{"id":1887,"date":"2023-06-23T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T00:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/?page_id=1887"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:13:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:13:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1887\" class=\"elementor elementor-1887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77110e99 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"77110e99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eca941f\" data-id=\"7eca941f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b93a4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor--h-position-left elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"675b93a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About US<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8703e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8703e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>At the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium, Townsville, North Queensland, visitors will be able to experience the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet, at the world\u2019s largest living coral reef aquarium.<\/p><p>One of the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park begins at the tip of Cape York in Queensland and extends south to Bundaberg, over 2,300kms.<\/p><p>As the Australian Government&#8217;s National Education Centre for the Reef, the Aquarium for more than 30 years, it opened many hearts and minds to an amazing world filled with thousands of charismatic marine creatures. With impressive exhibits the aquarium offered an ever changing, always fascinating experience, showcasing rare and extraordinary features of the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p><p>Since December 2019, the Aquarium has received $80.1 million in Government funding to upgrade the iconic facility. <strong>While these exciting works take place, we are currently closed to the public.<\/strong><\/p><p>We look forward to welcoming you back with a refreshed, reinvigorated and renewed Aquarium. To join us on this journey, please follow our social media channels and check the website for updates. You can view what the refurbishments encompass, by visiting an overview on the works <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/transformation\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5783e00\" data-id=\"5783e00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9a256 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e9a256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-899\" alt=\"The iconic reef HQ aquarium spire\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-scaled.webp 1708w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-200x300.webp 200w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-683x1024.webp 683w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-768x1151.webp 768w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-1025x1536.webp 1025w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Reef-HQ-Aquarium-front-of-building-with-spire-1366x2048.webp 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The iconic great barrier reef aquarium spire<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f46206b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f46206b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7893d55\" data-id=\"7893d55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b210f2 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1b210f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b23d27\" data-id=\"5b23d27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90daa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90daa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The  vision<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f32d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f32d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium was originally the vision of Dr Graeme Kelleher, a former chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority).<\/p><p>Dr Kelleher\u2019s objective was to create the Great Barrier Reef on land, making the reef accessible and affordable while at the same time spreading the reef conservation message and gaining public support for the protection of the \u2018real thing\u2019.<\/p><p>We are honoured to continue his vision and remain committed to providing everyone access to one of the world&#8217;s most spectacular natural eco-systems and a global icon that is the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0a34fa\" data-id=\"a0a34fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a96e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary-1017x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-895\" alt=\"Great Barrier Reef Aquarium - Townsville - Queensland - Australia\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary-298x300.jpg 298w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary-768x774.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Graeme-Kelleher-Great-Barrier-Reef-Aquarium-visionary.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Graeme Kelleher<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d99a00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4d99a00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065b371\" data-id=\"065b371\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07e61f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b07e61f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f5e2b7\" data-id=\"0f5e2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4aa04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c4aa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EnhancedReef-HQ-Aquarium-building-sign-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia-topaz.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-668\" alt=\"Great Barrier Reef Aquarium - Townsville - Queensland - Australia\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EnhancedReef-HQ-Aquarium-building-sign-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia-topaz.webp 886w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EnhancedReef-HQ-Aquarium-building-sign-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia-topaz-300x203.webp 300w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EnhancedReef-HQ-Aquarium-building-sign-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia-topaz-768x520.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The original building site in 1986 <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d4e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d4e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our names over the years<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3662ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3662ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reef HQ, as we are now commonly known, opened on June 24, 1987 as part of the Bicentennial Commemorative Project and was called The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium. In 1999 it was renamed Reef HQ Aquarium and in 2009 the Aquarium returned to its grass roots by being named Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium. 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