The Reefwise Wetlands Program aims to improve water quality to strengthen the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef, through the rehabilitation, restoration and/or, modification of large-scale coastal wetland and riparian systems.

The Reefwise Wetlands program provides funding to projects that will rehabilitate, restore and/or modify large scale Reef wetland and riparian systems or reinstate wetlands in arears that were previous wetlands, to maximise water quality improvements while measuring and optimising identified co-benefits.

Project activities will contribute to at least one Reef Trust Outcomes:

• Reef Trust Outcome 1 - Improve the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef from broad-scale land use to increase the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.
• Reef Trust Outcome 2 - Improve the health and resilience of coastal habitats.
• Reef Trust Outcome 3 - Improve and protect marine biodiversity.

You can apply if you:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)

and are one of the following entities:

• an entity, incorporated in Australia
• an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
• an incorporated association
• an incorporated not for profit organisation
• a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
• an Australian local government agency or body
• an Australian state/territory government agency or body
• a Corporate Commonwealth entity (CCE).

Your project must be located in Australia and in one of the following locations:

• the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park
• the Great Barrier Reef Natural Resource Management regions
• habitats/ecosystems within the Great Barrier Reef catchments that have a clear and direct effect on the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park and wider Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

• Phone: 13 28 46
• Website: https://business.gov.au/contact-us