{"id":6792,"date":"2022-02-17T02:02:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/?page_id=6792"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:55:00","slug":"waterway-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/what-we-do\/waterway-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterway Health \u2013 Page"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/aerialreef4.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]WATERWAY HEALTH[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”80″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730174987667{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

PROTECTING & RESTORING HEALTHY WATERWAYS<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”60″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730174996705{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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Poor water quality is second biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef after climate change.<\/p>\n

While climate change is a global issue, there is a lot we can do locally for the Reef by improving water quality flowing off the land.<\/p>\n

The Wet Tropics is one of seven Great Barrier Reef catchments, where water is collected by the natural landscape and flows out to the reef lagoon.<\/p>\n

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Each year the wet season dumps rain into our landscapes which races down the escarpments, picking up pollutants along the way and carrying them out to sea.<\/p>\n

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Terrain NRM has successfully delivered a number of large Great Barrier Reef programs that have been funded by the Australian and Queensland governments.<\/p>\n

These programs have mostly been focused on working with farmers to help them transition to farm practices that present a lower risk to water quality flowing to the Reef, while also maintaining farm productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”90″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1717463874448{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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Our work involves:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1717463980570{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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