Reef Guardian Council

As a Reef Guardian Council, Council developed the 2020-2024 Reef Guardian Action Plan which outlines actions in response to key threats to the Reef. This includes actions to manage greenhouse gas emissions, land-based run off, coastal development, fishing and marine debris.

Clean Creeks is a multi-year initiative to reduce the amount of litter entering the reef lagoon from Cairns’ urban and peri-urban waterways through clean-ups of litter hotspots, riparian restoration and public education on litter impacts. The program is funded by the Reef Authority's Reef Guardian Councils program.

Let's protect the Reef from plastic pollution! Join a community clean-up in a suburb near you this September.

Workplace giving is a program that directs employee donations to a nominated charity, with the employer matching the donation dollar for dollar. As an organisation with a strong connection to the Reef, Council’s workplace giving program supports the rehabilitation of sick and injured sea turtles by raising more than $10,000 a year for the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.

This annual grant offers Cairns schools up to $2000 to assist with student excursions to the Great Barrier Reef, Wet Tropics Rainforest and other environmentally focused experiences.