The Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Program (Paddock to Reef program) provides the framework for evaluating and reporting progress towards Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan (Reef 2050 WQIP) targets through the Reef water quality report card.

Launched in 2009, the program unites more than 20 industry bodies — working together to measure and report on water quality factors that impact Reef health.

It is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, and has continued to improve in terms of scope, methodology and application.

Monitoring and modelling occurs across a range of attributes, from paddock scale through to sub-catchment, catchment, regional and Great Barrier Reef-wide.

In line with the Reef 2050 WQIP framework, the Paddock to Reef program evaluates management practice adoption and effectiveness, catchment condition, pollutant runoff and marine condition.

The Paddock to Reef program works across the Great Barrier Reef catchment area. The program involves Natural Resource Management groups, agricultural industry groups, government departments, and research and development organisations from the Burnett-Mary region through to the Wet Tropics and Cape York.

BMRG coordinates and hosts Burnett Mary Regional Integrated Science Forums, highlighting Paddock to Reef program initiatives in the region. The forums show how data is collected and reported on, as well as on-ground results across a variety of land uses.

This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.