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The Great Barrier Reef is in Great Hands
On any given day, at (almost) any given time of the year, the Reef Authority’s compliance team is on the water, in the air, and invariably on the job patrolling and preserving Australia’s greatest natural wonder. And Jake Saunders is certainly no exception.
It’s not so much that his role as a senior compliance officer takes him to some of the most remote and spectacular stretches of the Great Barrier Reef. For Jake, it’s simply that there’s nowhere else he’d rather be.
#LovetheReef highlights
Play is the way
Entries are now open for the Reef Guardian Schools Eco-Challenge where students from participating Reef Guardian Schools are encouraged to explore some of the issues facing the Great Barrier Reef and its connected ecosystems. Submissions for this year’s eco-challenge close on Friday 8 November, leaving plenty of time to get creating.
Small actions, big impact
Stewardship of the Great Barrier Reef is in Ocean Rafting's capable hands. Through the Tourism Reef Protection Initiative, a crew from Ocean Rafting headed to Hayman Island to conduct a beach clean. Master Reef Guide Heath and three other crew scoured the beach for over an hour, collecting four massive bags of debris.
Reconciliation Action Plan Innovate released
We're proud to announce the recent release of our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan. Endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, this plan outlines our reconciliation vision and practical actions as part of our journey with First Nations peoples.
In Jason's hands
Meet Jason Ramsamy, Traditional Owner and Director of the Reef Authority's Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) program. From a Cairns welding workshop to the pinnacle of Australian sport, Jason's journey is a testament to his adaptability and dedication.
Join the Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee
Share your knowledge and insights, provide advice to the Reef Authority Board, and join a passionate network of like-minded people to help support the future of this amazing natural treasure. Emerging leaders, with aspirations to be future leaders within your Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner group, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Woppaburra winners
The Woppaburra Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) Aboriginal Corporation have won at the Queensland Landcare awards. Joined by TUMRA director Jason Ramsamy, Woppaburra took home the First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award. The TUMRA program is a partnership between Traditional Owners, the Reef Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).
World, meet Jessie
Building on over 60,000 years of historic connection to the land, connection to Country is as important today as it was tens of thousands of years ago. Project Officer Jessie Courtney has lived in many places, but her roots descending from the Butchulla people of K'Gari (Fraser Island) and Erub Island (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait will always mean home.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority acknowledges the continuing Sea Country management and custodianship of the Great Barrier Reef by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners whose rich cultures, heritage values, enduring connections and shared efforts protect the Reef for future generations.
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