Report Card | Launch 2025

2025 Report Card release

25 years of results for South East Queensland

Signals & stewardship
to guide action needed

Data to avoid algal bloom before it happens

AI avatars

A simple, fun way to
ask questions about environmental health

Official launch the region’s 2025 Report Card – a landmark achievement marking 25 years of continuous environmental monitoring and reporting across South East Queensland.

As one of the world’s first environmental report cards, this initiative has become a trusted benchmark for waterway health, guiding policy, investment, and community action.

Our friends in SA, currently grappling with algal bloom, would give their eye teeth for this kind of long-term, rigorous data to inform decision making.

This year’s release not only celebrates the legacy of the Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program, it also highlights emerging risks – including rising nutrient levels and the increasing threat of algal blooms, such as Lyngbya, once again here in South East Queensland.

This was one of the issues driving the development of the Report Card 25 years ago.

This year we are showcasing a host of stories about what’s worked – check out the array of stewardship stories from across the region.

While decision-makers have been using the long-term data to guide policy and planning for the last two decades, it’s often hard for local businesses, farmers, and community members to delve into and find what they need easily. The enormous volume of data collected over the past 25 years is overwhelming.

So, we asked: How can we make this easier for everyone?

These AI avatars might just be the key to making the information more accessible, relevant, and useful for everyone.

Event: Report Card 2025 release: Bloomin heck: 25 Years of impact from knowledge to action

Date: 4 December 2025: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Online

RSVP: 31 October 2025

Info: For more information, please contact Suzi Moore on 0427 641 239 or suzi.m@hlw.org.au