The Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership is a collaboration between community, Traditional Owners, farmers and fishers, industry, science, tourism, and government working together for healthy rivers and Reef.
Vision
Working together for healthy rivers and Reef, contributing to a prosperous Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac region.
Purpose
To put a local lens on waterway health, share trusted regional data, and facilitate stewardship.
OBJECTIVES
As a Partnership, we are focused on seven key objectives that will guide our projects, collaborations and impact over the next five years. For more detail on these objectives and how they will guide our work program, view our Strategic Plan 2025-30.
Collaborate – Enhance the effectiveness and value of the Partnership through coordination, and shared responsibility for improving waterway health.
Empower through Data – Provide trusted, transparent, and accessible science and data that tracks long-term change and informs regional decision-making.
Innovate – Enhance the Partnership’s technical program including using existing monitoring programs to deliver multi-benefits.
Protect and Improve – Support waterway health through science-based management and monitoring, and inspire community stewardship.
Connect – Elevate the Partnership’s profile through storytelling, communication, and engagement.
Inspire – Build waterway knowledge and inspire an interest in waterway health, STEM and environmental science in youth.
Align – Position the Partnership as a trusted regional leader that attacts sustained investment and aligns with broader Reef initiatives.
Join Us
Is your organisation interested in becoming a partner? Contact us to find out how you can help build and shape our community’s understanding of waterway health and how we respond.
