Stopping sediment - how farmers are helping to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef 

A $19.6 million investment under the Reef Trust Partnership aims to stop 50,000 tonnes of fine sediment from the Fitzroy River basin entering the Reef’s waters every year. The program is coordinated by Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA) and delivered by Catchment Solutions, FBA, Greening Australia and Verterra.
The Fitzroy region is one of the most productive areas of Australia with more cattle than anywhere else in the country (3 million head) and 141 operating mines. The region has the most variable climate in the world and some 20,000km of waterways, forming the largest catchment draining into the iconic Great Barrier Reef.
The program supports a series of on-ground projects focussed on improving landscape function through remediation of degraded land, including gullies and streambanks and improving land management, particularly of grazing and cropping lands.
To learn more about the Fitzroy Water Quality Program visit fba.org.au
The Fitzroy Water Quality Program is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation with support from Fitzroy Basin Association, Greening Australia, Verterra and Catchment Solutions.