Travel WeeklyTravel WeeklyTravel Weekly
  • Aviation
  • Cruise
  • Destinations
Search
  • Aviation
  • Cruise
  • Destinations
  • Appointments
  • Hotels
  • Rail
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Travel Advisors
  • Wholesalers
  • Partner Content
  • Events
  • Latest News
  • Subscribe to newsletter
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Women in Travel Awards
  • Travel DAZE
© 2025 The Misfits Media Company Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Winemakers trying to save Reef's turtles
Share
Subscribe
Sign In
Travel WeeklyTravel Weekly
Search
  • Aviation
  • Cruise
  • Destinations
  • Hotels
  • Rail
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Travel Advisors
  • Wholesalers
  • Partner Content
  • Events
  • Discover
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Women in Travel Awards
  • Travel DAZE
  • The Travel Awards
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Editorial Principles
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Advertise With Us
© 2025 The Misfits Media Company Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Travel Weekly > News > Winemakers trying to save Reef's turtles
News

Winemakers trying to save Reef's turtles

admin
Published on: 23rd May 2014 at 8:00 AM
admin
Share
1 Min Read
SHARE

Wine producers Banrock Station know a good vintage as well as a good causes, and have now added another to their "bin".

The winemakers have teamed up with Australia's World Wildlife Fund in a bid to save the Great Barrier Reef and its green turtle population.

The Banrock Station Environmental Trust will give about $750,000 to a four-year program investigating key pollutants in rivers, the Great Barrier Reef and green turtles themselves.

The reef's turtles are now vulnerable to extinction.

"(It's) an effort to understand the threats to one of the most iconic Australian ecosystems and its native marine wildlife," trust member Dr Christophe Tourenq said.

The reef has lost almost half of its coral since 1985, due largely to pollution, WWF-Australia spokesman Darren Grover said.

It's not the first time the winemakers have supported conservation.

Through the trust, they've donated about $5 million to more than 100 conservation projects across the world.

The partnership comes in time for Friday's International World Turtle Day.

SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR FREE
Sign up to receive a subscription to the Travel Weekly daily email newsletter
TAGGED:conservationgreat barrier reefturtleswildlifeworld turtle day
Share

Latest News

Guests enjoying one of the three Travel Weekly Luxury Roadshows held in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
GALLERY: The Travel Weekly Luxury Roadshow 2026 in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney
March 9, 2026
Liza Muller, Sales & Marketing Manager, Cruise Whitsundays with Epochal Hotels CEO Glenn Piper.
Epochal Hotels acquires Port of Airlie, Cruise Whitsundays Terminal and Marina
March 9, 2026
Destination British Columbia celebrates 100 days till the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Destination British Columbia celebrates 100 days till the FIFA World Cup 2026
March 9, 2026
Travel Weekly Yearbook 2026
The bumper 292-page Travel Weekly Yearbook 2026 has landed
March 9, 2026
//

Travel Weekly is an Australian travel industry publication covering the latest news, trends, and insights across tourism, aviation, hospitality and travel marketing.

About TW

  • About
  • Contact
  • Editorial Principles
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Advertise With Us

Top Categories

  • Aviation
  • Cruise
  • Destinations
  • Hotels
  • Rail
  • Tourism
  • Travel Advisors

Sign Up for Our Newsletter



Travel WeeklyTravel Weekly
Follow US
© 2026 The Misfits Media Company Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?

Not a member? Sign Up