Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, Senator Nita Green
The Great Barrier Reef Clean Up 2024 was launched today, with ReefClean and Clean Up Australia joining forces to support the largest marine debris collection event across the Reef region.
The Great Barrier Reef Clean Up funded by the Albanese Government and run by Tangaroa Blue Foundation, involves communities, schools and businesses coming together to help protect the Great Barrier Reef from harmful pollution.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most beautiful and biodiverse marine systems, but it is facing significant threats from human-produced litter.
Marine debris can have serious consequences for the environment, threatening the biodiversity of the Reef, killing marine life such as turtles, dugongs, dolphins and seabirds, and impacting tourism.
The Great Barrier Reef Clean Up 2024 event is run throughout October and is targeting local creeks, rivers, beaches, offshore islands and sand cays.
Since ReefClean's inception, more than 13,310 volunteers have helped clean-up 127.5 tonnes of marine debris in the Great Barrier Reef region - equivalent to five humpback whales.
