Newsletters and other information

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority produces a range of publications on tourism and recreation that are available to read online. You can subscribe to our electronic mailing lists and be notified each time a new publication is released. Further details are at the bottom of this page.

Onboard, The Tourism Operator’s Handbook for the Great Barrier Reef

The hard-copy Tourism Operator’s Handbook has been replaced by an easy-to-use online resource 'Onboard' for you and your staff covering all aspects of operating in the Marine Park. The website will always keep you up-to-date about changing management arrangements for the Marine Park.

A summary booklet, which guides you to what's on the website, is available by emailing info@gbrmpa.gov.au

From the Deck newsletter: information that keeps you up-to-date

No 30 June 2010 [777.00KB]
No 29 March 2010 [501.00KB]
No 28 March 2009 [618.00KB]
No 27 December 2008 [493.00KB]
No. 26 September 2008 [705.00KB]
No. 25 June 2008 [651.00KB]
No. 24 March 2008 [688.00KB]
No. 23 December 2007 [284.00KB]
No. 22 September 2007 [400.00KB ]
No. 21 March 2007 [347.00KB ]
No. 20 December 2006 [387.00KB ]
No. 19 September 2006 [346.00KB ]
No. 18 June 2006 [334.74KB ]
No. 17 April 2006 [556.24KB ]
No. 16 December 2005 [273.19KB ]
No. 15 August 2005 [219.02KB ]
No. 14 March 2005 [363.85KB ]
No. 13 November 2004 [ 237.11KB ]
No. 12 August 2004 [354.74KB ]
No. 11 April 2004 [140.95KB ]

Reef Facts for Tour Guides fact sheets

The Reef Facts for Tour Guides fact sheet series aims to ensure accurate, up-to-date information and key messages are readily available to the Marine Park tourism industry.

The following publications are available on line.

Fact Sheet 1 - The Big Picture [394KB ]
Fact Sheet 2 - Sharks [397KB ]
Fact Sheet 3 - Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef [276KB ]

Bulletins

Tourism Bulletin December 2008 [135.00KB ]
EMC Bulletin August 2008 [117.88KB ]
Tourism Bulletin June 2005 [133.45KB ]
Permit Information Bulletin - Special Tourism Permissions 2004 [205.59KB ]

Eyes and Ears Incident Reporting initiative

Further information on the Eyes and Ears Incident Reporting initiative is available online. If you would like to become more involved in incident reporting, contact the GBRMPA for an ‘Eyes and Ears’ Incident Reporting kit or call into one of our regional offices.

EMC posters for vessels and booking offices

To make it easier for you to correctly explain to your passengers what the Environmental Management Charge (EMC) is, how the money is spent to improve the management and protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and how much each visitor pays, the Tourism and Recreation Group have developed two full colour posters that convey these messages.

These are available to be downloaded online:

EMC poster for vessels [460KB ]
EMC poster for booking offices [459KB ]

Both posters are suitable to be printed in either A3 or A4 size.

T&R News

To receive any of our publications by email (as well as other Tourism and Recreation updates), please send an email to tourrec@gbrmpa.gov.au that includes the following details:

Which T&R publication (or all) you are wishing to subscribe to
Your name
Company name or organisation
Email address.