The Great Barrier Reef is renowned for its ecological importance and beauty. However, it is under increasing threat from a range of pressures including climate change, poor water quality from Reef catchments, extreme weather events and recent extensive coral bleaching.

The Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022 is a joint commitment of the Australian and Queensland governments that seeks to improve the quality of water flowing from Reef catchments to the Great Barrier Reef.

In October 2024, NQCC provided feedback to this plan.

Thank you to NQCC volunteers Alastair Birtles, David Cassells and John Connell for pulling together our submission, and to the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), whose expertise was appreciated, and whose submission we also support.

READ OUR SUBMISSION HERE