Here are three stories from the second half of the 1980s as the Bjelke-Petersen era was drawing to a close.

In the first, Rosemary Hill reports on the historical meeting held in 1986 at which Queensland conservation organisations agreed to push for World Heritage protection for the Wet Tropics.

The next two stories are from Peter McAdam, NQCC Coordinator from 1986 to 1989. In the first Peter describes what the role of Coordinator entailed at that time.

In the second story Peter tells several stories about recycling and waste management in the 1980s.