Barry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate welcomes:

(a) the recognition by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of the important work undertaken by this Government which recommended against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as 'in danger';

(b) the announcement by the Minister for the Environment (Mr Hunt) of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, a testament to the close working relationship enjoyed by successive Commonwealth and Queensland governments in protecting the reef;

(c) the additional $200 million of funding from the Australian and Queensland governments for water quality; and

(d) the Minister for the Environment's historic permanent ban on the disposal of capital dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as a sign of this Government's commitment to protecting this natural asset.