• The Queensland Government will deliver a record $330.5 million investment to safeguard the iconic Great Barrier Reef, for generations to come.
• Funding will support delivery of the Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy, with targets to reduce sediment, nutrient and pesticide runoff by 2032.
• The investment builds on more than 20 years of work to improve water quality and reef health outcomes.
• Industry-led best management practice programs and partnerships with landholders will continue to drive practical on-ground action.
• Recent funding of $5.1 million has already supported projects reducing sediment and nutrient runoff in the Burnett Mary and Cape York regions.
• The Queensland Reef and Catchment Water Quality Program will support landholders, communities and industry in delivering long-term environmental outcomes.
The Great Barrier Reef remains a critical environmental and economic asset, supporting approximately 77,000 jobs and contributing around $9 billion annually to Australia’s economy.
Read full Media Statement here: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/105301
