Key Agency Contacts

Marine Park management

Related agencies

All of the agencies who are working with you to protect the Great Barrier Reef are here to help you if you have any further queries. Many also have regional contact points in the Far Northern, Cairns and Cooktown, Townsville and Whitsundays and Mackay/Capricorn regions.

There are also dedicated Hotline Numbers for reporting serious incidents and suspected infringements.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)

2-68 Flinders Street
PO Box 1379
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810

Phone: (07) 4750 0700
Fax: (07) 4772 6093
Website: www.gbrmpa.gov.au
Email: info@gbrmpa.gov.au

GBRMPA Tourism and Recreation Group

Phone: (07) 4750 0775
Fax: (07) 4772 6093
Email: tourrec@gbrmpa.gov.au

GBRMPA Environmental Impact Management Unit (includes Permits)

Phone: (07) 4750 0700
Fax: (07) 4772 5289
Email: permitenquiry@gbrmpa.gov.au

GBRMPA Environmental Management Charge Unit (EMC)

Phone: (07) 4750 0702
Fax: (07) 4750 0892
Email: emc@gbrmpa.gov.au

GBRMPA Cruise Ship Anchorage Bookings

Email: cruise.bookings@gbrmpa.gov.au (preferred)
Phone: (07) 4750 0775
Fax: (07) 4772 6093

GBRMPA Community Partnerships Group, Central Office

Phone: (07) 4750 0738
Fax: (07) 4772 6093

Day-to-day Management Coordination Unit (DDMCU)

PO Box 6213
TOWNSVILLE MC QLD 4810

Phone: (07) 4726 0510
Fax: (07) 4726 0554
Website: www.gbrmpa.gov.au
Email: compliance@gbrmpa.gov.au

To report compliance issues: (07) 3830 8246 (24 hour)

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS)

(part of Queensland Environmental Protection Agency)

Contact our regional offices in the:

Head Office PO Box 15155
CITY EAST QLD 4002

Phone: (07) 3235 9037
Fax: (07) 3227 7950
Website: www.epa.qld.gov.au

Emergencies & Marine Pollution: 1300 130 EPA (i.e. 1300 130 372) (24 hours)
Licences and permits: 1300 368 326

Australian Customs Service (ACS)

Level 2, Terrica Place
140 Creek Street
GPO BOX 1464
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3835 3444
Fax: (07) 3835 3493
Website: www.customs.gov.au
Email: information@customs.gov.au

Information Centre Toll Free: 1300 363 263
To report suspicious border activities: 1800 06 1800 (24 hours)

Australian Institute of Marine Science (IMS)

PMB 3 MC
TOWNSVILLE MC QLD 4810

Phone: (07) 4753 4444
Fax: (07) 4772 5852
Website: www.aims.gov.au
Email: reception@aims.gov.au

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

PO Box 10790
Adelaide Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000

Phone: (07) 3001 6800
Fax: (07) 3001 6801
Website: www.amsa.gov.au
Email: brisbane@amsa.gov.au

Search & Rescue Aviation Free call: 1800 815 257
Marine Search & Rescue & Marine Pollution Free call: 1800 641 792

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)

PO Box 222
HAMILTON CENTRAL QLD 4007

Phone: (07) 3246 8755
Fax: (07) 3246 8639
Website: www.aqis.gov.au
Email: qld.aqis@aqis.gov.au

Toll Free 1800 020 504

Australian Reef Pilots (ARP)

GPO Box 826
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3026 2660
Fax: (07) 3026 2666
Website: www.reefpilots.com.au
Email: operations@reefpilots.com.au

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

Brisbane Office
PO Box 413
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3239 8700
Fax: (07) 3220 0221
Website: www.bom.gov.au

Cyclone information recorded message: 1300 659 212
Maritime Forecasts recorded message: 1300 360 426

CRC - Reef Research Centre (CRC)

PO Box 772
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810

Phone: (07) 4729 8400
Fax: (07) 4729 8499
Email: info@crcreef.com
Website: www.dpi.qld.gov.au

Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH)

The Secretary
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Phone: (02) 6274 1111
Fax: (02) 6274 1666
Email: epbcwild@deh.gov.au
Website: www.deh.gov.au/index.html

Ecotourism Australia (EA)

GPO Box 268
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3229 5550
Fax: (07) 3229 5255
Website: www.ecotourism.org.au Email: info@ecotourism.org.au

Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ)

(part of Queensland Transport)

- see also Harbour Master regional offices in the Far Northern, Cairns and Cooktown, Townsville and Whitsundays and Mackay/Capricorn

Head Office
GPOBOX 2595
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3120 7462
Fax: (07) 3120 7499
Website: www.msq.qld.gov.au
Email: msqmail@msq.qld.gov.au

Marine Incidents - Advice & Reporting:

Brisbane Region: (07) 3305 1700 (24 hours)
Gladstone Region: (07) 4973 1208 (24 hours)
Mackay Region: (07) 4956 3581 (24 hours)
Cairns Region: (07) 4052 7470 (24 hours)

Marine Pollution: (07) 3305 1700 (24 hours)
Notice to Mariners: (07) 3120 7400

Museum of Tropical Queensland (MTQ)

70-102 Flinders Street
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810

Phone: (07) 4726 0600
Fax: (07) 4721 2093
Website: www.mtq.qld.gov.au Email: info@mtq.qld.gov.au

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP)

(part of Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries)

- see also regional offices in the Far Northern, Cairns and Cooktown, Townsville and Whitsundays and Mackay/Capricorn

Head Office
PO Box 46
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3224 2282
Fax: (07) 3229 6079
Website: www.dpi.qld.gov.au
Email: callweb@dpi.qld.gov.au

Fishcare: 1800 659 861

Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (DPI&F)

Head Office
GPO Box 46
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Phone: (07) 3404 6999
Fax: (07) 3404 6900
Website: www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb

Call Centre (Qld Only): 13 2523

Torres Pilots

PO Box 674
BULIMBA QLD 4171

Phone: (07) 3217 9544
Fax: (07) 3217 9722
Website: www.torrespilots.com.au
Email: operations@torrespilots.com.au

Tourism Queensland (TQ)

GPO Box 328
BRISBANE QLD 4000

Phone: (07) 3535 3535
Fax: (07) 3535 5563
Website: www.tq.com.au
Email: info@tq.com.au