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 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The hard-copy Tourism Operator’s Handbook has been replaced by an easy-to-use online resource 'Onboard' for you and your staff covering all aspects of operating in the Marine Park.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 28 March 2009 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 618.00KB]
No 27 December 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 493.00KB]
No. 26 September 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 705.00KB]
No. 25 June 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 651.00KB]
No. 24 March 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 688.00KB]
No. 23 December 2007 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 284.00KB]
No. 22 September 2007 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 400.00KB ]
No. 21 March 2007 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 347.00KB ]
No. 20 December 2006 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 387.00KB ]
No. 19 September 2006 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 346.00KB ]
No. 18 June 2006 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 334.74KB ]
No. 17 April 2006 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 556.24KB ]
No. 16 December 2005 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 273.19KB ]
No. 15 August 2005 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 219.02KB ]
No. 14 March 2005 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 363.85KB ]
No. 13 November 2004 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 237.11KB ]
No. 12 August 2004 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 354.74KB ]
No. 11 April 2004 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 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 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 394KB ]
Fact Sheet 2 - Sharks [ Adobe Acrobat Format 397KB ]
Fact Sheet 3 - Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef [ Adobe Acrobat Format 276KB ]

Bulletins

Tourism Bulletin December 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 135.00KB ]
EMC Bulletin August 2008 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 117.88KB ]
Tourism Bulletin June 2005 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 133.45KB ]
Permit Information Bulletin - Special Tourism Permissions 2004 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 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 [ Adobe Acrobat Format 460KB ]
EMC poster for booking offices [ Adobe Acrobat Format 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.