Healthy rivers and Reef contributing to a prosperous region where people live, work and play.


The Partnership has released the 2014 pilot, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 report cards to date.
The Mackay-Whitsunday Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership is a collaboration between community, Traditional Owners, farmers and fishers, industry, science, tourism and government.
To develop the report card the Partnership uses the best available independent science, including results from a range of regional monitoring programs.
Helping community, industry, science, tourism and government work together to determine how and where we can do more to look after our waterways.
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FISHWAYS PROJECT – MACKAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT 2019

Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership founding member, Mackay Regional Council is working hard to deliver fishways that help maintain fish stocks in the region’s waterways. Fishways are structures that allow upstream migration of many recreational and commercially important fish species such as barramundi, mangrove jack, sea mullet, and jungle perch into upstream freshwater “safe-haven” environments. Read our activities spotlight on fishways here.

Healthy Rivers to Reef Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac Stewardship Report 2018.
STEWARDSHIP REPORT 2018

Responding to the regions’ waterway health issues is the responsibility of all individuals and groups within the community. This report contains case studies of the region’s industries and local communities responding to the challenge of improving or maintaining our waterway health here in the Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac region.

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WHO WE ARE

The Mackay-Whitsunday Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership (HR2RP) represents 29 organisations committed to understanding and improving the health of Mackay-Whitsunday waterways and marine environments. From ports and resources, to agriculture, conservation and natural resource management, research and Traditional Owners – diversity amongst Partners ensures all sectors are at the table. The Partnership allows collective access to the best available science in waterway and marine monitoring programs, representing an investment of more than $4 million on an annual basis.

Our commitment is to:

  • Confirm a long term approach to the management of the region’s waterways and marine environment in a holistic manner
  • Communicate information effectively
  • Support decision making
  • Be specific to the Mackay-Whitsunday region

The Partnership draws on existing programs and collaborations, where possible, to ensure as much consistency across Queensland report cards, such as using the Reef 2050 Plan Independent Science Panel. More detail on how existing programs are being integrated into the Mackay-Whitsunday report card is provided in the Program Design.

The Partnership is hosted in the Mackay-Whitsunday Region by Reef Catchments Limited.

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