Stewardship Report

Coordinating effort, evaluating the effectiveness of collective investments in catchment and waterway management and stewardship

Reliable information on the diversity and scale of catchment and waterway management activities and investments has been insufficient. South East Queensland is luckier than most, with 25+ years of monitoring & reporting on waterway health through the Report Card. The Stewardship Framework has been developed to capture action a range of things needed to help track and make decisions for the region. This includes:

• Sustainable agriculture
• Coastal & marine
• Freshwater waterways
• Urban
• Community
• First Nations

We have already had a number of people and catchments submitting information, so the data collection and mapping is already starting to be populated. These numbers will increase as more groups from across the region submit their data to the stewardship initiative as the project grows in the coming years.

The products of this works were developed with specific reference to the goals and objectives.

The key products include:

• Local success stories – showcasing successful local-scale stewardship initiatives.
• Regional stewardship stories – showcasing broader initiatives being undertaken at a regional scale.
• State of SEQ Stewardship Report – Quantitative assessment of stewardship effort.
• Stewardship Mapping Tool – a web map of stewardship activities or projects across SEQ.
• A stewardship website - All products are available through the stewardship website.

New product released mid-2025

• This Stewardship Report for South East Queensland will be released every two years.
• Our Report Card will also be released every two years
• These two key reports for the region will be delivered in alternate years.

The new report is being developed for two primary reasons:

• To celebrate success by showcasing, celebrating, inspiring and leveraging stewardship success across the region.
• To learn from stewardship using evidence and support for continued improvement.

This is a big undertaking, so to get it right, we are starting out small and will build it out over time.

We are proud to announce that the framework, data collection and mapping is now live - and already displays data from a number of regions and groups who jumped in to be part of the initial release. We look forward to seeing the visualisations as more submit their data (click here to submit yours).

Environmental Health Monitoring Program

The SEQ Stewardship Program is an initiative of the Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program (EHMP) and Report Card, and is the first attempt at a regional scale assessment of stewardship effort with a focus on catchment and waterway management. Click here to visit our Report Card website