Draft Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy

Help Shape the Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy

The draft Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy is the Australian and Queensland governments roadmap for improving the health of our catchments to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Building on existing efforts, it's designed to guide how we all work together including Traditional Owners, landholders, industry, and the community to improve our local waterways and the water flowing to the Reef.

After a thorough review and consultation, the draft Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy has been developed as a refreshed framework. This is your opportunity to provide valuable, detailed feedback on the draft including the vision and values to ensure the strategy resonates with those who live and work in the catchments. We are seeking your input on whether the proposed principles, focus areas and enablers will truly work on the ground.

Your specific feedback on these topics will ensure the final Strategy is robust and fit-for-purpose that genuinely supports our shared vision of Healthy Catchments for a Healthy Reef and Healthy People. We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.

Have your say on the draft Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy.

How to provide your input

You can complete a survey, submit a document or email your submission.

Complete a survey

1. Select “Register” in the top-right menu of this screen. Already have an account? Sign in
2. Select “Sign in” (top-right of this screen).
3. Choose the "Take Survey" button below for each relevant survey.
4. You can submit your survey, or save and return to the survey later. Once submitted, a copy of your response will be emailed to you.

If you require any assistance, please email officeofthegbr@detsi.qld.gov.au

Submit a document

1. Register with In the Loop by selecting “Register” in the top-right menu of this screen. Already have an account? Sign in
2. Once your account is set up (or if you already have one), select the “Sign in” option in the top-right of this screen.
3. Choose the Upload document button below.
4. Attach your document in Word or PDF format and submit.

Email your submission

You can also submit your feedback on the draft Strategy by emailing officeofthegbr@detsi.qld.gov.au.

Consultation closes 11:59pm, Wednesday 19 November 2025.

Privacy statement

Why we request your personal information:

• Your input will inform the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) and the Australian Government on the draft Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy.
• DETSI uses an online engagement platform to seek feedback on various issues and initiatives. We try to minimise the personal information collected, but we need your name and contact details to register you as a user, which allows you to complete surveys, be kept updated on projects, and to be notified of future activities (if you choose).
• The platform we use is called ‘In the loop’, hosted on EngagementHQ, a third-party cloud-based service platform owned and operated by Granicus.
• All personal information gathered by DETSI is treated in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. For further details view the DETSI privacy policy.
• Your responses to survey questions are de-identified (i.e. do not identify any personal or organisational information) and may be used in publications, reports, and for research. This de-identified data may also be used to inform other projects funded by the Queensland or Australian Governments.