Greenpeace says the results a new poll shows conservation of the Great Barrier Reef is a key concern in regional Queensland.
It has commissioned a ReachTEL poll surveying voters, in the Deputy Premier's seat of Callide, about conservation issues along the coast.
It shows 71 per cent of voters are either 'somewhat' or 'very concerned' about the impacts of coal ports on the Great Barrier Reef.
Greenpeace spokeswoman Shani Tager said the seat of Callide took in major coal mines.
"This is a very conservative area with a very low Green and Labor vote," she said.
"It's really clear when you look at the breakdown that concern isn't isolated to one of the major parties in terms of who people usually vote for."
She said the results showed voters in the region were concerned about mining.
Queensland Resources Council chief executive Michael Roche dismissed the poll.
He said it raised nothing new.
"Greenpeace's raison d'etre is to shut down the coal industry in this state," he said.
"All Queenslanders highly value the attributes of the Great Barrier Reef and we all want to protect the reef for generations to come and just because you live in central Queensland doesn't mean you value the Great Barrier Reef any less."
He said the coal industry could co-exist with the reef.
"The people of Callide would of course understand without coal ports, 1,400 jobs in Callide would go out of existence - 1,400 people living in Callide rely on the coal industry for employment directly, 500 businesses in Callide sell goods and services mostly to the coal industry," he said.
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