Queensland beekeepers’ access to national parks to be extended for 20 years

The Queensland Beekeepers’ Association has welcomed a State Government commitment to extend access to existing apiary sites in national parks for another 20 years.

The Nature Conservation Act 1992 had set a deadline of December 31, 2024 for ending existing apiary permits over former forest reserves that were gazetted national parks.

But in a letter from Deputy Premier Steven Miles that deadline was dramatically extended to December 31, 2044, delighting Queensland…