The Queensland Reef Water Quality Program is the Queensland Government’s core response to addressing water quality impacts affecting the Great Barrier Reef. The program’s activities are part of implementing water quality actions in the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (Reef 2050 WQIP). The Reef 2050 WQIP is nested under the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan.

The Queensland Reef Water Quality Program has been underway from 2020 to 2024. This program:

• funds various water quality improvement projects, working with industry, agricultural producers, communities, and Traditional Owners to deliver water quality improvements
• is designed to build on the successes and learnings from previous phases
• incorporates recommendations from the Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce (2015-16) to ensure that the Queensland Government continues to invest in the activities that will have the greatest impact.

The program is designed to accelerate progress towards Reef 2050 WQIP targets by:

• improving land management through voluntary and regulatory approaches
• restoring resilient and functional landscapes, with a particular focus on gullies and stream banks, to drive progress towards the sediment targets
• building regional capacity to deliver better water quality outcomes
• delivering, supporting, and translating the best available science and knowledge.