Reef Guardian Schools

Reef Guardian Schools have a proud history of achieving a wide range of sustainable actions within their school and local community that contribute to Reef protection and resilience.

Research permits

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority recognises the important role that research contributes to our understanding of the Great Barrier Reef.

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

Shaping the future of the Reef

On the 3 and 4 of November 2022, the Social Science Community for the Great Barrier Reef delivered its second annual symposium in Brisbane, hosted by the University of Queensland.

Keynote speakers John Tapim, Director of TUMRA at the Reef Authority, discussed the history and future of Sea Country co-management at the Social Science Community for the Great Barrier Reef.

Mandubarra Sea Country visit

Officers from the Reef Authority’s spatial planning team had the rare and privileged opportunity to get out on Sea Country with Mandubarra Traditional Owners.

Officers from the Reef Authority’s spatial planning team had the rare and privileged opportunity to get out on Sea Country with Mandubarra Traditional Owners.