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Treatment train.

The quality of water

Read all about it! The Water Quality Summary for 2017-2019 for the Bakers Creek repair site has just been released. Bakers Creek System Repair Site – Water Quality Summary 2017-2019 Reef Catchments is undertaking a four year study of the water quality benefits of a constructed wetland treatment train at Bakers Creek. Treatment trains use […]

Food Producers from Mackay Whitsunday Isaac 2019

Provenance Magazine….OUT NOW!

The much anticipated Provenance Magazine is available to view online. Full of stories of food producers all over the Mackay Whitsunday Region. Limited copies of the magazine are available. Please email tegan.mcbride@reefcatchments.com if you would like to have one put aside to collect from Reef Catchments Mackay office. Stockist will be listed once the distribution […]

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Featured Articles

Cane movie

Click on this image to view the new movie about Reef Trust 3, a review of what Reef Trust 3 has achieved on the ground. Includes interviews with farmers and extension officers. You can also visit the Reef Catchments YouTube page for a variety of videos on the work being done by Reef Catchments.

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Aerial shot of countryside.

LAND

Reef Catchments aims to assist farmers with the implementation of best management practice, ultimately aimed at reducing water run-off impacting the Great Barrier Reef and improve the long term viability of farms within the region.

Aerial shot of river.

WATER

Reef Catchments River Restoration Projects and Healthy Waterways Program seek to advance science and standards of practice of river restoration and improving the health of the waterways throughout the region through education and community participation programs.

Poster Bucasia Beach.

Coasts & Biodiversity

The Mackay Whitsunday Isaac coastal zone is characterised by a diverse range of natural features including sandy beaches, rocky headlands, extensive intertidal flats, and substantial areas of coastal wetlands. These areas are under increasing threat from development, climate change, population growth and recreational use. The Coasts and Communities program was initiated to set a vision […]

Dead trees.

FIRE

Reef Catchments has developed a range of fire management tools in consultation with Volunteer Rural Fire Brigades, Fire Wardens, fire scientists and key landholders to support their fire management activities.

REGIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT

Over 2700 exotic plant and 73 exotic animal species have been introduced into Australia, severely impacting agriculture systems, urban areas and the natural environment.