Department of Environment and Science

$270.1 million over five years (including $162.9 million in additional funding) to maintain the Queensland Reef Water Quality Program at current levels, protecting the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef by improving the quality of water flowing onto the Reef.

Funding continues to improve water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef, protecting it for tourism and future generations.

General Government operating, $270.1 million over 5 years (including $162.9 million additional); the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

$93.6 million in additional funding over four years (and $24.2 million each year ongoing) to continue the Queensland Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy, plus $160 million to ensure the waste levy does not increase costs for household domestic waste.

Funding boosts recycling and resource recovery while protecting households from waste levy costs on domestic rubbish.

General Government operating, $93.6 million over 4 years and $24.2 million per year ongoing (plus $160 million to offset the household waste levy impact); the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

A new $500 million Carbon Reduction Investment Fund whose returns support the existing Land Restoration Fund, helping farmers and Traditional Owners develop carbon income streams, build healthier waterways and increase habitat for threatened species.

A new fund underwrites land restoration and carbon farming, giving landholders and Traditional Owners new income streams while cutting emissions.

Equity. A $500 million fund whose returns support the Land Restoration Fund; the corpus is a financial asset, not a budget-year expense, so the 2021-22 budget-year amount is recorded as null.

$3.7 million over four years (and $930,000 annually) to protect and rehabilitate koalas, plus $6 million over four years (and $1.5 million annually) to support the South East Queensland Wildlife Hospital Network to maintain a coordinated wildlife care network.

Funding helps protect and rehabilitate koalas and supports a network of wildlife hospitals across South East Queensland.

General Government operating. Combines koala conservation ($3.7 million over 4 years) and the SEQ Wildlife Hospital Network ($6 million over 4 years); the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.

$9.9 million in 2021-22 for the Wangetti Trail, a 94-kilometre walking and mountain bike trail through tropical rainforest from Palm Cove to Port Douglas.

Far North Queensland gains a 94-kilometre rainforest walking and mountain bike trail to boost ecotourism.

General Government capital, $9.9 million in 2021-22 for the Wangetti Trail.