The Morrison Government has launched a $5.9 million Green Turtle Research and Protection Program to preserve and nurture the world’s largest green turtle population on the Great Barrier Reef. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley said more than sixty thousand green turtles visit the beaches of the Northern Great Barrier Reef to lay their eggs each…
Contracts worth $28.6 million have been awarded to help win the race against coral-eating Crown of Thorns Starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. The Morrison Government will deploy five, fully crewed boats over the next two years to address what remains one of the most significant threats to the Reef. Backed by the latest scientific…
The Morrison Government’s innovative two-year $2.7 million pilot program to protect and preserve ecologically significant dry and wet tropic areas in Queensland’s north by dramatically reducing fertiliser on cane farms has seen a reduction of more than 700 tonnes of nitrogen across almost 6000 hectares. Sixteen cane growers around Burdekin took part in the trial…
MR ENTSCH: I rise this afternoon in full support of the measures contained in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020. Tourism is the No. 1 economic driver in my electorate, which goes from the Papua New Guinea border right through to Cairns. Our region was one of the…
More than 24 tonnes of debris including plastics, discarded fishing gear, old cigarette lighters and toothbrushes have been removed from the beaches of the Great Barrier Reef in 2019. The debris has been removed thanks to the Australian Government’s partnership with Tangaroa Blue Foundation to deliver the ReefClean project. Launched in early 2019, ReefClean aims to…
The Morrison Government today launched the research and development phase of its world leading Reef Restoration and Adaptation science program to help preserve and restore the Great Barrier Reef in the face of rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching. An initial $150 million will be invested in the new phase of the government’s Reef Restoration…
Regional communities at the forefront of on-ground and in-water efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef will be able to accelerate local Reef protection actions and strengthen connections with Reef science and managementunder a new $310,000 initiative. The Great Barrier Reef Foundation is inviting applications for Community Action Plan leaders to design and lead the…
Mr ENTSCH: Recently, in my capacity as Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, I presented my first report to the Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley. I must say that it has been a privilege to be in a position where I can provide input into the direction of government policy regarding the Great…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch is calling on Far North Queensland kids to illustrate different ways of “Showcasing our Reef” for his 2019 Leichhardt Christmas Card competition. Now in its tenth year, the competition is open to all children in Leichhardt aged from 5 to 12 years inclusive. The winning illustrations will feature on Mr…
Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef Warren Entsch today launched a $5 million federal-government initiative to remove and reduce marine debris from Australia’s greatest natural asset. The month-long initiative funded through the Australian Government’s Reef Trust is targeting the removal of more than 20 tonnes of debris from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park…