The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium (the Aquarium), located in Townsville, North Queensland, is Australia’s National Education Centre for the Great Barrier Reef.

Since opening its doors in 1987, the Aquarium has welcomed millions of visitors from around the world to provide people of all ages and abilities access to one of the world’s most iconic ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef, without getting wet.

The award-winning centre has opened many hearts and minds to an amazing world filled with thousands of charismatic marine creatures, and the stunning biodiversity of the reef through the open-air 2.5 million litre coral reef aquarium and other impressive exhibits.

The Aquarium is managed and operated by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia’s reef management agency, leading a global effort to preserve and protect one of the planet’s most significant natural wonders, which begins at the tip of Cape York in Queensland and extends south to Bundaberg, over 2,300kms.

Currently closed to the public to undergo significant redevelopment, the team at the Aquarium look forward to welcoming you back with a contemporary new facility to explore the Reef on land.