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Great Barrier Reef 'Rescue' Underway

Source: Brisbane Times [1]
July 2, 2009

Australia - The federal government has begun rolling out funding to improve the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef, with a $50 million "downpayment" committed on Thursday.

The funding, part of the government's $200 million Reef Rescue project, will be provided to a group of natural resource management bodies, agriculture industry groups and the conservation group WWF (World Wide Fund).

To read the full text of the article, click here [2].

 

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[1] http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/
[2] http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/great-barrier-reef-rescue-underway-20090702-d5fm.html