Nathan Johnston

This research reviews Fitzroy Partnership for River Health and other report cards' initiatives addressing waterway environmental values. The first chapter includes a literature review of waterway report cards along with a comparative assessment of the environmental values being addressed by each initiative.

The anticipated impact of the research is that practitioners considering report card development will be better informed and equipped to make a decision on whether an environmental report card is the best solution to the information needs being identified by the community. Practitioners will also gain a fuller appreciation of the factors required in report card development using the Fitzroy Partnership for River Health as a real life case study. The research will also provide new scientific knowledge through the analysis of a successful partnership, for comparison and transfer to other initiatives.