Mary River Catchment Coordination Association Inc. and Committee
The Council of The Royal Society of Queensland in April 2024 endorsed the inclusion of the Mary River catchment community via the MRCCA in the QSN network on the basis that the assembly and dissemination of knowledge about the natural resources of their area is a prime activity. Support from the other member groups was unanimous. More details on their landing page.
The Mary River emanates from the Conondale Ranges in the south, flowing to the Great Sandy Strait and Hervey Bay at River Heads in the north. The Mary has been identified as the southern-most catchment that impacts on the Great Barrier Reef. The Mary catchment encompasses an area of approximately 10,000 km2 and over 3000 km of waterways including the major tributaries of Obi Obi, Yabba, Six Mile, Wide Bay, Munna and Tinana Creeks.
The Mary River Catchment Coordination Association is a very active, not for profit integrated catchment management organisation overseen by the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC). The Committee comprises representatives from 30+ industry, community and government sectors with interests in integrated catchment management and sustainable natural resource management. The group was incorporated on the 17th March 1995 and today, collectively, reaches out to thousands of catchment residents through our stakeholder delegates, landholders and associated networks throughout the catchment.
Read its summary profile here.