In a powerful and deeply informative community info evening, NQCC was proud to give the stage to Magnetic Island Nature Care Association (MINCA) President Gethin Morgan, alongside ocean advocates Kaspa Blewett and Lawrence Scheele.

The event brought together science, lived experience, and compelling visual evidence to show how maintenance dredging and offshore dumping in Cleveland Bay are affecting the health of Magnetic Island’s waters and marine life.

We had the opportunity to visit the Ken Armitage Dry Tropics Nursery at Anderson Gardens - a rare chance to peek behind the scenes at one of the places quietly shaping the future of Townsville’s urban landscape.

The nursery is just one piece of a much larger puzzle when it comes to greening our city. It sits within a long chain of planning, growing, planting, and maintenance across council teams, community groups, and local volunteers. But it plays a crucial role.