Gifts and Benefits

The Australian Public Service Commission gifts and benefits reporting guidelines came in to effect from 18 October 2019.

Strategies to manage the Reef

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is Australia’s key management agency for the Great Barrier Reef, and works with government, industry and community to protect this spectacular area.

Crown-of-thorns starfish control program

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program was established in 2012 and delivers the tactical response to outbreaks as part of the Marine Park Authority’s Crown-of-thorns Starfish Strategic Manage

Nemo nursery expands to save more clownfish and grow young scientists

A Townsville primary school’s world-famous nemo nursery has undergone a major expansion, cementing its status as the world's only primary school to run a successful clownfish breeding program.

A Townsville primary school’s world-famous nemo nursery has undergone a major expansion, cementing its status as the world's only primary school to run a successful clownfish breeding program.

Stunning fish spawning spectacle set to unfold on the Great Barrier Reef

A spectacular underwater phenomenon is unfolding across the Great Barrier Reef as reef fish gather in mass aggregations - some performing “dance rituals” – for a synchronised annual mass spawning e

A spectacular underwater phenomenon is unfolding across the Great Barrier Reef as reef fish gather in mass aggregations - some performing “dance rituals” – for a synchronised annual mass spawning e

Reef communities unite to tackle marine debris

The annual Great Barrier Reef Clean-up is officially underway and communities across Queensland are rallying to protect one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders.

The annual Great Barrier Reef Clean-up is officially underway and communities across Queensland are rallying to protect one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders.

Privacy rights

With regard to GDPR, it applies to the data control activities of GBRMPA and the data processing activities of any vendor partners in the European Union.

The Cod Hole is back

The giant potato cod of the Cod Hole – temporarily displaced after cyclones and mass bleaching - are back in a sign of recovery and renewal at the most famous dive site on the Great Barrier Reef.

The giant potato cod of the Cod Hole – temporarily displaced after cyclones and mass bleaching - are back in a sign of recovery and renewal at the most famous dive site on the Great Barrier Reef.

Seasonal closure: Woody Island, Low Isles

Woody Island and Low Island form the Low Isles, located 15km north-east of Port Douglas.

Woody Island and Low Island form the Low Isles, located 15 km north-east of Port Douglas.