The proposal would provide $100 million over 3 years to establish a Great Southern Reef Agency to enable and encourage cooperation across states, regions, communities and Country in successfully managing and safeguarding the Great Southern Reef.

The Agency would operate with a similar structure to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, but with less regulatory oversight. The Agency would include an Oversight Board to bring together work from advisory committees and provide advice to the Minister. There would be 3 advisory committees: Community, Indigenous and Science.

The proposal would provide $100 million over 3 years to establish a Great Southern Reef Agency to enable and encourage cooperation across states, regions, communities and Country in successfully managing and safeguarding the Great Southern Reef.

The Agency would operate with a similar structure to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, but with less regulatory oversight. The Agency would include an Oversight Board to bring together work from advisory committees and provide advice to the Minister. There would be 3 advisory committees: Community, Indigenous and Science.

The proposal would provide $5 million in 2026-27 to expand marine park networks in economically constrained regions to support small state and territory governments.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $5 million in 2026-27 to expand marine park networks in economically constrained regions to support small state and territory governments.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2026.

The proposal would provide $450,000 over 3 years to the Clean4shore program to engage local schools, youth, community, disability and Indigenous groups in removing plastic and other rubbish from local waterways.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over the 3 years of the proposal, and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $450,000 over 3 years to the Clean4shore program to engage local schools, youth, community, disability and Indigenous groups in removing plastic and other rubbish from local waterways.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over the 3 years of the proposal, and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $450,000 over 3 years to the Clean4shore program to engage local schools, youth, community, disability and Indigenous groups in removing plastic and other rubbish from local waterways.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over the 3 years of the proposal, and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $450,000 over 3 years to the Clean4shore program to engage local schools, youth, community, disability and Indigenous groups in removing plastic and other rubbish from local waterways.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over the 3 years of the proposal, and start from 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.