Greens launch plan to protect Great Southern Reef – Fund a national investment of $55 million into Centrostephanus control

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $55 million over 5 years to fund a national investment into Centrostephanus control, guided by a 5-year action plan. The proposal would include establishing a National Centrostephanus Advisory Group including representatives from First Nations, industry, researchers, commercial dive, processing and the recreational dive sector, to provide guidance, codesign, coordination and delivery.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years, include departmental costs from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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Greens launch plan to protect Great Southern Reef – Fund a national investment of $55 million into Centrostephanus control

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $55 million over 5 years to fund a national investment into Centrostephanus control, guided by a 5-year action plan. The proposal would include establishing a National Centrostephanus Advisory Group including representatives from First Nations, industry, researchers, commercial dive, processing and the recreational dive sector, to provide guidance, codesign, coordination and delivery.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years, include departmental costs from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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Greens launch plan to protect Great Southern Reef – Fund a national investment of $55 million into Centrostephanus control

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $55 million over 5 years to fund a national investment into Centrostephanus control, guided by a 5-year action plan. The proposal would include establishing a National Centrostephanus Advisory Group including representatives from First Nations, industry, researchers, commercial dive, processing and the recreational dive sector, to provide guidance, codesign, coordination and delivery.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years, include departmental costs from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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Prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 billion over 10 years to prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans.

The funding would be front-loaded with $250 million in 2025-26 to urgently prioritise initiatives to fully meet the 2025 water quality target, with the remainder of the $2 billion distributed evenly across the following 9 years.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2025.

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Prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 billion over 10 years to prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans.

The funding would be front-loaded with $250 million in 2025-26 to urgently prioritise initiatives to fully meet the 2025 water quality target, with the remainder of the $2 billion distributed evenly across the following 9 years.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2025.

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Prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 billion over 10 years to prioritise the delivery of the 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan and regional Water Quality Improvement Plans.

The funding would be front-loaded with $250 million in 2025-26 to urgently prioritise initiatives to fully meet the 2025 water quality target, with the remainder of the $2 billion distributed evenly across the following 9 years.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2025.

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$10 million Public Interest Democracy Fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $10 million over 4 years to establish a Public Interest Democracy Fund. This fund would support trials of innovative programs and digital platforms to increase democratic participation

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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$5m to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 million over 4 years to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures, critical for research and education-awareness programs.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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$5m to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 million over 4 years to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures, critical for research and education-awareness programs.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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$5m to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 million over 4 years to establish a publicly accessible national database of interactions with shark control measures, critical for research and education-awareness programs.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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