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Stormwater education (both community and industry) has been highlighted as one of the five priority implementation projects under Councils voluntary mechanism for stormwater quality management. [...]

In 2012, Mackay Regional Council introduced an Erosion and Sediment Control Compliance Program (ESCCP), targeting projects in the construction phase of development. Land development and building [...]

The Mackay Region has undergone extensive urban development that has led to the removal and degradation of an array of natural ecosystems. These aquatic systems benefit a wide variety of fauna by [...]

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Program joins this project by assisting Mackay Regional Council (MRC), a Reef Guardian Council, to coordinate community [...]

The Voluntary Mechanism for Stormwater Quality Management (the mechanism) is seen to provide an innovative, alternative, regional best management approach for managing operational phase [...]

Landings Road  A community consultation event was held to listen to stakeholder concerns regarding this area of endangered remnant vegetation. Access management in the form of fencing (800 m) [...]

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd (DBCT P/L) and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management (DBCTM) are undertaking a Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) to reduce the likelihood of [...]

Coastal marine monitoring in the Mackay Whitsundays region has increased. North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) has implemented a marine program that covers over 100 km of our regions coastline [...]

North Queensland Bulk Ports have been undertaking Seagrass Monitoring in some of their Ports for over 20 years. Researchers at James Cook Universities’ TropWater have been measuring the [...]

As a Reef Guardian Council, with recognised important standalone wetlands and waterways including endangered species living off the coastline, Isaac Regional Council understands the importance of [...]