Eye to Eye Marine Encounters

29/06/2026

So proud of how far GBRLegacy and the Forever Reef Project has come. If you are in the area, please come join a one hour tour at the John Rumney Facility (located at the Crystalbrook Marina in Port Douglas), home of the Forever Reef Project and learn about our mission to preserve coral diversity into the future. Your dollars go directly to funding this project!

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It’s been a while since our last full update — and in that time, so much has happened. Over the past couple of years, much of our energy has been focused on building something truly special: the Forever Reef Project — the world’s first living coral biobank dedicated to preserving the biodive...

03/06/2026

01/06/2026

18/05/2026

All the biobank tours have been filled but there is still space to come see the guest speakers this Saturday at the John Rumney Coral Biobank facility at three piety Douglas Marina!

18/05/2026

Such awesome news!

Did you hear the news? 🪸💙

To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, Dr Charlie Veron surprised him with an extraordinary gift last week: a newly discovered coral species named in his honour.

Charlie and David have shared a long connection over the years — in fact, it was Sir David who famously gave Charlie the nickname “The Godfather of Coral.”

The species name can’t be revealed just yet, but we can say this coral now stands as a lasting tribute to one of the world’s greatest champions for nature and our oceans.

Even more special? This coral was collected during a Forever Reef Project expedition — part of the world’s first living coral biobank dedicated to protecting Great Barrier Reef corals from future extinction.

As Charlie says:

“The Reef Forever Biobank will protect all Great Barrier Reef coral species from future extinction.”

Here’s to two legends whose work continues to inspire hope for coral reefs worldwide. 🌏🐠

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08/05/2026

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Today we celebrate 100 years of one of the greatest storytellers, educators, and advocates the natural world has ever known — David Attenborough 🪸🌏

Like so many around the world, Sir David has been an endless source of inspiration, wonder, and curiosity for us. His voice and storytelling have helped generations fall in love with the natural world — and understand what is at stake if we fail to protect it.

In 2016, speaking about the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef, he asked:

“Do we really care so little about the earth on which we live that we don’t want to protect one of the world’s greatest wonders from the consequences of our behaviour?”

That call to action resonated deeply with us.

It helped inspire the launch of Great Barrier Reef Legacy, and ever since, we have worked as hard as we can to help secure a future for the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs around the world through conservation, education, research, and the Forever Reef Project.

We heard you, David. 💙

Happy 100th birthday — and thank you for inspiring so many people to care.

02/03/2026

20/12/2025

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