- The Crisafulli Government is investing $1 million to deliver 23 new moorings around Mudjimba Island to better protect the environment.
- The funding is part of the Crisafulli Government's plan to make the Sunshine Coast shine under the Destination 2045 tourism plan.
- The Crisafulli Government is better protecting our unique environments after Labor's decade of environmental neglect.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future and a better lifestyle through a stronger economy.
The Crisafulli Government is investing $1 million to deliver 23 moorings around Mudjimba Island, delivering critical marine protection and backing Sunshine Coast tourism.
The funding will also include a Mudjimba Island conservation and education package delivered in partnership with Meridan State College, as part of the Crisafulli Government's plan to deliver a better lifestyle through a stronger economy and a plan for Queensland's future.
The contract to deliver the project was awarded to a small Queensland company who will work with other local companies so everything from steel fabrication to the deployment of the moorings will be delivered by Queenslanders, for Queenslanders.
The permanent moorings have been designed by engineers to suit local environmental conditions and will protect coral from anchor damage. There will be two different types of moorings installed, including 13 T-class moorings for vessels up to six metres and ten A-class moorings for vessels up to ten metres.
Made of large concrete blocks and polypropylene rope suspended off the seabed, the moorings will be installed in high-use areas outside the rocky reef to ensure maximum holding power.
The moorings will be free for skippers to use and are scheduled to be installed when the weather is most favourable throughout winter this year.
The investment overturns a decade of failure by Labor on tourism and is part of the Crisafulli Government's plan to reverse funding cuts planned under the former Government that would have reduced programs and services.
Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell said this was project was part of the Crisafulli Government's visionary Destination 2045 tourism plan.
"This $1 million in funding for environmentally friendly moorings is a key part of our flagship tourism plan to supercharge the Sunshine Coast," Mr Powell said.
"We want to make it easier for eco‑friendly skippers to moor near the island while limiting any impacts on the environment."
Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said the funding would support tourism, protect the reef and provide valuable research opportunities to study one of nature's wonders just off our coastline.
"The protection of Mudjimba Island Reef is paramount and a priority for the Sunshine Coast," Ms Simpson said.
