Bowen / Burdekin LMAC

The Bowen / Burdekin Local Marine Advisory Committee (LMAC) covers the coastal and inland area extending from Haughton River in the north to Yeates Creek in the south and includes Giru, Ayr and Bowen communities.

Regional focus

The Bowen / Burdekin region is diverse and its prosperous economy is based on agriculture, fishing, tourism, and mining.

The Burdekin region is labelled the sugar capital of Australia. Local farms are drought-proof because of the Burdekin River, the reserves of the Burdekin Falls Dam and an underground aquifer which lies just 10 metres below the surface.

Just north of Bowen is the Abbot Point coal loading port. Coal is mined inland of Bowen in the Bowen Basin and is brought by rail to a deepwater pier to be loaded on bulk carriers.

The Bowen / Burdekin region is a mecca for fishing and is well-known for its barramundi, mudcrabs, other estuary species and off-coast reef fishing. The region has one of the highest rates of boat ownership per head of population.

Recent Activities

The Bowen / Burdekin Local Marine Advisory Committee is a new LMAC. Meetings and activities will occur during the 2012-2015 LMAC term.


During September 2012 LMAC Committee members invited GBRMPA staff to inspect Horseshoe Bay's fringing reef after concerns about coral recovery following Cyclone Yasi. Read the full story.

 

LMAC Membership

 
Name
 Position
Ivan Garrod
 Chair
Vacant
 Secretary/Treasurer
John Byers
 Member
John Campbell
 Member
Neil Green
 Member
Tracy Jensen
 Member
Bob Kennedy
 Member
Matthew Magin
 Member
Ann Mecklem
 Member
Travis Rynn
 Member

More information

For further information on the Bowen / Burdekin LMAC please contact:

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
LMAC Coordinator
PO Box 1379
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810
Tel: (07) 4750 0700
Fax: (07) 4772 6093
Email: lmac@gbrmpa.gov.au
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