangered: 8
  • Endangered: 25
  • Vulnerable: 43
  • Near threatened: 5

National (EPBC) conservation categories

  • Critically endangered: 10
  • Endangered: 24
  • Vulnerable: 40
  • Migratory: 49
  • Colonial breeders: 59
  • QLD special least concern: 33

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

Combined 50 km circles around the 11 service centres listed below, with each species counted once. This is not a screen of the entire region, and is not an administrative boundary. Areas between and beyond the circles are not covered.

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):

Coverage across Wide Bay Burnett

Discuss support for bruce Highway upgrades between Gympie and Childers; Subdivisions and council works on the Fraser Coast and in Bundaberg; Wind, solar and transmission projects in the Burnett. We confirm the crew, access and timing against your site brief.

  • Bundaberg
  • Hervey Bay
  • Maryborough
  • Childers
  • Gympie
  • Kingaroy
  • Gayndah
  • Nanango
  • Murgon
  • Gin Gin
  • Tiaro

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

Do you have staff in Bundaberg and the Burnett?

Yes. We have staff available across the whole Wide Bay Burnett, from Bundaberg and Hervey Bay to Gympie, Kingaroy and Gayndah.

How do I get a price for a job in Wide Bay Burnett?

Use the instant quote tool on our website. Enter your site, dates and crew needs and you get an itemised quote in under two minutes, with labour, equipment and duration discounts shown line by line. Where flights are required, we confirm those costs with you before acceptance. You can accept it online or call 1800 4 FAUNA to talk it through.

Can you work on remote rosters?

Yes. We support day work from Hervey Bay, camp-based work and swing rosters for longer remote programs, and our crews carry the kit and communications needed for remote sites.

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.