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What are Master Reef Guides?
Master Reef Guides are striving to be the world’s leading reef guides and interpreters sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Structure permits
Facilities (also known as structures) provide a range of different services to commercial operators, recreational users, members of the public, tourists, tourism operators, government agencies, res
Policy and Planning Roadmap
The Policy and Planning Strategic Roadmap has been developed to focus the Authority’s efforts to deliver a proactive, contemporary and risk-based approach to Marine Park policy, planning and regula
Other types of permits
New permissions to carry out works may require public comment with the assessment approach of Public Information Package, Public Environment Report or Environmental Impact Statement.
Master Reef Guides - Cairns and Reef-wide
There are two Master Reef Guides whose work, as Australian Reef Pilots, covers the entire Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Master Reef Guides - Far North
There are several Master Reef Guides in the Far North region, including locations such as Ribbon Reefs, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation. You can read the profiles of each Master Reef Guide i
Master Reef Guides - Southern
There are 15 Master Reef Guides who operate in the Southern region, including locations such as Yeppoon, Great Keppel Island, Heron Island, Lady Musgrave and Lady Elliot Island.
Reef Authority Newsroom
Reef Authority Newsroom
The origin of zoning with Josh Thomas
July 2024 will mark 20 years since the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 was legislated and became enforceable creating the largest protected sea area anywhere in the world at the tim