Bowen, Broken, Bogie Water Quality Program
The Bowen Broken Bogie (BBB) Water Quality Program aims to prevent 330,000 tonnes of fine sediment entering the Reef every year.
The Burdekin River Basin is the highest priority for reducing fine sediment entering the Reef under the Reef 2050 Plan. Within the basin, the Bowen, Broken and Bogie catchments are the dominant source of fine sediment and particulate nitrogen.
The BBB catchment covers an area of 11,718 square kilometres, which is 8.3% of the Burdekin River Basin. The majority of the BBB catchment is Birriah Country and, to a lesser extent, inclusive of Juru, Widi, and Jangga country.
The Reef Trust Partnership has budgeted $25.9 million total to the Bowen, Broken and Bogie Water Quality Program. The primary objective of the BBB Water Quality Program is to achieve an enduring end-of-catchment reduction of 330,000 tonnes in fine sediment entering the Great Barrier Reef from the Bowen, Broken and Bogie sub catchments.
The Bowen, Broken & Bogie Water Quality Program Regional Program Plan is the umbrella document for the Regional Program. It provides background and outlines the objectives, scope and governance arrangements established for the program. It also includes a detailed program logic and a description of all projects included in the Program.

Accelerated Grazing Support in the BBB
NQ Dry Tropics
$5 million

BBB Gully Remediation
Greening Australia
$1.8 million

Landholders Driving Change
NQ Dry Tropics
$18 million