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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority :: What is involved

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What is involved

Send a Motion to Council to request to be a Reef Guardian Council.

GBRMPA staff deliver a workshop to council staff about the Reef Guardian Council Program

Letter of request is sent from the Council CEO to GBRMPA.

Use an existing working group or set up a new working group of key people committed to environmental stewardship within your council.

Council begins to summarise their actions in line with the Reef Guardian Action Checklist

Using a checklist, complete a draft action plan.

Send to GBRMPA for input, comment and assessment.

Council working group develops action plan with GBRMPA (on request)

Council and GBRMPA agree that all applicable actions have been included and the action plan is ready for sign off.

GBRMPA staff meet with council staff, and follow up with a presentation with Council to answer questions

Motion goes to council to accept action plan. Alternatively the CEO may sign off on the completed action plan.

Letter and formal agreement sent to the GBRMPA.

Organised by Council and GBRMPA.

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