K’gari celebrates 30 years of UNESCO World Heritage

Dr Ian Poiner, Chairman of the Reef Authority Board and Maramee Close, the Reef Authority’s Project Officer for Reef and Islands, was invited by the Burnett Mary Regional Group

Reef Authority Chairman, Dr Ian Poiner and Project Officer for Reef and Islands Maramee Close were invited by the Burnett Mary Regional Group to join celebrations to commemorat

International Women in Science Day

Alice studied Marine Biology at James Cook University in Townsville, but this is not where her love for the Reef started.  

Alice, our Senior Planning Officer shares her story on how she was inspired to protect the Reef. 

News & Events

I can't live without you

There are many unlikely couples on the Reef: some as popular as the anemone and clownfish, and others more cryptic and unknown.

Meet Anna

Anna works in our Strategic Governance team, but this is just one of the many hats that she has worn while working at the Reef Authority over the past 35 years.

Anna has worked for the Reef Authority for 35 years and she still thinks that she hit the jackpot.

Y no chromosome?

Did you know that approximately 80 per cent of green turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef population are females?

Did you know that there is a direct link between the temperature of the environment and the gender of a turtle?

Going electric

Air pollution caused by combustion engine motor vehicles is one of the top contributors to greenhouse emissions in Australia.

The Reef Authority are working towards net zero emissions by 2030.

It’s school on the Reef for Queensland teachers

A group of teachers from around Queensland are heading out to the Great Barrier Reef for an immersive training experience in one of the most inspiring places on earth.

A group of teachers from around Queensland are heading out to the Great Barrier Reef for an immersive training experience in one of the most inspiring places on earth.

Control Program nominated for esteemed Banksia Award

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish (COTS) Control Program has been named a finalist in the Biodiversity category for the 34th Banksia National Sustainability Awards – Australia’s longest running and most

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish (COTS) Control Program has been named a finalist in the Biodiversity category for the 34th Banksia National Sustainability Awards – Australia’s longest running and most