Regions for the Reef Program: Idea Exploration (Ideation phase)

Overview The Office of the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage (OGBR&WH), part of the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (QLD), is seeking to procure the services of experienced suppliers with relevant regional knowledge, capability, and capacity to deliver the Regions for the Reef Ideation phase in one or more Reef sub-catchments. About The Queensland Government has committed to deliver Phase 3 of the Queensland Reef and Catchment Water Quality Program. This includes a new Regional On-Ground Program (Regions for the Reef) that will fund integrated place-based projects across the Reef regions to support progress towards Reef water quality targets. The Regions for the Reef Program involves an ideation phase and an implementation phase. Purpose The Ideation phase is a short-term activity to support local stakeholders to come together and explore ideas for improving water quality across one or more Reef sub-catchments, in preparation for the release of the Regions for the Reef Implementation phase grant round in coming months. Objectives The ideation and engagement activities are intended to: Connect investment, resources and services Empower local communities Strengthen local economies Build an enduring legacy Improve land management and Reef water quality outcomes Scope The scope includes: Creating the space for diverse stakeholders across one or more Reef sub-catchments to come together and explore potential opportunities and challenges in their local environment Delivering collaborative forums and/or other engagement activities within the relevant Reef sub-catchment(s) Delivering a report to OGBR&WH at the end of the project on the outcomes of the collaboration and idea exploration process Contract Terms and Conditions OGBR&WH expects to fund multiple ideation initiatives to deliver collaborative forums and/or other engagement activities across the six Reef regions by the end of February 2027. Contractor Requirements Relevant regional knowledge of one or more Reef sub-catchments Demonstrated capability and capacity to deliver the Ideation phase activities Relevant experience delivering similar stakeholder engagement or collaborative forum activities