The Johnstone Shire Council acknowledges the efforts of the people who contributed to the report and its associated documentation and events. The following people and organisations gave freely of their time, knowledge and perspective to the reporting process.

Government

•   Department of Natural Resources and Mines
•   Department of Primary Industries (including the Queensland Fisheries Service)
•   Families, Youth and Community Care
•   Queensland Health
•   Department of Communication, Information, Local Government, Planning and Sport
•   Education Queensland
•   Queensland Police Service
•   Environmental Protection Agency
•   Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
•   Wet Tropics Management Authority
•   Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
•   Office of the Government Statistician
•   State Development
•   Main Roads
•   Queensland Transport
•   Rural Fire Service

council/Industry

•   Ports Corporation of Queensland
•   Community Support Centre
•   Johnstone College of TAFE
•   Catholic Education Centre
•   Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research
•   Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers
•   Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
•   North Queensland Afforestation
•   Canegrowers
•   Innisfail Chamber of Commerce
•   Cassowary Coast Development Bureau
•   Private Forestry North Queensland
•   Australian Sugar Industry Museum
•   Mission Beach Visitors Centre
•   Individuals representing the industries of: exotic fruit, tourism, exotic fruit, beef, papaya.

Community Groups

•   Johnstone River Catchment Management Association
•   Flying Fish Point Ratepayers Association
•   Johnstone River Landcare Group Inc.
•   Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation
•   Community Revegetation Unit Volunteers
•   Barramundi Action Group
•   Wangan Sports Club
•   Seventh Day Adventist Church
•   Innisfail Estate Neighbourhood Watch
•   Innisfail and District Historical Society
•   Innisfail United Soccer Club
•   Inner Wheel Club
•   Johnstone Shire Cultural Association

Council Departments and Staff From:

•   Environmental Services
•   Technical Services
•   Community Services
•   Councillors

Community Consultative Committee

Last, but not least, thanks goes to the community members who took special interest and were involved in the reporting process by attending the monthly progress meetings. The contribution of these people was invaluable to the preparation of the report and associated events.