PROCEEDINGS 133
Volume 133, as well as containing papers detailing research into the natural and social sciences, also includes studies dedicated to the threats to Queensland’s natural and built environments and human populations posed by climate change and the failure of the State’s planning systems to foster resilience. “Planning systems” includes the statutory regime of development control, regional natural resource planning, transport infrastructure planning and other forms of strategic guidance to development and management of the State’s natural and built assets. The volume is dedicated to the memory of member David Marlow, who passed away in March 2025.
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Proceedings 133
Preliminaries (“Front matters”).
Complete volume (10.5 MB, 194 pp. + prelims.) Date published online 31 December 2025. Revised 12 Jan. 2026 to incorporate corrected typos mentioned in right hand column below; on 21 Jan. 2026 to correct the name of one office-bearer; and on 4 June 2026 to correct an image on p.136.
| Author | Keyword(s) | Title | Date of Acceptance | Date of Publication |
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| Refereed Papers | ||||
| Nelson Quinn | Biodiversity, economics, Dasgupta | The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review and Australia https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.4 | 31.12.2025. Minor typo correction 6.1.2026. | |
| David Marlow & Geoff Edwards | Land use planning | An Analysis of the Land Use System in Queensland: Multiple Problems and the Benefit of Constructive Reform https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.9 | 31.12.2025. Typo in page numbers on p.70 corrected 22.04.2026. |
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| Nelson Quinn | Water planning | Making Space for Water: A Good Idea for Queensland https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.7 | 31.12.2025 | |
| Refereed Short Communications | ||||
| Ross Hynes | Resilience, climate change, natural disasters | Thoughts on Resilience Proofing SEQ and North East NSW from Flooding, Drought and Fire... https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.6 | 31.12.2025. Three grammatical typos corrected 12.01.2026. |
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| Geoff Edwards | Watercourse tenure, corporatisation | Who Owns Watercourses? Responsibilities for Management Flows from Tenure https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.5 | 31.12.2025 | |
| Refereed Opinion Papers | ||||
| Peter Stanton, D. Kington, M. Blackman, E. Collins, L. Felderhof, D. Virkki & P. Williams | Fire, north-eastern Australia | Perspectives on Fire Management in North-eastern Australia https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.8 | 31.12.2025 | |
| Award-winning Essays | ||||
| Wendy Laupu | mental health, nutrients, diet, Geraldine Hall | The Geraldine Hall Memorial Prize: Updated Mental Health Literacy to Improve Public Health in Remote Australian Communities https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.1 | 4.04.2024 | 2.05.2024. Proofread version 31.12.2025 |
| John Brisbin | planning, flourishing, horticultural village, decentralisation | The David Marlow Challenge: Planning for Purpose: How Queenslanders Might Flourish in the Challenging Times Ahead https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.2 | 9.09.2024 | 15.09.2024. Proofread version 31.12.2025 Image on p.136 amended 4.06.2026 |
| The Royal Society of Queensland Reports | ||||
| James Hansen | Annual Report | Annual Report 2023-2025 https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.10 | 31.12.2025. Typo corrected 6.1.2026 |
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| Nelson Quinn | President's Reports 2023 and 2024 https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.11 | 31.12.2025 | ||
| Geoff Edwards | David Marlow, obituary | Obituary, David Marlow, 1946-2025 https://doi.org/10.53060/PRSQ.24.3 | 25.11.2025 | 14.12.2025 Dates of quals corrected 31.12.2025 |