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Marine Monitoring Program: Annual Report Inshore Water Quality Monitoring 2023-24
Full text linkThe water quality component of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program reports on the annual and long-term condition in inshore water quality of the Great Barrier Reef with reference to 19 years of monitoring
data. This report presents the results for the 2023–24 water monitoring year (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024). The program design includes the collection of samples along transects in the Cape York, Wet Tropics, Burdekin, and Mackay-Whitsunday regions year-round, with higher frequency sampling during the wet season to better characterise this period of episodic river discharge. Monitoring also occurs in the Fitzroy region through the Fitzroy Basin Marine Monitoring Program for Inshore Water Quality, and results are presented within this report. Satellite imagery and modelling are linked with in situ monitoring data to estimate the exposure of inshore areas to end-of-catchment loads from rivers for all Reef catchment regions
Indexed List of Digital Files created between 1 January to 30 June 2025
Full text linkThe Harradine report is an indexed list of agency files produced by Australian Government departments and agencies every six months for tabling before parliament. The report lists files that relate to policy advice, the development of legislation, and matters of public administration. The report was named after Senator Brian Harradine, who required all Commonwealth agencies to make available lists of relevant files outlining their operations in 199
Tourism Reef Advisory Committee Charter
Full text linkThe Tourism Reef Advisory Committee Charter – including the Terms of Reference for the – remains consistent with the priorities of the Marine Park Authority Board (the Board) and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority)
Marine Monitoring Program: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Manual 2023-24
Full text linkThis manual describes the quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) processes undertaken as part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program (MMP) activities associated with the annual technical reports for the 2023–24 monitoring year. The MMP is a collaborative effort that relies on effective partnerships between governments, industry, community, scientists, and managers
Marine Monitoring Program: Annual Report for Inshore Seagrass Monitoring 2023–24
Full text linkThis document reports on the long-term health of inshore seagrass meadows in the Great Barrier Reef. Results are presented in the context of the pressures faced by the ecosystem. Long-term health of inshore seagrass meadows is measured through seagrass abundance and resilience, which are summarised as the Seagrass Index, and supported by information on the proportion of colonising species, reproductive status, meadow extent, epiphytes on seagrass leaves and macroalgal presence
Tourism Reef Advisory Committee (TRAC) communique: Meeting 23, Tuesday 18 March 2025
Full text linkTourism Reef Advisory Committee meeting communique (from the 23rd meeting of the TRAC held on Tuesday 18 March 2025)
Annual Child Safe Statement of Compliance 2024-2025
Full text linkThe Reef Authority is required to publish an Annual Statement of Compliance with the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (the Framework). The Framework is a whole-of-government policy that sets minimum standards for Australian Government entities to create and maintain behaviours and practices that are safe for children and young people. Requirement 4 of the Framework requires the Reef Authority to publish an Annual Statement of Compliance by 31 October each year. This Statement of Compliance is for 2024-2025
Census Highlights Report 2024 (Reef Authority) - accessible
No full textEmployee Census Highlights Report 2025 (Reef Authority), accessible versio