Qld: Fighting for Our Reef ...

The industrialisation of the Reef was gathering pace under the radar … but together we dragged Queensland’s dirty secret into the national and international spotlight.

We’ve become an inspiring movement of people who love the Reef and are willing to act for its protection.

Every time an important decision is being made about the future of the Reef – thousands of us mobilise for action.

We fight the good fight. And we’ve had some impressive wins:

• 81,000 signatures were taken to the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia, resulting in the Australian Government being put on notice about the treatment of the Reef.
• More than 3,500 passionate Reef Fighters marched through the streets of Brisbane at the Rally for the Reef, waving their colourful and vibrant banners in support.
• 800 people shared their personal stories about what the Reef means to them. The result is a beautiful book, to be delivered to Parliament in 2014.
• Nearly 1000 people personally picked up the phone and called the Environment Minister to express their concerns over dredging and dumping.
• We delayed the Abbot Point dredging and dumping decision for months. And now GBRMPA has delayed a decision on the dumping permit.
• Across Australia and the world, hundreds of thousands of people have stood up and said enough is enough.

The Reef belongs to all of us, not to big industry to use as a dredge dumping ground and shipping superhighway.