GBR-62 ACT Plan To Cut Reef Water Pollution GBR [Water Quality]

GBR-62 ACT Plan To Cut Reef Water Pollution GBR [Water Quality]

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Water pollution is the greatest local threat to the Great Barrier Reef as it threatens the survival of coral and seagrass ecosystems, and the iconic wildlife such as dugongs and sea turtles that depend on a healthy Reef.

Reducing pollution remains one of the most important local actions we can take for the Reef, giving it a better chance to recover from the effects of climate change such as marine heatwaves, cyclones and flooding, as well as protecting its wildlife, jobs, tourism and fishing industries.

Yet in 2025, the Australian and Queensland governments missed their water quality targets for the ...

Water pollution is the greatest local threat to the Great Barrier Reef as it threatens the survival of coral and seagrass ecosystems, and the iconic wildlife such as dugongs and sea turtles that depend on a healthy Reef.

Reducing pollution remains one of the most important local actions we can take for the Reef, giving it a better chance to recover from the effects of climate change such as marine heatwaves, cyclones and flooding, as well as protecting its wildlife, jobs, tourism and fishing industries.

Yet in 2025, the Australian and Queensland governments missed their water quality targets for the third time. These targets set specific goals to reduce sediment, nutrient, and pesticide pollution from land-based runoff into Reef waters. These targets are designed to protect the Reef, and failing to meet them again will put the Reef at high risk from the impacts of climate change.

Our governments have a joint responsibility to Australians, like you, and the world to meet these targets and fully protect the Reef from water pollution by 2030.

Help to protect our Reef, Email the Queensland and Australian Environment Ministers now, and urge them to deliver a fully funded plan to reduce water pollution and protect the Reef for generations to come.

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Our governments must deliver a realistic plan to protect the Reef from water pollution

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