EOI open to support eligible Great Barrier Reef protection projects

The Queensland Government’s Reef Assist program is offering eligible groups a share in $10 million to help protect the Great Barrier Reef with expressions of interest now open.

The EOI is aimed at locally-led projects in all Reef catchment areas between the Wide Bay and the Cape including streambank rehabilitation, wetland restoration, gully remediation, tree planting and threatened species habitat restoration.

Local governments, Aboriginal Corporations or Indigenous-owned companies and other organisations who meet the eligibility criteria with a proven track record in delivering land restoration for water quality improvement are also eligible

The funding comes after the success of the Reef Assist program’s pilot, which saw more 230 jobs, including 130 First Nations jobs created during the pandemic.

The Queensland Government has expanded the program to Natural Resource Management organisations, Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups and Landcare groups in all Reef catchment areas, creating more job opportunities while preventing harmful run-off from impacting our precious Reef.

Applications will close at 2pm on 30th August 2022.

Eligible recipients can apply for a share in the program by visiting the QTender website – (reference DES122720).

Image: Mungalla wetland Credit Greening Australia