Reef Guardian Council Action Plan
The Reef Guardian Council program is a partnership between local government and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) which recognises that local and regional approaches are central to protecting and managing the Reed and the communities it supports.
The program includes 20 participating councils between Bundaberg and Cooktown, covering an area of 317 000 square kilometres and a population of more than 1.1 million people. Each council progresses a Reef Guardian Action Plan that outlines a variety of initiatives they are taking to contribute to Reef health and align with the Queensland and Australian Government objectives to improve the long-term outlook for the Reef.
Rockhampton Regional Council undertakes a wide range of initiatives that help address the key threats to the Reef including:
- Limiting the impacts of climate change,
- Reducing the impacts from land-based activities,
- Protecting, rehabilitating and restoring habitats,
- Reducing impacts from water-based activities, and
- Conserving historic and cultural heritage.
Want to learn more? Take a look at Rockhampton Regional Council's 2024-2025 Reef Action Plan.(PDF, 712KB)
Read more about Rockhampton Regional Council's sustainability progress in the Sustainability Year in Review.